Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








GOVINDAN, SHRI T.
[COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST)- KASARAGOD (KERALA)]


Father's Name Shri Raman Panikkar Date of Birth 11 January 1940 Place of Birth Payyanur, Distt. Kannur (Kerala) Marital Status Married on 7 May 1966 Spouse's Name Smt. M. Savithri Children Three sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications Matriculate, Diploma in Local-Self Government Educated at High School, Payyanur and Trivandrum L.S.G.D. Institute, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Thayambath House, Mambalam, P.O. Payyanur, Distt. Kannur-670001 (Kerala) Tel. (0498) 504270 Present Address 319, V.P. House New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3736372 Positions Held 1963Member, Communist Party of India (Marxist) onwards[C.P.I.(M)] 1989-90Secretary, [C.P.I.(M)], Distt. Kannur 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996 Member, State Committee, [C.P.I.(M)], Kerala onwards Member, Secretariat [C.P.I.(M)], Distt. Kannur 1996-97Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Whip, CPI(M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1998-99Member, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Member, Committee on Communications and its Sub Committee 'C' - Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment Social and Cultural Activities Working in Co-operative sector; President, (i) Weavers Society, Theru Mambalam, Payyanur; and (ii) Payyanur Co-operative Hospital Society Ltd.; Chairman, Co-operative Spinning Mill, Kannur, 1987-89; Member (i) Kasturba Memorial Reading Room, Payyanur; and (ii) A.K.G. Memorial Kala Samithi, Payyanur Special Interests Reading Kalidasa's Sanskrit Kavya and Malayalam novels, especially M.T's poems of Vallathol and Kumaranasan Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading Other informtion Member, (i) Kisan Sabha, District Committee, Kannur; (ii) Telecom Committee, Kerala; (iii) Telecom Circle Committee, Kannur; (iv) Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee (Z.R.U.C.C.), Southern Railway, 1998-99; and (iv) Konkan Railway Users Consultative Committee, 1999

Election Result of Kasaragod Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,41,067 Total votes polled 8,71,934 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri T. Govindan [C.P.I.(M)] 3,95,910 (2) Shri Khader Mangad (I.N.C.) 3,47,670 (3) Shri P.K. Krishna Das (B.J.P.) 1,03,093 (4) Shri N.A.Nellikunnu (I.N.L.) 17,736
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