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Father's Name
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Shri Kunjan
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Thankamma P.
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Date of Birth
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04 Jun 1962
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Place of Birth
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Kodikunnil, Distt. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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30 Jun 1994
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Bindhu Suresh
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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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Higher Secondary, LL.B.
Educated at Govt-Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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School View, Kizhakekara, P.O. Kottarakara,
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Distt. Kollam, Kerala-691506
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Telefax : (0474) 2454000, 09447145400 (M)
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Present Address
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24, G.R.G. Road,
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New Delhi - 110 001
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Tels. : (011) 23359009, 23710705, 09013180580 (M)
Fax : (011) 23753787
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Positions Held
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1989
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1989-91
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Welfare
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1991-96
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
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Member, Standing Committee on Communications
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Member, Estimates Committee
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1996
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Executive Member, C.P.P.
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General Secretary, I.Y.C.
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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, Standing Committee on Petroleum and Fertilizers
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human
Resource Development
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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1999-2000
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Member, Standing Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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2009 onwards
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Secretary, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP)
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2009-2010)
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31 Aug. 2009 - 2012
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Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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2009 - 2012
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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1 May 2010
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Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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2011 - 2012
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Chairman, Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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28 Oct. 2012 - 2014
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Union Minister of State, Labour and Employment
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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Member, Standing Committee on Labour
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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25 May 2015 - 25 May 2019
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Member, National Monitoring Committee for the Education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Persons With Disabilities
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Member, National Shipping Board
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17 Dec. 2018
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Member, National Monitoring Committee for the Education of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Disabilities
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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25 June 2019 onwards
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Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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09 Oct. 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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21 Nov. 2019 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Community and all other socially and economically backward communities; Conducting medical camps for financially Backward Classes; Conducting Job Mela for unemployed youths and conducting eye camps
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Special Interests
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Working for the welfare of the SCs/STs
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading; travelling; Working with people as a volunteer; Conducting National Youth Festivals and National Integration Camps
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Sports and Clubs
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Actively involved in promoting sports and Youth Clubs, Sports Clubs and other youth development activities; Organising Boat Races through Boat Clubs
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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President, (i) KRL Employees Association; (ii) Kerala Students Union Trivandrum* City Committee, 1981-83; and (iii)
L.I.C. Employees Congress, Trivandrum* Division; Vice-President, Kerala Students Union, State Committee,
1983-97; General-Secretary, Kerala Students Union, 1987-90; Chairman, Dr. Ambedkar
Institute of Legal Studies, Trivandrum; Member, (i) Central Board of Fisheries, 1991-96;
(ii) Telecom Advisory Committee, Kerala Circle, 1991-96; Convenor, Congress MPs of Kerala, 2009 - till date; Vice-Chairman, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan 2005 - 2008; Secretary, All India Congress Committee; General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and All India Youth Congress; Office bearer of several Trade Unions
* Now Thiruvananthapuram
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