Kani K. Navas (born 14 May 1979) is an Indian politician and social worker from

Indian Union Muslim League The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. The firs ...

who serves as the

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ...

Loksabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past- ...

(2019 - present) from

Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram (), also known as Ramnad, is a town and a municipality in Ramanathapuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Ramanathapuram district and the second largest town (by population) i ...

Parliamentary Constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

of the Indian state

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

. He is currently a member of Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Shipping. Navas was born on 14 May 1979 to Khadarmeera Gani and Ramjan Beevi at

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of ...

. He completed his Senior Grade School from Arupukottai. He joined the

in 2011 and later served as the State Official Advisor. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour from 2019 to 2020. Navas is one of the four

members in the Indian Parliament (along with E. T. Mohammed Basheer, M. P. Abdussamad Samadani and P. V. Abdul Wahab). He is also first

from Tamil Nadu since

S. M. Muhammed Sheriff S. M. Muhammed Sheriff (1924-1981), affectionately known as 'Madurai Sheriff Sahib', was a distinguished Indian politician, professor and lawyer. He emerged as a prominent figure in Tamil Nadu politics, leaving an indelible mark on India's parli ...

(Periyakulam).

17th General Elections (2019)

* Source: https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10929-33constituency-wise-detailed-result/

References

India MPs 2019–present Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu Living people Indian Union Muslim League politicians People from Ramanathapuram district 1979 births {{TamilNadu-politician-stub