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Father's Name
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Shri N. Koran
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Mother's Name
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Smt. P. Chirutha
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Date of Birth
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20 Apr 1945
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Place of Birth
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Kiliyalam, Distt. Kasargod (Kerala)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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01 Jan 1978
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Liala
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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M.A.
Educated at M.A. College, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala
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Profession
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Social Worker
Writer,Trade Unionist,Sportsperson
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Permanent Address
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Amaravathi House, P.O. Nileswaram,
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Distt. Kasaragod, Kerala
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Tel : (04672) 280990, 09868180357 (M)
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A.K.G. Centre, A. Raghavan Road,
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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695034
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Tels. : (04712) 2305731, 2468536
Fax : (04712) 2307141
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Present Address
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No.422, V.P. House, Rafi Marg,
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New Delhi - 110 001
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Tels : (011) 23724503,
23724516, 09868180357 (M)
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Positions Held
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1977-1984
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Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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2004-2006
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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2005-2009
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Member, Estimates Committee
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2006-2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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23 Sep. 2009
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Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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1 May 2010
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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13 June 2014 onwards
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Member (Special Invitee), Business Advisory Committee
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Chairperson, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
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Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
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29 Jan. 2015 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Books Published
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Memories of Vietnam; Indian Politics - Inside and Outside Parliament; Suppression and Resistance; Indian Politics - Outside and Inside Parliament (Second Part); Olimangaroormakal
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Writing Articles in news papers and periodicals; Closely associated with A.K.G. and Musamasathile Sooryam - Both Cinemas; Reading books especially Poetry and Novels; Interested in Cinema and Dramas
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Chairman, Kala Trust; Convenor, Abudhabi Sakthi Award
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Special Interests
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Reading and writing, watching Cricket and Volleyball; associated with Social activities
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Visiting tourism centres and interested in Volleyball
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Sports and Clubs
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Interested in Sports specially Volleyball and Foot Ball and associated with Number of Clubs; Volleyball player in college team and interested in Foot Ball Tagore Club
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Countries Visited
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Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Portugal, Russia, Spain, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.A. and Vietnam
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Other Information
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Started political work with student movement; worked in youth, trade union front; particiapted in many struggles; injured right hand in 1974 during police lathi charge; was on MISA warrant and went underground for 17 months and 43 days during Emergency; General Manager, ``Deshabhiman`` a Malayalam Daily participated in the demonstation at the Collectorate on 17 March, 2003; seriously injured due to police atrocities
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