Vaikom Viswan is a politician from the State of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

in India. He was the Convener of

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(LDF) in Kerala and member of the Central Committee of

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(CPIM).

Early life

He was born on 28 October 1939 in

Vadayar Vadayar is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. '' Vadayar Ilamkavu Devi Temple dedicated to Goddess ''Bhagavathy'' or Devi in a fierce form is located here, which about 9 km away from Vaikom on the bank of River Vad ...

village, Bhoothapuyam Amsham of Thalayolaparambu Panchayath, Vaikom in

Kottayam district Kottayam () is one of List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Kerala, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettu ...

, in an ordinary family to Padmanabhan Nair and Karthyayani Amma. He is married to Prof. Geetha and has two children-Nisha and Naveen.

Political career

Vaikom Viswan entered politics as an activist of Student Federation (SF), which is the precursor of

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(SFI). He has joined the

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in 1957. He was President and then Secretary of the Kerala Students' Federation (KSF) and also served as the president of Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF). He was in the forefront in taking up the famous Naxal Rajan agitation throughout Kerala during the emergency. Vaikom Viswan was subjected to brutal attacks from members of the Community Party of India during the split in 1964. He was also severely beaten by police authorities in many occasions during the early years of his political struggle and student protests. In 1978, he was elected to the State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He got elected to the

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in 1980 from

Ettumanoor Ettumanoor () is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Ettumanoor has a ...

Constituency in

Kottayam District Kottayam () is one of List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Kerala, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettu ...

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. He held the position of the District Committee Secretary of CPI (M),

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

district for about 20 years. In 2005, he was elected to the State Secretariat of CPI (M) in

. In 2009 he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI (M).

Positions held

*State President & Secretary of KSF. *Vice President of KSYF. * * *MLA Kerala LA in 1980. *Member of CPI(M) Kerala SC *Member of CPI(M) Kerala SS *Member of the CPI(M) CC. *Convener of LDF

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Viswan, Vaikom Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Living people 1939 births People from Vaikom Kerala MLAs 1980–1982 20th-century Indian politicians Politicians from Kottayam