Shafi Parambil (born 12 February 1983) is an Indian politician and a member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the

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and represents Palakkad constituency.

Political career

Parambil started his political life as a member of the

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. While in college, he was the unit office bearer of KSU and the general secretary of the college union. Parambil became the State General Secretary in 2007 and State President in 2009. He was elected thrice to the

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in 2011, 2016 and

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. In 2017, Parambil became the general secretary of Indian Youth Congress, he resigned a year later. He is currently the state president of the Indian Youth Congress. In the

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he defeated E. Sreedharan by a margin of 3480 votes in a contest which drew significant attention.

Personal life

Shafi was born at Valanchery on 12 February 1983 to Shanavas Parambil and Maimoona Shanavas. He is an MBA graduate. He is married to Asheela and the couple have a daughter.

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1983 births Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians Living people Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 Kerala MLAs 2011–2016 Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala {{Kerala-INC-politician-stub