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| name = V. Sivankutty
| name               = V Sivankutty
| image = V.SIVANKUTTI.jpg
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| image_size          = 200px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|10|df=y}}
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| birth_place = Cheruvakkal, [[Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]]
| 1namedata          = [[Second Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| residence = Perunthanni
| office              = Minister for  Education & Labour, [[Government of Kerala]]
| constituency = [[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom]]
| term_start          = {{Start date|2021|05|20|df=yes}}
| office1 = Member of Legislative assembly
| term_end            =
| term_start1=2011
| predecessor        = {{Unbulleted_list|[[C. Raveendranath]]<br />(Minister for General Education)|[[T. P. Ramakrishnan]]<br />(Minister for Labour)}}
|term_end1=2016
| successor          =
| predecessor1 =[[N. Sakthan]]  
| office1            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| successor1 = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| term_start1        = {{Start date|2007||}}
| party1 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]  
| term_end1          = {{End date|2011||}}
| office2 = Member of Legislative assembly
| constituency1      = [[Thiruvananthapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruvananthapuram East]]
| term_start2=2021
| predecessor1        = B. Vijayakumar
|term_end2=
| successor1          = ''Constituency abolished''
| predecessor2 =[[O. Rajagopal]]  
| office2            =  
| successor2 =
| term_start2        = {{Start date|2011||}}
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]  
| term_end2          = {{End date|2016||}}
| religion =
| constituency2      = [[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom]]
| spouse = Smt. R. Parvathy Devi  
| predecessor2        = [[N. Sakthan]]
| footnotes =  
| successor2          = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| source = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/v_sivankutty.htm
| office3            =
| term_start3        = {{Start date|2021|05|24|df=yes}}
| term_end3          =
| constituency3      = [[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom]]
| predecessor3        = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| successor3          =  
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = Cheruvakkal, [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore–Cochin|State of Travancore–Cochin]]<br />(present day [[Kerala]]), India
| residence          = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| party               = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| spouse             = R. Parvathy Devi
| children            = 1
| parents            = {{Unbulleted_list|M. Vasudevan Pillai|P. Krishnamma}}
| relations          = {{Unbulleted_list|[[P. Govinda Pillai]]|[[M. N. Govindan Nair]]|[[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]]|[[V. Viswanatha Menon]]}}
| footnotes          =
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'''V. Sivankutty''' is an [[India]]n politician from the state of [[Kerala]], who is curreny a member of the [[Legislative Assembly]] of [[Kerala]] representing the [[Nemom]] constituency. He is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) political party. He holds a degree in Law. He is the State Committee Member of C.P.I.(M), Thiruvananthapuram.
'''Vasudevan Sivankutty''' (born 10 November 1954) is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Minister for General Education and Labour,<ref>https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Government of Kerala. He represents the [[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom Constituency]] in the 15th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].
 
Sivankutty is a State Committee Member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] in Kerala and the State Secretary of the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU) Kerala, and the District President of CITU, Thiruvananthapuram.
 
==Personal life==
Sivankutty was born as the son of activist M. Vasudevan Pillai and P. Krishnamma, at Cheruvakkal, Thiruvananthapuram on 10 November 1954. He is a BA. LLB, and was educated at [[Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy]] and the [[Kerala Law Academy]], Thiruvananthapuram. He is the son-in-law of late communist ideologue [[P. Govinda Pillai]] and [[Kerala University]] professor M. J. Rajamma. He is also a relative of poet [[Sugathakumari]] and of former chief minister [[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} He also participated and lead the great protest held in the state Assembly in 2015. V Sivankutty was in the opposition in 2015, when he broke furniture and microphones as then Finance Minister tried to present the budget.
 
== Political career ==
Sivankutty entered politics through the [[Students Federation of India|Students' Federation of India]] (SFI) and has held positions such as its District President, State President, District Secretary, State Secretary and All India Joint Secretary. From SFI, he joined the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] (CITU), and currently holds positions such as its State Secretary and District President.
 
He was the President of the erstwhile Ulloor Panchayat, the Mayor of [[Thiruvananthapuram Corporation]], the Joint Secretary of the All India Mayors’ Council, the MLA of Thiruvananthapuram East and then Nemom (2011 - 2016).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/v_sivankutty.htm|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref>
 
In the recently concluded Kerala Assembly Elections, he defeated BJP's [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]] and [[K. Muraleedharan]] to become the MLA of Nemom again (2021–Present). He is currently a Minister in the [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]-led LDF cabinet, handling portfolios Public Education and Labour.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Aswin J. Kumar|date=May 18, 2021|title=Kerala Ministers 2021: V Sivankutty becomes second corp mayor to turn minister {{!}} Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram-v-sivankutty-becomes-second-corp-mayor-to-turn-minister/articleshow/82744889.cms|access-date=2021-05-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The other departments under him right now are Literacy Movement, Employment and Training, Skills, Rehabilitation, Factories and Boilers, Insurance Medical Service, Industrial Tribunals, and Labour Courts.


==Offices held==
==Personal life==
*  District secretary, C.I.T.U.
He is married to women's rights activist and [[Kerala Public Service Commission]] (PSC) member R. Parvathi Devi. They have one son.<ref>{{Cite web|title=തലസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ ജനകീയ മുഖമായി വി ശിവൻകുട്ടി|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/special/v-sivankutty/944094|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Deshabhimani|language=ml}}</ref>
*  C I T U Kerala state committee secretary
*  Auto-Taxi Union (C.I.T.U.)
*  Secretary, Government Presses Union
*  President, Skilled Workers Union
*  President, Titanium Labour Union
*  President, District Football Association
*  Patron, Kerala Mountaineering Association.
*  Member, Kerala University Senate for the last 9 years
* CPIM State Committee member


==External links==
==References==
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[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/v_sivankutty.htm Sivankutty MLA]
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#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aR-IQJwzHU V Sivankutty MLA about Elections 2016-Exclusive Interview-Manorama Online]
#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWju9yWVK74 V Sivankutty Election Campaign on wheel chair]


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V Sivankutty
V sivankutty.jpg
Minister for Education & Labour, Government of Kerala
Assumed office
20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2007 (2007) – 2011 (2011)
Preceded byB. Vijayakumar
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyThiruvananthapuram East
In office
2011 (2011) – 2016 (2016)
Preceded byN. Sakthan
Succeeded byO. Rajagopal
ConstituencyNemom
Assumed office
24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)
Preceded byO. Rajagopal
ConstituencyNemom
Personal details
Born (1954-11-10) 10 November 1954 (age 70)
Cheruvakkal, Trivandrum, State of Travancore–Cochin
(present day Kerala), India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse(s)R. Parvathy Devi
Relations
Children1
Parent(s)
  • M. Vasudevan Pillai
  • P. Krishnamma
ResidenceThiruvananthapuram

Vasudevan Sivankutty (born 10 November 1954) is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Minister for General Education and Labour,[1] Government of Kerala. He represents the Nemom Constituency in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Sivankutty is a State Committee Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala and the State Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Kerala, and the District President of CITU, Thiruvananthapuram.

Personal life[edit]

Sivankutty was born as the son of activist M. Vasudevan Pillai and P. Krishnamma, at Cheruvakkal, Thiruvananthapuram on 10 November 1954. He is a BA. LLB, and was educated at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy and the Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram. He is the son-in-law of late communist ideologue P. Govinda Pillai and Kerala University professor M. J. Rajamma. He is also a relative of poet Sugathakumari and of former chief minister P. K. Vasudevan Nair.[citation needed] He also participated and lead the great protest held in the state Assembly in 2015. V Sivankutty was in the opposition in 2015, when he broke furniture and microphones as then Finance Minister tried to present the budget.

Political career[edit]

Sivankutty entered politics through the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and has held positions such as its District President, State President, District Secretary, State Secretary and All India Joint Secretary. From SFI, he joined the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), and currently holds positions such as its State Secretary and District President.

He was the President of the erstwhile Ulloor Panchayat, the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the Joint Secretary of the All India Mayors’ Council, the MLA of Thiruvananthapuram East and then Nemom (2011 - 2016).[2]

In the recently concluded Kerala Assembly Elections, he defeated BJP's Kummanam Rajasekharan and K. Muraleedharan to become the MLA of Nemom again (2021–Present). He is currently a Minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF cabinet, handling portfolios Public Education and Labour.[3] The other departments under him right now are Literacy Movement, Employment and Training, Skills, Rehabilitation, Factories and Boilers, Insurance Medical Service, Industrial Tribunals, and Labour Courts.

Personal life[edit]

He is married to women's rights activist and Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) member R. Parvathi Devi. They have one son.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791 [dead link]
  2. ↑ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Aswin J. Kumar (18 May 2021). "Kerala Ministers 2021: V Sivankutty becomes second corp mayor to turn minister | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "തലസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ ജനകീയ മുഖമായി വി ശിവൻകുട്ടി". Deshabhimani (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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