Name of Member: Prof. P.J. Kurien
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Mavelikara (Kerala)
Lok Sabha Experience: 7,8,9,10,11,12
KURIEN, PROF. P.J. [INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - MAVELIKARA (KERALA)]
Father's Name Shri P.G. Joseph Date of Birth 31 March 1941 Place of Birth Puramattom in Tiruvalla, Distt. Pathanamthitta (Kerala) Marital Status Married on 28 May 1968 Spouse's Name Smt. Susan Children Two daughters Educational Qualifications M.Sc. Educated at St. Thomas College, Kozencherry (Kerala) and Govt. Science College, Rewa (Madhya Pradesh) Profession Political and Social Worker, Teacher and Educationist Permanent Address Pallath House, P.O. Paduthode Vennikulam, Distt. Pathanamthitta-689645 (Kerala) Tel. (0473) 664588 Present Address AB-77, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011) 3782358 Positions Held 1970-72 President, Block Congress Committee 1972-80 Treasurer, District Congress(I) Committee (Indira) [D.C.C. (I)], Alleppey, Kerala 1972-89 Member, Pradesh Congress(I)Committee (Indira) [P.C.C. (I)], Kerala 1977-79 Member, Executive, P.C.C. (I), Kerala 1980 Elected to 7th Lok Sabha 1980-87 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce 1984 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1987-89 Member, Executive, Congress Parliamentary Party [C.P.P.(I)] Member, House Committee Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1989-91 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party Member, Business Advisory Committee 1990 Member, Committee on Environment and Forests 1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1991-93 Union Minister of State, Industry with additional charge of Commerce 1992 onwards Member, All India Congress Committee [A.I.C.C.(I)] 1992-93 Union Minister of State, Industry (Department of Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries) with additional charge of Commerce 1995-96 Union Minister of State, Non-Conventional Energy Sources 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party Member, Business Advisory Committee 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party 1998-99 Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Social and Cultural Activities Working for the protection of environment, upliftment of the poor and the weaker sections of the society Special Interests Reading, travelling, playing volleyball, badminton; interested in educational and literary activities and environmental problems Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, (i) Congress Party Delegation to Mauritius, 1988; (ii) Anti-apartheid Delegation of Congress Party which met various world leaders, 1988; and (iii) Indian Delegation to United Nations, 1994 and 1997 Other Information Actively participated in the cooperative movement in Kerala; President, Thiruvalla East Cooperative Bank, the biggest Urban Co-operative Bank in India; Chairman, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1994-98; Vice-Chairman, Kerala State Cooperative Marketing Federation; Director, (i) Thiruvalla East Cooperative Bank for fifteen years; (ii) Kerala State Cooperative Marketing Federation for twelve years; and (iii) Central Aracknut Marketing Cooperative, Mangalore for three years; Member (i) Governing Body of the National Cooperative Union of India for three years; (ii) Jawaharlal Nehru University Court for three years; (iii) Governing Body, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram for three years; (iv) Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 1982-85; (v) Marine Products Export Development Authority, 1982-88; (vi) Spices Board, 1985-88; (vii) Press Council of India, 1985-87; and (viii) All India Council of Technical Education, 1993-96
Election Result of
Mavelikara Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 8,93,600
Total votes polled 6,24,959
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Prof. P.J. Kurien (I.N.C.) 2,75,001
(2) Prof. Nainan Koshy (Ind.) 2,73,740
(3) Shri Rajan Moolaveettil (B.J.P.) 68,450
(4) Shri K. Sasikumar (B.S.P.) 3,185
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