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	==Politics==		==Politics==
	He entered ~~to the~~ politics as a member of Kerala Congress. He was the president of Anchal Block Panchayath. He held the post of Kerala Congress district president and general secretary. In 1984, he was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from [[Punalur (Assembly constituency)\|Punalur constituency]] in a by-election.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/biodata.php4?no=74&name=V.%20Surendran%20Pillai \|title=Biodata of Mr. V. Surendran Pillai (KCT) \|publisher=Kerala Assembly \|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>		He entered politics as a member of Kerala Congress. He was the president of Anchal Block Panchayath. He held the post of Kerala Congress district president and general secretary. In 1984, he was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from [[Punalur (Assembly constituency)\|Punalur constituency]] in a by-election.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/biodata.php4?no=74&name=V.%20Surendran%20Pillai \|title=Biodata of Mr. V. Surendran Pillai (KCT) \|publisher=Kerala Assembly \|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>

	When party split, he stood with [[P.J. Joseph]], and became the Kerala Congress Trade Union Congress (J) state president. In 2006, he was elected from [[Thiruvananthapuram West assembly constituency]]. He defeated Sharath Chandra Prasad from Congress. He was the 183rd minister in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] and the sixteenth minister to be sworn in from the Kerala Congress. When [[Kerala Congress (J)]] merged with [[Kerala Congress (M)]], he joined [[Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)]]. He lost to [[V.S. Sivakumar]] in the [[2011 Kerala State legislative assembly election\|2011 State Election]].		When party split, he stood with [[P.J. Joseph]], and became the Kerala Congress Trade Union Congress (J) state president. In 2006, he was elected from [[Thiruvananthapuram West assembly constituency]]. He defeated Sharath Chandra Prasad from Congress. He was the 183rd minister in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] and the sixteenth minister to be sworn in from the Kerala Congress. When [[Kerala Congress (J)]] merged with [[Kerala Congress (M)]], he joined [[Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)]]. He lost to [[V.S. Sivakumar]] in the [[2011 Kerala State legislative assembly election\|2011 State Election]].

	Once again the party split when he and [[Skaria Thomas]] formed [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]] group. The party had alliance with [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|LDF]]. But he was enraged after the LDF dumped him while rejecting his claim for the Thiruvananthapuram Central Assembly seat in 2016 election and allotting it to the [[Kerala Congress (Democratic)]] nominee. Surendran Pillai announced his decision to leave the Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) party and work together with secular and democratic forces. He also claimed that four general secretaries and six district secretaries of the party had quit along with him. He joined Janata Dal (United) and the party gave the Nemom seat to contest.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Surendran Pillai to Enter UDF, Johnny Looking at New Turf \|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Surendran-Pillai-to-Enter-UDF-Johnny-Looking-at-New-Turf/2016/04/03/article3360220.ece \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=3 April 2016 \|access-date=28 April 2016 }}</ref>		Once again the party split when he and [[Skaria Thomas]] formed [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]] group. The party had alliance with [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|LDF]]. But he was enraged after the LDF dumped him while rejecting his claim for the Thiruvananthapuram Central Assembly seat in 2016 election and allotting it to the [[Kerala Congress (Democratic)]] nominee. Surendran Pillai announced his decision to leave the Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) party and work together with secular and democratic forces. He also claimed that four general secretaries and six district secretaries of the party had quit along with him. He joined Janata Dal (United) and the party gave the Nemom seat to contest.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Surendran Pillai to Enter UDF, Johnny Looking at New Turf \|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Surendran-Pillai-to-Enter-UDF-Johnny-Looking-at-New-Turf/2016/04/03/article3360220.ece \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405025813/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Surendran-Pillai-to-Enter-UDF-Johnny-Looking-at-New-Turf/2016/04/03/article3360220.ece \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=5 April 2016 \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|date=3 April 2016 \|access-date=28 April 2016 }}</ref>

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	[[Category:~~People~~ from Kollam district]]		[[Category:Politicians from Kollam district]]
	[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Kerala]]		[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Kerala]]
	[[Category:Socialist Janata (Democratic) politicians]]		[[Category:Socialist Janata (Democratic) politicians]]

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = V. Surendran Pillai
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| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Anchal]]
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| office1 = Minister for Port & Youth welfare
| term_start1 = 10 September 2010
| term_end1 = 16 May 2011
| constituency1 = Thiruvananthapuram West
| predecessor1 = [[M. Vijayakumar]]
| successor1 = [[K. Babu]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 22 May 1984
| term_end2 = 1987
| constituency2 = [[Punalur (Assembly constituency)|Punalur]]
| predecessor2 = [[M. Sam Oommen]]
| successor2 = [[J. Chitharanjan]]
| party = [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]]
| spouse =
| children =
| nationality = Indian
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'''V. Surendran Pillai''' was the former minister for Ports and Youth Affairs in the government of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surendran Pillai sworn in Minister |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/04/stories/2010080458080400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906082831/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/04/stories/2010080458080400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 August 2010 |access-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref> He is a vice president of [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]] Kerala State Committee.

==Politics==
He entered to the politics as a member of Kerala Congress. He was the president of Anchal Block Panchayath. He held the post of Kerala Congress district president and general secretary. In 1984, he was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from [[Punalur (Assembly constituency)|Punalur constituency]] in a by-election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/biodata.php4?no=74&name=V.%20Surendran%20Pillai |title=Biodata of Mr. V. Surendran Pillai (KCT) |publisher=Kerala Assembly |access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>

When party split, he stood with [[P.J. Joseph]], and became the Kerala Congress Trade Union Congress (J) state president. In 2006, he was elected from [[Thiruvananthapuram West assembly constituency]]. He defeated Sharath Chandra Prasad from Congress. He was the 183rd minister in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] and the sixteenth minister to be sworn in from the Kerala Congress. When [[Kerala Congress (J)]] merged with [[Kerala Congress (M)]], he joined [[Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)]]. He lost to [[V.S. Sivakumar]] in the [[2011 Kerala State legislative assembly election|2011 State Election]].

Once again the party split when he and [[Skaria Thomas]] formed [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]] group. The party had alliance with [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]. But he was enraged after the LDF dumped him while rejecting his claim for the Thiruvananthapuram Central Assembly seat in 2016 election and allotting it to the [[Kerala Congress (Democratic)]] nominee. Surendran Pillai announced his decision to leave the Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) party and work together with secular and democratic forces. He also claimed that four general secretaries and six district secretaries of the party had quit along with him. He joined Janata Dal (United) and the party gave the Nemom seat to contest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Surendran Pillai to Enter UDF, Johnny Looking at New Turf |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Surendran-Pillai-to-Enter-UDF-Johnny-Looking-at-New-Turf/2016/04/03/article3360220.ece |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=3 April 2016 |access-date=28 April 2016 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Janata Dal (United) politicians]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2006–2011]]
[[Category:Loktantrik Janata Dal politicians]]
[[Category:People from Kollam district]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Kerala]]
[[Category:Socialist Janata (Democratic) politicians]]

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