Shri Vakkom Purushothaman Member of Parliament (MP) from Alleppey (Kerala) Biodata

Name of Member: Shri Vakkom Purushothaman

Political Party: Congress (I)

Constituency & State: Alleppey (Kerala)

Lok Sabha Experience: 8, 9

8th Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile

PURUSHOTHAMAN, SHRI VAKKOM, M.A., LL.B. [Congress (I)—Kerala, Alleppey, 1984] s. of Shri K. Bhanu Panicker; b. at Vakkom Village, Chirayinkil Taluk, Trivandrum District, April 12, 1928; m. Dr. (Smt.) Lily Purushothaman, January 26, 1958; 2 s. and 1 d.; Lawyer and Political and Social Worker; underwent imprisonment in connection, with the High Court agitation in 1956 and in connection with the agitation against the arrest of Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1978; was Minister, (i) Agriculture and Labour, Govt. of Kerala, September 1971—March 1977; (also held charge of Law and Legislation, May 1972—December, 1975), (ii) Health and Tourism, Govt. of Kerala, January 1980—October 1981; Member, AICC; was President Trivandrum District Congress Committee; General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee; Member, (i) Syndicate of Kerala University and (ii) Vakkom Panchayat, 1953; Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1970-1984; Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly from June 24, 1982—December 31, 1984; presently Member, Panel of Chairmen.

Travels abroad:  Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, U.K., U.S.S.R., U.S.A., Bahamas, Isle of Man, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, U.A.R., U.A.E. and Columbia.

Permanent address:  Bindu, Kumarapuram, Trivandrum.

 


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