Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Vadakara(Kerala )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Mullappally Gopalan
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Date of Birth
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07.11.1944
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Place of Birth
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Chombala, Distt. Calicut (Kerala)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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13 Sep 1984
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Usha Ramachandran
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A., LL.B.
Educated at Government College,
Madappally and Law College, Calicut, Kerala University
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Profession
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Advocate
Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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“Ravi”, P.O. Chombala,
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Distt. Calicut – 673308
Kerala
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Tel. (0496) 2502345
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Present Address |
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1-A, Sunheri Bagh Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23063102, 23063103 (R)
(011)23093235, 23092595 (O)
Fax. (011) 23094896 (O), 9968691122 (M)
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Position Held |
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1967-1968
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President, Kerala Students Union (KSU), Calicut District
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1969-70
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Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action
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1970-71
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President, Youth Congress, District Calicut
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1977-82
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President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress
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1984
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Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
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1984-85
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General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
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1984-89
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira[P.C.C.(I)], Kerala
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1984-91
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Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee
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1987-88
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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1987-89
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
External Affairs
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1987-90
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Member, Rules Committee
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1988-95
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Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira)
[A.I.C.C.(I)]
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1989
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Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1990-91
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce; and Ministry of Tourism
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1991-93
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Union Minister of State, Agriculture and
Cooperation
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1993-96
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Member, Committee on Industry
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Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses
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Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Commerce
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; and Sub-Committee on Action Taken
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Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenue
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee
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2000-05
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General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
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2005
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Vice President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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28 May 2009 – Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Chief Sub-Editor, Viplavam – a Daily in Malyalam, Calicut
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Social And Cultural Activities
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President, Youngsters Association, Chombala; Organized 3 days Seminar on development of Vatakara Parliament Constituency “Vision Vatakara – 2025”; Organizing 47 days – “Kadathanadu Mahotsavam” – a cultural Bonanza
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Special Interests
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Protection and preservation of environment and ecology, Upliftment of weaker sections of society
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and travelling
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Countries Visited
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Cuba, Geneva, Indonesia, and former U.S.S.R.
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Other Information
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President, Kerala Students`Union, Distt. Calicut, Kerala,
1967-68; Vice-President, Kerala Students`Union, Kerala,
1968-69; Chairman, Calicut University Union, 1972-73;
Member, (i) Kerala Education Advisory Board, 1973-75;
(ii) Kendriya Sainik Board, 1985-87; (iii) Spices Council,
1985-88; (iv) Postal Advisory Committee, Kerala,
1986-89; (v) Coir Board, 1995-96; (iv) Marine Products
Export Development Authority (MPEDA), 1996; and (v) Telephone
Advisory Committee, Kerala
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Reference: Loksabha