Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII 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 1987-96Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly 1987-91Minister, Agriculture, Kerala 1991-96Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha Whip, Communist Party of India (C.P.I.) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1996-97Member, Committee on Commerce 1996-98Member, Central Control Commission, C.P.I. 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, National Executive Committee, C.P.I. Whip, C.P.I. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1998-99Member, 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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