Know your Politician
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Father’s Name
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Shri Kunjikrishnannambi
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Janaki Amma
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Date of Birth
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04.02.1963
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Place of Birth
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Kandonthar, Distt. Kannur (Kerala)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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11 Sep 1994
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Asha
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.Sc.(Mathematics)
Educated at Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Rajeevam, Pazhaveedu,
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P.O.Alapuzha, Kerala
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(04772)266220,09447016661(M)
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Present Address |
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34, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels.(011) 24692331, 24692332 (R), 24627231, 24626001 (O)
9013180106 (M)
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Position Held |
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1996-2009
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Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (three terms)
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2004-06
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Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Kerala
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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22 Jul. 2010
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Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group
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19 Jan 2011 – 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Power
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28 Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Civil Aviation
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2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Book Published
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Published many articles on various social and political issues in major Malayalam dailies and periodicals
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Social service
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Special Interests
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Environmental issues
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books
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Sports and Clubs
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Volley ball, university volley ball team member; college team captain, Payannud College, Kannur, won many prizes and awards in many sports competitions such as sports meet for MLA`s 2008, Kerala Assembly and individual champion, MLA sport meet
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Countries Visited
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Bahrain, Qatar, France, Germany, Kuwait, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, UAE, UK, USA,and Thailand
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Other Information
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State President (i) Indian Youth Congress (I) Kerala (ii) KSU (I), a State Unit of NSUI (I)(iii) AICC (iv) Senate, Kerala University (v) Pariayam Medical College and (vi) Kerala Sports Council; Member, K.P.C.C Executive Committee
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Reference: Loksabha