Party Name : Nationalist Congress Party
Constituency : Lakshadweep
State : Lakshadweep
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Pookoya Thangal Kunnamkalam
Mother's Name : Smt Safiyabi Padippura
Date of birth : 28 May 1975
Profession : Social Worker Business Advisor
Positions held :
May, 2014 Elected to 16th Lok Sabha1 Sep. 2014 - 13 March 2016 Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and CultureMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs14 March 2016 - 25 May 2019 Member, Standing Committee on Home AffairsMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Sept. 2019 - 27 Dec. 2020 Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice23 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Minority Affairs28 Dec. 2020 onwards Member, Committee on Home Affairs
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Social And Cultural Activities
As part of providing higher education for the students of Lakshadweep, one seat for each undergraduate courses were earmarked in all colleges affiliated under three universities of Kerala viz.University of Calicut, University of Kerala and Mahatma Gandhi University. Organised a South India Business School Management meet called ‘ASCEND 99’ at Calicut University campus during the year 1999, wherein top 10 Business Schools in South India parcipated. This meet provided a platform for development of interpersonal relationship for various business schools and business companies. During 1996, was elected as the Fine Arts Secretary of College Union of Sir Syed College, Thaliparambu, Kannur, Kerala.
Special Interests
Developing Lakshadweep as one of the world`s best Tourism Destinations. Building infrastructure in health, transport, agriculture, fisheries and information technology sector
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, listening music, attending social functions etc.
Countries Visited
Australia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and U.A.E.
