P. K. Velayudhan
P. K. Velayudhan was the Minister for Community Development in third K. Karunakaran Ministry in Kerala.[1]
P. K. Velayudhan | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Community Development | |
| In office 1 September 1983 – 25 March 1987 | |
| Constituency | Pandalam and Njarakkal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1946 |
| Died | 25 May 2003 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist |
He was born to Kunjayyappan on 4 September 1946. He married P.V. Girija.[1]
Political lifeEdit
P. K. Velayudhan was the prominent Dalit leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist in Kerala. He was the State President of Bharatiya Depressed Class League.[2][3] He was the General Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of Bharatiya Depressed Class League.[1] He was the State President of Harijan Youth League, State Harijan Students League.[1] He was a member of State Harijan Advisory Committee.[1] He was part of the Youth Congress State Executive as well.
P. K. Velayudhan was a member of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.[2] He was a member of Kerala University Senate, and the President of Kerala Aquatic Association and KSRTC United Labour Organisation.[1]
He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1980 from Pandalam State Assembly Constituency and later in 1982 from Njarakkal State Assembly Constituency.[2] He was the Chairman of Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe during 1980 to 1982.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 May 25, PTI |; 2003; Ist, 22:44. "Cong leader P K Velayudhan passes away | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Kerala Communist leader P K Velayudhan passes away". Zee News. 2003-05-25. Retrieved 2020-06-13.