In Conversation with Mullappally Ramachandran | Straight Line | EP 302 | Part 3/3 | Kaumudy TV
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.
Rahul Gandhi has been elected Congress president unopposed: Mullappally Ramachandran
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