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	==Political career==		==Political career==
	He was the first All India President of D.Y.F.I. ([[Democratic Youth Federation of India]]) and was the General Manager of the CPI(M) party mouthpiece ''[[Deshabhimani]]''. He was the President of Kerala Karshaka Sangham and Central Committee Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shri. E. P.Jayarajan - Members - Kerala Legislature\|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/e_p_jayarajan.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref>		He was the first All India President of D.Y.F.I. ([[Democratic Youth Federation of India]]) and was the General Manager of the CPI(M) party mouthpiece ''[[Deshabhimani]]''. He was the President of Kerala Karshaka Sangham and Central Committee Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Shri. E. P.Jayarajan - Members - Kerala Legislature\|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/e_p_jayarajan.htm\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116154556/http://www.niyamasabha.org:80/codes/13kla/members/e_p_jayarajan.htm \|archive-date=16 November 2019 }}</ref>

	He was a Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1996 and 2011 to 2021. On 25 May 2016, he took oath as the '''Minister for Industries and Sports''' under the new Kerala Cabinet led by [[Pinarayi Vijayan]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/live-pinarayi-vijayan-sworn-in-as-kerala-cm/article8645207.ece\|title=Pinarayi Vijayan swearing-in: As it happened\|date=2016-05-25\|newspaper=The Hindu\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X\|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> On 14 October 2016, he resigned over [[nepotism]] following allegations that he appointed his own family members as heads of public sector undertakings in the state.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerala-minister-ep-jayarajan-facing-charges-of-nepotism-resigns-from-cabinet-3051496.html\|title=Kerala minister EP Jayarajan, facing charges of nepotism, resigns from cabinet\|date=14 October 2016\|publisher=Firstpost\|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.<ref>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nepotism-case-vigilance-report-acquits-ep-jayarajan-vacb-1.2264191 "Nepotism case: Vigilance report acquits EP Jayarajan"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.</ref>		He was a Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1996 and 2011 to 2021. On 25 May 2016, he took oath as the '''Minister for Industries and Sports''' under the new Kerala Cabinet led by [[Pinarayi Vijayan]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/live-pinarayi-vijayan-sworn-in-as-kerala-cm/article8645207.ece\|title=Pinarayi Vijayan swearing-in: As it happened\|date=2016-05-25\|newspaper=The Hindu\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X\|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> On 14 October 2016, he resigned over [[nepotism]] following allegations that he appointed his own family members as heads of public sector undertakings in the state.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerala-minister-ep-jayarajan-facing-charges-of-nepotism-resigns-from-cabinet-3051496.html\|title=Kerala minister EP Jayarajan, facing charges of nepotism, resigns from cabinet\|date=14 October 2016\|publisher=Firstpost\|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.<ref>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nepotism-case-vigilance-report-acquits-ep-jayarajan-vacb-1.2264191 "Nepotism case: Vigilance report acquits EP Jayarajan"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.</ref>
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			\|1987
			\|Azhikode
			\|MV Raghavan (UDF Independent)
			\|1389
			\|Lost<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1991\|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1987-election-results.html\|access-date=2021-05-07\|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
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	\|1991		\|1991
	\|Azhikode		\|Azhikode
	\|C.P. Moosankutty ~~CPM~~(K)		\|C.P. Moosankutty (CMP)
	\|7709		\|7709
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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Distinguish|P. Jayarajan|M. V. Jayarajan}}

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{{Infobox Indian politician
| image = EP Jayarajan.jpg
| name = E. P. Jayarajan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|05|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Irinave]], [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Madras State]]<br>(present day [[Kerala]]), India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency =
| office =
| term =
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2016|10|14|df=yes}}
| office1 = Minister for Industries and Sports, [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2018|08|14|df=yes}}
| predecessor1 = [[A. C. Moideen]]
| successor1 =
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2011|06|01|df=yes}}
| constituency3 = [[Mattanur (State Assembly constituency)|Mattanur]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|B. M. Krishnan Nambiar|E. P. Parvathi Amma}}
| spouse = P. K. Indira
| children = 2
| footnotes =
| source = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/e_p_jayarajan.htm
}}

'''E. P. Jayarajan''' (born 28 May 1950) is an Indian [[politician]] from the state of [[Kerala]]. He is the Minister for Industries and Sports in the [[Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry]]. He is elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from [[Mattanur (State Assembly constituency)|Mattanur constituency]] in [[Kannur district]] and is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

==Political career==
He was the first All India President of D.Y.F.I. ([[Democratic Youth Federation of India]]) and was the General Manager of the CPI(M) party mouthpiece ''[[Deshabhimani]]''. He was the President of Kerala Karshaka Sangham and Central Committee Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

He was a Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1996 and 2011 to present. On 25 May 2016, he took oath as the '''Minister for Industries and Sports''' under the [[Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry|new Kerala Cabinet]] led by [[Pinarayi Vijayan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/live-pinarayi-vijayan-sworn-in-as-kerala-cm/article8645207.ece|title=Pinarayi Vijayan swearing-in: As it happened|date=2016-05-25|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> On 14 October 2016, he resigned over [[nepotism]] following allegations that he appointed his own family members as heads of public sector undertakings in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerala-minister-ep-jayarajan-facing-charges-of-nepotism-resigns-from-cabinet-3051496.html|title=Kerala minister EP Jayarajan, facing charges of nepotism, resigns from cabinet|date=14 October 2016|publisher=Firstpost|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.<ref>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nepotism-case-vigilance-report-acquits-ep-jayarajan-vacb-1.2264191 "Nepotism case: Vigilance report acquits EP Jayarajan"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. September 25, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.</ref>

==Allegations==
Jayarajan’s son in connection with the alleged commission in the Life Mission project brokered by [[Swapna Suresh]], main accused in the smuggling case. His son also threw a huge party for Suresh in a star hotel in 2018, for settling his cheque case in the [[United Arab Emirates]], said the official. He later emerged as an intermediary in the Life Mission project, funded by a Gulf-based organisation [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Crescent]] to build free homes for the poor, and reportedly accepted commission; the official said adding that he will be summoned to obtain more details about his association with [[Swapna Suresh|Suresh]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Kerala gold smuggling probe: Industry minister EP Jayarajan’s son likely to be questioned|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-gold-smuggling-probe-industry-minister-ep-jayarajan-s-son-to-be-questioned-soon/story-lr9SYvJZ4LnKQNeOfGs4MP.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|E. P. Jayarajan}}
* [http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/e_p_jayarajan.htm E.P. Jayarajan MLA]

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