Mullappally Ramachandran

Mullappally Ramachandran is an Indian Politician and 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.

Contents

• In Conversation with Mullappally Ramachandran Straight Line EP 302 Part 33 Kaumudy TV
• Member of Parliament
• Position held
• References

Mullappally Ramachandran has earlier 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

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

Position 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)