Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Mavelikara
State : Kerala
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri V. Ramakrishnan Nair
Mother's Name : Smt. Devaki Amma
Date of birth : 25 May 1956
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1982-89 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly1982-83 Member, Library Committee, Kerala Legislative Assembly1985-86 General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress (I) [I.Y.C. (I)]1986-87 Cabinet Minister, Rural Development, Kerala1986-90 President, Pradesh Youth Congress (I), Kerala1987-89 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly1989 Member, Committee on Petitions, Kerala Legislative Assembly,Elected to 9th Lok Sabha1990-91 Member, Committee on Official LanguageMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1991-95 President, I.Y.C. (I)1991-96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce1992-94 Executive Member, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party1993-96 Member, Standing Committee on CommerceMember, Standing Committee on Labour1994-96 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings1994 Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee (I) [A.I.C.C. (I)]1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1997 Secretary, A.I.C.C1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
More Information :
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and travelling
Sports and Clubs
Football and badminton; President, Distt. Volleyball Association; Member, Distt. Sports Council, Alleppy, 1987
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (13 countries)
Other Information
President, (i) Kerala Students Union, 1980-82; (ii) National Students Union of India (I), [N.S.U.I. (I)], 1982-85; and (iii) F.A.C.T. Employees Congress, Kerala; Vice-President, All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam sponsored by Malayala Manorama Daily; Secretary General, N.A.M. Youth Conference, 1985; Member, (i) Rubber Board, 1992; and (ii) Senate, Kerala University (twice)
