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
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
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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