Name of Member: Shri V.V. Raghavan
Political Party: Communist Party of India
Constituency & State: Trichur (Kerala)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
RAGHAVAN, SHRI V.V.
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA - TRICHUR (KERALA)]
Father's Name Shri Velappan
Date of Birth 23 June 1923
Place of Birth Trichur (Kerala)
Marital Status Married on 25 May 1956
Spouse's Name Smt. C. Sathyabhama
Children One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
Matriculate
Educated at Trichur (Kerala)
Profession
Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
Chelat Lane, Trichur-680004
(Kerala)
Tel. (0487) 380433
Present Address
14, Janpath,
New Delhi-110001
Tel. (011) 3782166
Positions Held
1987-96 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly
1987-91 Minister, Agriculture, Kerala
1991-96 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
Whip, Communist Party of India (C.P.I.) Parliamentary Party,
Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Commerce
1996-98 Member, Central Control Commission, C.P.I.
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Member, National Executive Committee, C.P.I.
Whip, C.P.I. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Railways
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local
Area Development Scheme
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
Books Published
(i)Pularikku Mumbu (Before Dawn), and (ii) Leninte Nattil
(In the land of Lenin) (in Malayalam)
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Conferred 'Soviet Land Nehru Award' 1977
Special Interests
Agrarian reforms and agricultural labour laws and cooperative farming
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and watching football and cricket matches
Sports and Clubs
Football
Countries Visited
Bulgaria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Romania, U.K.,
U.S.A. and the former U.S.S.R.
Other Information
Participated in the Freedom Struggle and Struggle for responsible
government against the princely rule of erstwhile Cochin State,
and was jailed for two years; Introduced a novel system of
'Group Farming' in Kerala; Under the leadership of Panchayat
Presidents, Agricultural Development Committees were set up for
the dissemination and use of latest technology in cultivation
throughout the State; Attended the General Assembly of United
Nations, New York, 1996; Member, (i) Cochin State Praja Mandal;
(ii) Kerala Socialist Party, 1946-48; (iii) Communist Party of India
(C.P.I.) since 1948; and (iv) Marine Products Export Development
Authority, 1998-99.
Election Result of
Trichur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,24,211
Total votes polled 7,29,425
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri V.V. Raghavan (C.P.I.) 3,40,216
(2) Shri K. Muraleedharan (I.N.C.) 3,21,807
(3) Shri P.M. Gopinadhan (B.J.P.) 58,386
(4) Prof. Tholoor Sasidharan (J.P.) 1,164
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