Mullappally Ramachandran

Mullappally Ramachandran
President Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
19 September 2018
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Vatakara
Assumed office
2009
Preceded by P. Satheedevi
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Kannur
In office
1984–1999
Preceded by K. Kunhambu
Succeeded by A.P. Abdullakutty
Personal details
Born (1944-11-07) 7 November 1944
Kozhikode, India
Nationality India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Usha Ramachandran
Education Government Law College, Kozhikode (L.L.B),
Kerala University (M.A.)
Website mullappallyramachandran.com

Mullappally Ramachandran is an Indian politician and president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. Since 2009 he has been a Member of Parliament for Vatakara constituency, the strongest Communist Party of India (Marxist) bastion in Kerala. A member of the Indian National Congress, he is the son of veteran freedom fighter Sri Mullappally Gopalan.

Mullappally Ramachandran has returned five times consecutively to the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from Kannur, another strong fortress of CPI (M). In the 15th Lok Sabha, he was Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt. of India.[1]

Member of Parliament

  • 1984: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
  • 1989: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
  • 1991: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
  • 1996: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
  • 1998: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
  • 2009: Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency
  • 2014: Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency

Positions held

  • 1969-70: Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action
  • 1970-71: President, Youth Congress, Distt. Calicut
  • 1977-82: President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress
  • 1984: Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
  • 1984-89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • 1984-: General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (appointed by Indiraji)
  • 1987-88: Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
  • 1987-89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
  • 1987-90 :Member, Rules Committee
  • 1988-95: Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]
  • 1989: Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  • 1990-91: Member, Committee on Estimates
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce; and Ministry of Tourism
  • 1991: Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • 1991-93: Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation
  • 1993-96: Member, Committee on Industry
  • Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses
  • Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • 1996: Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • 1996-97: Member, Committee on Commerce
  • Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances Of Members of Parliament
  • Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
  • 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)
  • 1998-99: Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; and Sub-Committee on Action Taken
  • Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
  • Member, Railway Convention Committee
  • Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee
  • 2000: General Secretary, KPCC
  • 2005: Vice President, KPCC
  • 2009: Minister of State (Home)
  • 2018: President, KPCC
Preceded by
P. Satheedevi		 Member of Parliament from Vatakara
2009 – present		 Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran". Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
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