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	\| name = M.K. Raghavan		\| name = M.K. Raghavan
	\| image = ~~M.K.Raghavan (cropped)~~.~~JPG~~		\| image = Mkr3521.jpg
	\| caption = [[Member of Parliament]]		\| caption = [[Member of Parliament]]
	\| birth_date = 21 ~~April 1952~~		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1952\|4\|21\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Payyannur]], [[Kannur]]		\| birth_place = [[Payyannur]], [[Kannur]]
	\| residence = [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]		\| residence = Ashoka, Madhuravanam Road, [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
	\| nationality = {{Flag icon\|India}} [[India]]n		\| nationality = {{Flag icon\|India}} [[India]]n
	\| death_date =		\| death_date =
	\| death_place =		\| death_place =
	\| office = Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha		\| office = Secretary Congress Parliamentary Party
	\| primeminister =		\| term_start = 10 September 2024
	\| ~~term_start~~ = 31 May 2009		\| term_end =
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	\| ~~constituency~~ = [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]		\| term_start2 = 31 May 2009
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	~~\| predecessor =~~		\| predecessor2 = [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]
	~~\| successor =~~		\| successor2 =
	\| party =[[Indian National Congress]]		\| constituency2 = [[Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency\|Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
	\| spouse = Usha Kumari		\| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
	\| children = ~~One son & one daughter~~		\| spouse = Usha Kumari
	\| website =https://mkraghavan.in/		\| children = 2
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	'''M. K. Raghavan''' (born 1952) is an Indian ~~Politician and~~ a Member of [[~~15th Lok Sabha\|17th~~ Lok Sabha]].		'''M. K. Raghavan''' (born 21 April 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a Member of [[Lok Sabha]] and a Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party.

	~~He represents~~ the [[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kozhikode Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Kerala]]~~. He belongs to~~ [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061309/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2009\|title=Kerala: UDF registers thumping win \|date=17 May 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325182802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 March 2009\|title=Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor\|date=21 March 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> ~~He was the~~ General Secretary of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050859/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 November 2012\|title=Move against Agreenco is political vendetta \|date=4 October 2007\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at [[Payyannur]], [[Kerala]].		Representing the [[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kozhikode Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Kerala]], he is a member of the [[Indian National Congress\|INC]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061309/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2009\|title=Kerala: UDF registers thumping win \|date=17 May 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325182802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 March 2009\|title=Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor\|date=21 March 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> A former General Secretary of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee\|KPCC]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050859/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 November 2012\|title=Move against Agreenco is political vendetta \|date=4 October 2007\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at [[Payyannur]], [[Kerala]].

	Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory ~~riding on the general anti-CPI(M) wave in the state as well as the conscience votes of the CPI(M) partner Janata Dal (S) which was denied its sitting seat. However, it was noted that he won~~ by ~~a meagre 838 votes while three dummy candidates for his opponent~~ [[P. A. Mohammed Riyas\|P. A. Muhammad Riyas]] ~~of CPI(M) bagged more votes than this winning margin~~.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/M.K.-Raghavan-scrapes-through-in-Kozhikode/article16597732.ece \|title=M.K. Raghavan scrapes through in Kozhikode}}</ref> However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the ~~subsequent 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections~~.		Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory by defeating then DYFI National President [[P. A. Mohammed Riyas\|P. A. Muhammad Riyas]]. He won the 2009 election by a meagre 838 vote margin.

	Currently he ~~has selected~~ as ~~Chairman~~, ~~Divisional Railway~~ Committee of ~~Palakkad Division~~.		However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the 2014 Lok Sabha with 16,883 votes by defeating former CPIM State Secretary & Polit Bureau Member [[A. Vijayaraghavan]]. For the third term, M K Raghavan was fielded again from Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 and won by record lead with 85,225 votes by defeating CPIM's strong candidate and sitting MLA [[A. Pradeepkumar]]. It is noted that he retained this seat under extreme conditions, even facing some false allegations during the election period.

			In his fourth term, he won from the Kozhikode constituency with a lead of 1,42,087 votes, defeating the strong candidate [[Elamaram Kareem]], former Minister of Kerala, then Rajya Sabha MP, floor leader of CPIM in Rajya Sabha and CPIM's Trade Union (CITU) leader. This was a historical victory of M K Raghavan and historical defeat of CPIM in the constituency since its inception.

			Currently he is serving as a Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party, which is a Parliamentary board of [[Indian National Congress]] Headed by [[Sonia Gandhi]]. He is also a Member of Political Affairs Committee of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]], the apex body of [[Indian National Congress]] in the state Kerala.

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	[[Category:~~15th Lok Sabha members~~]]		[[Category:India MPs 2009–2014]]
	[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]		[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
	[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]		[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]
	[[Category:~~16th Lok Sabha members~~]]		[[Category:India MPs 2014–2019]]
	[[Category:Politicians from Kozhikode]]		[[Category:Politicians from Kozhikode]]
	[[Category:~~17th Lok Sabha members~~]]		[[Category:India MPs 2019–2024]]
			[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
			[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]


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	'''M. K. Raghavan''' (born 1952) is an Indian Politician and a Member of [[15th Lok Sabha\|17th Lok Sabha]].		'''M. K. Raghavan''' (born 1952) is an Indian Politician and a Member of [[15th Lok Sabha\|17th Lok Sabha]].

	He represents the [[Kozhikode~~]] [[~~Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Kerala]]. He belongs to [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061309/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2009\|title=Kerala: UDF registers thumping win \|date=17 May 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325182802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 March 2009\|title=Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor\|date=21 March 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was the General Secretary of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050859/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 November 2012\|title=Move against Agreenco is political vendetta \|date=4 October 2007\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at [[Payyannur]], [[Kerala]].		He represents the [[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kozhikode Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Kerala]]. He belongs to [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061309/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=21 May 2009\|title=Kerala: UDF registers thumping win \|date=17 May 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325182802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=25 March 2009\|title=Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor\|date=21 March 2009\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was the General Secretary of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050859/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=7 November 2012\|title=Move against Agreenco is political vendetta \|date=4 October 2007\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at [[Payyannur]], [[Kerala]].

	Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory riding on the general anti-CPI(M) wave in the state as well as the conscience votes of the CPI(M) partner Janata Dal (S) which was denied its sitting seat. However, it was noted that he won by a meagre 838 votes while three dummy candidates for his opponent P. A. Muhammad ~~Riyaz~~ of CPI(M) bagged more votes than this winning margin.<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http://www.~~https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/M.K.-Raghavan-scrapes-through-in-Kozhikode/article16597732.ece \|title=M.K. Raghavan scrapes through in Kozhikode}}</ref> However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the subsequent 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.		Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory riding on the general anti-CPI(M) wave in the state as well as the conscience votes of the CPI(M) partner Janata Dal (S) which was denied its sitting seat. However, it was noted that he won by a meagre 838 votes while three dummy candidates for his opponent [[P. A. Mohammed Riyas\|P. A. Muhammad Riyas]] of CPI(M) bagged more votes than this winning margin.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/M.K.-Raghavan-scrapes-through-in-Kozhikode/article16597732.ece \|title=M.K. Raghavan scrapes through in Kozhikode}}</ref> However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the subsequent 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

	Currently he has selected as Chairman, Divisional Railway Committee of Palakkad Division.		Currently he has selected as Chairman, Divisional Railway Committee of Palakkad Division.


	==References==		==References==

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'''M. K. Raghavan''' (born 1952) is an Indian Politician and a Member of [[15th Lok Sabha|17th Lok Sabha]].

He represents the [[Kozhikode]] [[Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Kerala]]. He belongs to [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061309/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 May 2009|title=Kerala: UDF registers thumping win |date=17 May 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325182802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 March 2009|title=Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor|date=21 March 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was the General Secretary of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050859/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Move against Agreenco is political vendetta |date=4 October 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at [[Payyannur]], [[Kerala]].

Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory riding on the general anti-CPI(M) wave in the state as well as the conscience votes of the CPI(M) partner Janata Dal (S) which was denied its sitting seat. However, it was noted that he won by a meagre 838 votes while three dummy candidates for his opponent P. A. Muhammad Riyaz of CPI(M) bagged more votes than this winning margin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/M.K.-Raghavan-scrapes-through-in-Kozhikode/article16597732.ece |title=M.K. Raghavan scrapes through in Kozhikode}}</ref> However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the subsequent 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Currently he has selected as Chairman, Divisional Railway Committee of Palakkad Division.

==References==
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{{17th LS members from Kerala}}
{{16th LS members from Kerala}}

==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4560 Lok Sabha Member Profile: M. K. Raghavan]

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:17th Lok Sabha members]]

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