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'''Olanchery Rajagopal''' (born 15 September 1929) is an Indian politician, former [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union]] [[Minister of State]], and the former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom]] and the first [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] member & BJP's floor leader in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Kerala]].<ref name="career">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/live-updates/kerala-election-results-2016-1886323|publisher=zeenews.india.com|title=Kerala Assembly Results 2016: As it happened | Zee News|access-date=2017-01-29}}</ref> One of the major leaders of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from Kerala, he has held various ministerial portfolios including Defence, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Law, Justice, Company Affairs, and Railways.<ref name="k2k4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040627170313/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/28/stories/2004042806331200.htm Candidate Watch - 'O. Rajagopal, BJP candidate, Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat'] [[The Hindu]] - 28 April 2004</ref> Rajagopal was a two-time MP in [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of Indian Parliament from 1992 till 2004.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011031/edit.htm Diluting MLAs’ rights] The Tribune, Chandigarh - 31 October 2001</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130125200130/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/06/10/stories/2004061004751100.htm 18 outsiders in Rajya Sabha] [[The Hindu]] - 10 June 2004</ref> O.Rajagopal was also a member of [[Government of Kerala]]'s Legislative Assembly Committee on Petitions & Committee of Public Work, Transport and Communications. | '''Olanchery Rajagopal''' (born 15 September 1929) is an Indian politician, former [[Union Council of Ministers of India|Union]] [[Minister of State]], and the former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Nemom (State Assembly constituency)|Nemom]] and the first [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] member & BJP's floor leader in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Kerala]].<ref name="career">{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/live-updates/kerala-election-results-2016-1886323|publisher=zeenews.india.com|title=Kerala Assembly Results 2016: As it happened | Zee News|access-date=2017-01-29}}</ref> One of the major leaders of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from Kerala, he has held various ministerial portfolios including Defence, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Law, Justice, Company Affairs, and Railways.<ref name="k2k4">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040627170313/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/28/stories/2004042806331200.htm Candidate Watch - 'O. Rajagopal, BJP candidate, Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat'] [[The Hindu]] - 28 April 2004</ref> Rajagopal was a two-time MP in [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of Indian Parliament from 1992 till 2004.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011031/edit.htm Diluting MLAs’ rights] The Tribune, Chandigarh - 31 October 2001</ref><ref>{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130125200130/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/06/10/stories/2004061004751100.htm 18 outsiders in Rajya Sabha]}} [[The Hindu]] - 10 June 2004</ref> O.Rajagopal was also a member of [[Government of Kerala]]'s Legislative Assembly Committee on Petitions & Committee of Public Work, Transport and Communications. | ||
In addition, he was the first BJP Central Minister from Kerala and was also served as the [[BJP]] parliamentary party deputy leader in the [[Rajya Sabha]]. Rajagopal was also the former BJP national vice president & state president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala|BJP in Kerala]]. Rajagopal lost the 2014 Loksabha elections in the [[Thiruvananthapuram]] constituency by a narrow margin of 13000 votes after a close fight. He has also lost few assembly elections by a low margin {{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}. | In addition, he was the first BJP Central Minister from Kerala and was also served as the [[BJP]] parliamentary party deputy leader in the [[Rajya Sabha]]. Rajagopal was also the former BJP national vice president & state president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala|BJP in Kerala]]. Rajagopal lost the 2014 Loksabha elections in the [[Thiruvananthapuram]] constituency by a narrow margin of 13000 votes after a close fight. He has also lost few assembly elections by a low margin {{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}. | ||