A. Vijayaraghavan: Difference between revisions

[[File:A.vijayaraghavan4.jpg|thumb|A. Vijayaraghavan, the convener of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]]]

'''A. Vijayaraghavan''' is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], and is the current Convener of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] in Kerala and also the Secretary of  CPI(M) Kerala State Committee.<ref name="av">[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vijayaraghavan-is-new-ldf-convener/article24061395.ece "Vijayaraghavan is new LDF convener"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kodiyeri-goes-on-leave-for-treatment/article33095729.ece "Kodiyeri goes on leave for treatmen"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.</ref> He was born at [[Malappuram]].<ref name="av"/> He was a Member of the [[Parliament of India]] representing Kerala in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the Parliament. He was the chairman of parliamentary committees on Subordinate Legislation and General Assurances, He was also the Chief Whip of CPI(M) in Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Palakkad in 1989. He is the Central Secretariat member of CPI(M) and General Secretary of All India Agricultural Workers Union.  

He contested in [[2014 Indian general election]] from [[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/campaign-with-a-gentle-touch/article5860209.ece "Campaign with a gentle touch"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.</ref> He has also got a bachelor's in law degree from [[Government Law College, Kozhikode]].{{cn|date=November 2020}} He is married to Prof. R. Bindu, who is herself a popular party worker and a teacher in [[Sree Kerala Varma College|Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur]].<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/bindu-elected-thrissur-mayor/article27488116.ece "Bindu elected Thrissur Mayor"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.</ref> He lives in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=173|title=A. Vijayaraghavan|access-date=2020-11-13|website=My Neta|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also served as the president of the Students Federation of India.{{cn|date=November 2020}} He is also the director of the Malayalam Communications Limited.{{cn|date=November 2020}} He was also a member of the Indian contingent for the General Assembly of the United Nations.<ref>[https://library.un.org/sites/library.un.org/files/itp/a61-partii_0.pdf "Index to the Proceedings of the General Assembly"]. [[United Nations]]. p 308. Retrieved 23 January 2021.</ref> He is currently serving as the All India General Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/agricultural-workers-to-rise-up-against-injustices-of-the-centre/article32894509.ece "Agricultural workers to rise up against ‘injustices’ of the Centre"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.</ref>

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