Party Name : Communist Party of India
Constituency : Trivandrum
State : Kerala
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri V.N. Kesava Pillai
Mother's Name : Smt. Nanikutty Amma
Date of birth : 02 Mar 1926
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1957 Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha1962 Re-elected to 3rd Lok Sabha (2nd term)1967 Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1977 - 1982 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly1977 - 1978 Minister of Industry, Government of Kerala1978 - 1979 Chief Minister, Kerala2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)Member, General Purposes CommitteeChairman, Committee on Labour
More Information :
Books Published
A biographical book; and number of booklets on political issues
Social And Cultural Activities
President, Kerala Peoples Arts Club (KPAC), Koyankulam, Kerala; Chairman Vayalar Ramavarma Trust, Chief Editor, Navayugahm Political weekly of Communist Party of India, Kerala State Council
Special Interests
Reading political and literary books; participating in the Seminars and public meetings on political, literary and cultural issues
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
President , Union Christian College, Alwaye, 1945-46: (ii) Kerala Student` Federation, 1948-51; (iii) All India Youth Federation
