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Father's Name
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Shri N. Krishna Pillai
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Maheswary Amma
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Date of Birth
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25 May 1960
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Place of Birth
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Navaikulam, 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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10 Feb 1991
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Geetha Premachandran
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Sc., LL.B.
Educated at Fatima Mata National College, Kollam
and Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
Advocate
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Permanent Address
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Maheswary Cantonment,
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P.O. Kollam-691001, Kerala
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Tel : (0474) 2769922
09013869217, 09400117700 (M)
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Present Address
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9, Canning Lane,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Telefax : (011) 23380261
09400117700, 09013869217 (M)
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Positions Held
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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2000 - 2006
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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2006 - 2011
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Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly
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2006 - 2011
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Minister in State Government, Cabinet Minister, Water Resources, Govt. of Kerala
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May 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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15 Sep. 2014 - 25 May 2019
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Member, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Labour and Employment
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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3 July 2019 onwards
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Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha
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Books Published
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"Oh Iraq" (Malayalam Book)
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Published many articles in Newspapers and Periodicals
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively involved in socio-political work including library activities.
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Special Interests
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Traveling and reading
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Spending time with family on travel
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Sports and Clubs
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Volleyball player in F.M.N. College team
Interested in other games like football and cricket
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Countries Visited
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Parliamentary delegation : Australia, Cuba, Iraq, Pakistan, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Occassions : Bahrain, Canada, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People`s Republic of China), Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman, Thailand, Vietnam and U.A.E.
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Other Information
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Elected to Gram Panchayat, 1987
Elected to District Council, 1991
Elected to Zilla Panchayat, 1995
During the tenure of Cabinet Minister for Water Resources was awarded “Best Minister” by Asianet Channel. Reforms in water sector and handling interstate water disputes like Mullaperiyar issue was widely appreciated.
LL.B. from Kerala University with First Rank (Gold Medalist) (1985)
Started political career from student movement
Central Secretariat Members of RSP and office bearer of several trade unions e.g. IRE, KMML, FACT, HMT, NTC Mill and TTP etc
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