| Father's
Name |
Late
Shri V. Ramakrishnan Nair |
| Mother’s
Name |
Smt.
Devaki Amma |
| Date
of Birth |
25
May 1956 |
| Place
of Birth |
Chennithala,
Distt. Alleppy (Kerala) |
| Marital
Status |
Married
|
| Date
of Marriage |
23
April 1986 |
| Spouse’s
Name |
Smt.
Anita Ramesh |
| No.
of Sons |
Two
|
| Educational Qualifications |
B.A.,
LL.B. (course completed), Visharad (Hindi)
Educated at N.S.S. Hindu College, Changanacherry,
Government Law College,
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) |
| Profession |
Political
and Social Worker |
| Permanent
Address |
Kottoor
Kizhakkethil House,
P.O. Thripperumthura, Chennithala,
Mavelikara-690 101, Distt. Alleppy
(Kerala)
Tels. (0479) 303402, 306869 (constituency) |
| Present
Address |
5,
Talkatora Road,
New Delhi-110 001
Tel. (011) 3752555
Fax. (011) 3752127 |
| Positions
Held |
|
| 1982-89 |
Member,
Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 1982-83 |
Member,
Library Committee, Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 1985-86 |
General
Secretary, Indian Youth Congress (I) [I.Y.C.
(I)] |
| 1986-87 |
Cabinet
Minister, Rural Development, Kerala |
| 1986-90 |
President,
Pradesh Youth Congress (I), Kerala |
| 1987-89 |
Member,
Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 1989 |
Member,
Committee on Petitions, Kerala Legislative Assembly,
Elected to 9th Lok Sabha |
| 1990-91 |
Member,
Committee on Official Language
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human
Resource Development |
| 1991 |
Re-elected
to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1991-95 |
President,
I.Y.C. (I) |
| 1991-96 |
Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce |
| 1992-94 |
Executive
Member, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party |
| 1993-96 |
Member,
Standing Committee on Commerce
Member, Standing Committee on Labour |
| 1994-96 |
Member,
Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 1994 |
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.C. |
| 1999 |
Re-elected
to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
| 1999-2000 |
Member,
Committee on Human Resource Development |
| 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) |
