Kadavoor Sivadasan (also known as K. Sivadasan) (11 March 1932 – 17 May 2019) was a Minister in the Indian state of Kerala, Political leader, a noted

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Political career

Entering politics through students movements, he became the president of Progressive Students Union (PSU) in 1958. Later he enrolled as an advocate in Kollam Bar and was in active practice. Sivadasan got elected to the

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for first time in 1980 contesting as an RSP candidate. He became elected in 1982 too as an RSP member. In 1991, 1996 and 2001 he got elected again, contesting as a candidate of the

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. Sivadasan was the minister for labour from 28 December 1981 to 17 March 1982 and minister for labour and excise during 1982–87 in the ministries headed by K. Karunakaran. He served as Minister for Forests and Wildlife from 20 April 1995 to 9 May 1996 in the Ministry headed by A. K. Antony; again he was the Minister for Electricity from 26 May 2001 to 11 February 2004 and held the portfolios of health and family welfare from 11 February 2004 to 29 August 2004 in the ministry, also headed by A. K. Antony. Sivadasan was a senior congress leader and also served as DCC president of

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, Kerala. An active trade unionist, Sivadasan served as Secretary of Kerala Provisional United Trade Union Congress in 1977, and participated in the

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(ILO) conference in

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in 1985. He also visited

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in various capacities.

Assembly election candidature history

Death

He died on 17 May 2019 due to age-related illness.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sivadasan, Kadavoor Trade unionists from Kerala Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala 2019 deaths 1932 births Politicians from Ernakulam district Kerala MLAs 1980–1982 20th-century Indian politicians Kerala MLAs 1982–1987 Kerala MLAs 1991–1996 Kerala MLAs 2001–2006