A. Vijayaraghavan is an Indian politician belonging to the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

, and was the Convener of

Left Democratic Front The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of Left-wing politics, left-wing political parties led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the current List of current Indian ruling and opposition parties, r ...

in Kerala and former Acting Secretary of CPI(M) Kerala State Committee."Vijayaraghavan is new LDF convener"
''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021. He was born at

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the tot ...

. He was a Member of the

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representing Kerala in the

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, the upper house of the Parliament. He was the chairman of parliamentary committees on Subordinate Legislation and General Assurances, He was also the Chief Whip of CPI(M) in

. He was elected to

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from

Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliam ...

in 1989. He is the Central Secretariat member of CPI(M) and General Secretary of All India Agricultural Workers Union. He served as the ad-hoc Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala during 2022 elections. He contested in

2014 Indian general election General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 ...

from

Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Kerala. Assembly segments Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parlia ...

. He has also got a

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degree from

Government Law College, Kozhikode The Government Law College, Kozhikode or Kozhikode Law College situated on the outskirts of Kozhikode, India, is owned by the Government of Kerala and affiliated to the University of Calicut. The college caters to the needs of the north Malab ...

. He is married to Prof. R. Bindu, who is herself a popular party worker, Minister of Higher Education and Social Justice Govt of Kerala, former mayor of Thrishur Municipal Corporation, and rtd teacher in Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. He lives in

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

. He has also served as the president of the Students Federation of India. He is also the director of the Malayalam Communications Limited. He was also a member of the Indian contingent for the General Assembly of the United Nations. He is currently serving as the All India General Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union."Agricultural workers to rise up against ‘injustices’ of the Centre"
''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

References

Official Web Site: www.avijayaraghavan.com

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
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