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Father's Name
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Shri Kunjikrishnan Nambi
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Janaki Amma
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Date of Birth
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04 Feb 1963
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Place of Birth
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Kandonthar, Distt. Kannur (Kerala)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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11 Sep 1994
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Asha Venugopal
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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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M.Sc. (Mathematics)
Educated at Calicut University, Calicut, Kerala
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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Rajeevam, Pazhaveedu,
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P.O. Alappuzha, Kerala
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Tel : (0477) 2266220, 09447016661 (M)
Fax : (0477) 2268720
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Present Address
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34, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi - 110 003
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Tel : (011) 24692331, 09013180106 (M)
Fax : (011) 24692332
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Positions Held
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1996-2009
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Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (Three Terms)
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2004-06
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Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Kerala
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2009
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Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
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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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Member, Railway Convention Committee
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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22 Jul. 2010
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Member, India-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group
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19 Jan 2011 - 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Power
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28 Oct. 2012 - 2014
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Member, Committee on Government Assurances
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Deputy Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha)
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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27 April 2015 onwards
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Member, Railway Convention Committee (R.C.C.)
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11 May 2016 onwards
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Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016
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Books Published
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Published many articles on various social and political issues in major Malayalam dailies and periodicals
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Social service
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Special Interests
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Environmental issues
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading
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Sports and Clubs
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Volley Ball, University Volley Ball Team Member; College Team Captain, Payyannur College, Kannur, won many prizes and awards in many sports competitions like sportsmeet for MLAs 2008, Kerala Assembly and individual Champion, MLA Sportsmeet
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Countries Visited
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Bahrain, France, Germany, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, UAE, UK and USA
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Other Information
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State President (i) Indian Youth Congress (I), Kerala (ii) KSU (I), a State Unit of NSUI (I) (iii) AICC (iv) Senate, Kerala University (v) Pariyaram Medical College and (vi) Kerala Sports Council; Member, K.P.C.C Executive Committee
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