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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Distinguish|E. P. Jayarajan|M. V. Jayarajan}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = P jayarajan 01.jpg
| name = P. Jayarajan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|11|27|df=y}}<ref name="klapage0">{{cite web |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m87.htm |access-date=9 April 2019 |title=Members - Kerala Legislature }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kadirur]], [[Kannur]], [[Madras State]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Kuthuparamba|Koothuparamba]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency =
| term =
| office2 = Secretary, CPI(M) Kannur District Committee
| term2 =
| term_start1 = 2001
| term_start2 = 13 December 2010
| term_end1 = 2011
| term_end2 = 11 March 2019
| constituency2 =
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| parents = Kunhiraman <br> Deviamma
| spouse = Yamuna T.P.
| children = 2 sons
| footnotes =
| source =
}}
'''P. Jayarajan''' (born 27 November 1952) is a member<ref name="cpimkeralaeng0">{{cite web |url=https://www.cpimkerala.org/eng/state-committee-36.php |title=State Committee |author= |website=CPI(M) Kerala |publisher=CPI(M) Kerala |access-date=9 April 2019 }}</ref> of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] Kerala state committee and former member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who represented [[Kuthuparamba|Koothuparamba]] constituency from 2001 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/ker2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=14|title=P JAYARAJAN|website=My Neta|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/udf-jolted-in-kerala/302485|title=UDF jolted in Kerala|website=Outlook|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/06/stories/2005060601310700.htm|title=Historic win for LDF in bypolls|date=6 June 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=22 March 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kuthuparamba-kerala-assembly-constituency|title=Kuthuparamba Assembly Constituency Election Result|website=Result University|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> He served as the secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) [[Kannur district|Kannur]] District Committee from 2010 until he was replaced by M.V. Jayarajan in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jan/30/p-jayarajan-re-elected-cpim-kannur-district-secretary-1765340.html|title=P Jayarajan re-elected CPI(M) Kannur district secretary|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/mar/12/mv-jayarajan-elected-cpm-kannur-district-secretary-1949845.html|title=MV Jayarajan elected CPM Kannur district secretary|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In March 2019 he was named the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] candidate from [[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vatakara]] for the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Indian General Elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/election/2019/loksabha-election/p-jayarajan-to-be-cpm-candidate-in-vadakara-1.3624836|title=P Jayarajan to be CPM candidate in Vadakara|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
P. Jayrajan was born on 27 November 1952 to Kunhiraman and Deviamma at [[Kadirur]]. Jayarajan's wife Yamuna is the secretary of Kuthuparamba Cooperative Rural Bank, and they have two sons. He is the brother of [[P. Sathidevi]], CPI(M) state committee member and former [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] from [[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vadakara]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/biodata.php4?no=9&name=P.%20Satheedevi|title=Biodata of Ms. P. Satheedevi (CPIM)|work=Kerala Assembly|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401691300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Only two women make it in Kerala|date=2004-05-14|access-date=23 March 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Jayarajan's entry to politics was through the students’ movement. He served as the district secretary and president of the [[Students' Federation of India|Students’ Federation of India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/p-jayarajan-to-helm-cpim-in-kannur-again/article22580030.ece|title=P. Jayarajan to helm CPI(M) in Kannur again|work=The Hindu|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref> He became a member of the [[CPI(M)]] in 1972, and went on to serve as its [[Kuthuparamba|Koothuparamba]] area secretary for 10 years. He was then elected to the CPI(M) Kannur district secretariat, and later, in 1998, to the state committee.

He was appointed the secretary of the CPI(M) Kannur district committee in December 2010 and was re-elected subsequently in 2012 and 2015. He went on to hold the position until March 2019, when, after being named the Left Democratic Front candidate from Vatakara for the 2019 Indian General Elections, he was replaced by M.V. Jayarajan.<ref name=":0" />

=== Electoral career ===
P. Jayarajan was first elected to the Eleventh Kerala Legislative Assembly from Koothuparamba constituency in 2001. His election was declared void by the [[Supreme Court of India]] on 11 January 2005. Later, in the by-election held on 5 June 2005, he was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly. He continued to win the seat in 2006, when fresh elections were held to Twelfth Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref name="klapage0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
|-
|2001
|Kuthuparamba
|K.Prabhakaran ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|18620
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2001|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2001-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|2005
By- Election
|Kuthuparamba
|K.Prabhakaran ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|45377
|Won
|-
|2006
|Kuthuparamba
|Adv.Sajeev Joseph ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|38327
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2006|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2006-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Parliamentary Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/ Lost
|-
|2014
|Vadakara
|K. Muraleedharan ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|85364
|Lost<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - State Wise and Party Wise Results|url=https://www.elections.in/amp/kerala/|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
|}

==== 2019 Lok Sabha Elections ====
P. Jayarajan was named the Left Democratic Front candidate for [[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vatakara constituency]] for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralakaumudi.com/en/news/kerala/general/cpm-names-p-jayarajan-for-vadakara-lok-sabha-seat-56589|title=CPM names P Jayarajan for Vadakara Lok Sabha seat|website=Kerala Kaumudi|access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/kerala-news/lok-sabha-election-p-jayarajan-to-contest-from-vadakara/|title=വടകര പിടിക്കാൻ സിപിഎം; പി. ജയരാജൻ സ്ഥാനാർഥിയാവും|website=Indian Express Malayalam|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> He lost to [[K. Muraleedharan]] of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] by a margin of 84,663 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vadakara Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Vadakara Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/kerala/vadakara-election-result-s11p03/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=News18}}</ref> His sister and CPI(M) leader P. Sathidevi had represented the constituency from [[2004 Indian general election|2004 to 2009]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/news-election/no-dispute-over-vadakara-seat-says-p-jayarajan-po4xqu|title=വടകര സീറ്റ്: അഭിപ്രായ വ്യത്യാസമില്ല, എതിർസ്വരങ്ങൾ പ്രതിസന്ധി ഉണ്ടാക്കില്ലെന്ന് പി ജയരാജൻ|website=Asianet News}}</ref>

=== Trade Union Leadership ===
Jayarajan was formerly the president of the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), Kannur district committee. He has also rendered service as the president of Rubco Employees Union, the president of Aralam Farm Workers Union and as president of [[Kuthuparamba]] Area Head load Workers Union.<ref name="klapage0" />

=== Attempt on life ===
Jayarajan was attacked by RSS activists on 25 August 1999 at his house at Kathiroor owing to political animosity. He was severely injured as one of his arms was nearly chopped off and the other lost a thumb.

Six of the nine accused were found guilty later in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/india/six-bjp-rss-men-found-guilty-in-attempt-to-murder-case/story-ispfF6czebOsj0OkgKRkNP.html|title=Six BJP/RSS men found guilty in attempt to murder case|website=The Hindustan Times|date=28 June 2007|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
Jayarajan is the chairman of Initiative for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care (IRPC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/a-surprise-meeting-and-a-weeping-kadannappally-english-news-1.1355846|title=A surprise meeting and a weeping Kadannappally|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/actress-priyanka-visited-irpc-in-kannur/articlecontent-pf201192-187768.html|title=നടി പ്രിയങ്കയെത്തി അമ്മമാർക്ക് സാന്ത്വനമേകാൻ; മാറോടണച്ച് അമ്മമാരും,കണ്ണൂരിലെ ഐആര്‍പിസിയിൽ സംഭവിച്ചത്|website=One India Malayalam|date=3 December 2017|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49213620.cms|title=CPM to offer palliative care for pilgrims|website=Times of India|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref> that was founded with the aim of provided [[palliative care]]. It has subsequently expanded its spheres of influence with activities like ''kanivu,'' which provides training and jobs to the [[Disability|differently abled]] and ''unarvu,'' which aims at creating educational awareness among children in tribal [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2018/1125_pd/cpim-reaches-people-through-palliative-care-movement-kerala|title=CPI(M) Reaches People through Palliative Care Movement in Kerala|website=People's Democracy|access-date=26 March 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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