Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Idukki
State : Kerala
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Late Shri Thomas Puthiyaparambil
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Annamma Thomas
Date of birth : 12 Dec 1950
Profession : Political and Social Worker Advocate
Positions held :
Kerala State General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress1980 Member, Kerala Pradesh Congress CommitteeMember, All India Congress CommitteeExecutive Committee Member, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee1990 Member, Idukki District Council1991-2001 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (two terms)Feb. 2007 President, District Congress Committee2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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Books Published
Formerly Editor (i) `Kalasala` the periodical published by Kerala Students Union; (ii) `Cheppu` a cultural publication; formerly Kerala Pradesh Organiser, `Varnika` the Periodical owned by All India Congress Committee; publisher and Chief Editor `ManavaSamskrithi` a monthly in Malayalam;author of the book`ADB-yum Prathyayasasthra Shadyangalum` a study based on the developmental issues of Kerala in the context of ADB Loan; and several articles published in renowned periodicals
Social And Cultural Activities
Best orator, Akhila Kerala Balajana Sakhyam (under Malayala Manorama); Founder Chairman, Samskruthi, a cultural organization;Chairman, C.P. Sreedharan Smaraka Trust; Executive Committee Member, Kerala State Library Council; Former Member, National Youth Advisory Board under Department of Youth Affairs and Sport; and Leader, Indian Team for the International Youth Festival, Venice, 1989
Other Information
Participated in mass agitation as a secondary school student for the constitution of Idukki district and arrested for picketing Village Office Konnathady, Idukki, Kerala;Vice President, Kerala Students Union Unit Committee, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram during the period of Pre Degree Course and the General Secretary, College Union; Idukki District President, Kerala Students Union; University Union Councillor, State general Secretary and State President, Kerala Students Union; Senate Member, Unitersity of Kerala; and worked as the front-runner for the construction of a tomb and monument for the tribal partriarch Kolumban who was the guide for the exploration of the site for Idukki Arch Dam; Winner (i) C.P. Sreedharan for best MLA, constituted by Veekshanam Readers Forum Abudabi; (ii) C.M. Stephen Cultural Forum Kuwait, 2005 for outstanding performance as MLA; and (iii) V.K. Gopoinathan Master Memento constituted by Thrippayar Welfare Society Thrissur for models in social cultural political works; Practiced as an Advocate in the High Court of Kerala; Member, Adhoc committee studied Kerala river waters agreement with neighbouring States (especially Mullapperiyar and Parambikkulam)
