Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Calicut (Kerala )
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Party Name :
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Janata Dal (Secular)(JD(S))
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Padmaprabha Gowder
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Marudevi
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Date of Birth
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15.08.1937
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Place of Birth
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Kalpetta, Distt. Wayanad (Kerala)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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02 Jun 1959
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Usha Veerendra Kumar
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A. (Phil.), M.B.A.
Educated at Zamorin College, Kozhikode, Vivekananda College, Madras (Tamil Nadu) and Cincinatti University (U.S.A.)
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Profession
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Social Worker
Writer, Businessperson
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Permanent Address |
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Ananda Mandiram Puliyarmala Estate, P.O. Kalpetta North,
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District Wayanad- 673 122 (Kerala)
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Tels. (04936) 202355, 202484
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Present Address |
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27, Canning Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 23782264, 23715386, 9868180585 (M)
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Position Held |
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1968-70
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All India Treasureir, Samyuktha Socialist Party
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1970 onwards
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Member, National Executive, Socialist Party, S.S.P., J.P. and J.D.
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1974
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National Secretary, Socialist Party
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1975
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Convenor, Opposition United Front, Kerala
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1977
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Secretary, J.P., Kerala
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1983
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Vice-President, J.P., Kerala
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1987-91
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Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly
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1987
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Minister of Forests, Government of Kerala
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1988
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Chairman, Policy Planning Committee, J.D. Kerala
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1993
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President, J.D., Kerala
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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21Feb.- 9June 1997
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Minister of State, Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure)
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10June 1997- March 1998
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Minister of State for Labour (Independent charge) with additional charges as Minister of State, Urban Affairs & Employment (Independent charges) and Parliamentary Affairs
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Member, Committee on Agriculture
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member,Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management
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16 Aug. 2006-onwards
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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5 Aug. 2007
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Member, Committee on Agriculture
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Book Published
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(i) Samanwayathinte Vasantham, (ii) Budhante Chiri, (iii) Gattum Kanacharadukalum, (iv) Ramante Dukham, (v) Atmavilekkoru Theerthayatra (vi) Prathibhayute Verukal Thedi, (vii) Changampuzha Vidhiyute Vettamrigam, (viii) Amasonum Kure Vyakulathakalum (all in Malayalam)
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Awarded, (i) Kerala Sahitya Academy – C.B. Kumar Endowment Award, (ii) C. Achutha Menon Award, (iii) G. Sankarakurup Literary Award, (iv) Darsana Award, (v) Bharat Soorya Award and (vi) Dubai Malayalee Association Award
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Social activist in the forefront of all people struggles in Kerala during the last five decades; President, (i) A.K.P. Jain Boarding Trust; and (ii) A.K. P. Jain Temple Trust
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Special Interests
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Reading on an electic variety of subjects, environment and newspaper management
Reading on an eclectic variety of subjects, environment and newspaper management
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Phtography, music and reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled (more than 22 countries)
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Other Information
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Deputy Speaker, Student`s Union, Zamorin`s College, Kozhikode, 1953; Chairman and Managing Director, `Mathrubhumi` since 1979; Chairman, Press Trust of India, 1988; Director, P.T.I. ; President, India News Paper Society; Member, (I) International Press Institue and (ii) Commonwealth Press Union ; avid collector of watches & pens (a taste inherited from his father)
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Reference: Loksabha