Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 June 2011
Governor	R. S. Gavai; M. O. H. Farook; Hansraj Bhardwaj; (Additional Charge); Nikhil Kumar; Sheila Dikshit; P. Sathasivam; Arif Mohammad Khan;
Chief Minister	Oommen Chandy; Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by	V. N. Vasavan
Constituency	Kottayam
Minister for Forest, Transport and Cinema, Government of Kerala
	In office; 1 January 2014 – 20 May 2016
Governor	Nikhil Kumar; Sheila Dikshit; P. Sathasivam;
Chief Minister	Oommen Chandy
Preceded by	Aryadan Muhammed
Succeeded by	A. K. Saseendran
Minister for Home, Vigilance, Fire and Resources,; Government of Kerala
	In office; 12 April 2012 – 31 December 2013
Governor	Hansraj Bhardwaj; Nikhil Kumar;
Chief Minister	Oommen Chandy
Preceded by	Oommen Chandy
Succeeded by	Ramesh Chennithala
Minister for Revenue, ; Government of Kerala
	In office; 23 May 2011 – 11 April 2012
Governor	R. S. Gavai; M. O. H. Farook; Hansraj Bhardwaj;
Chief Minister	Oommen Chandy
Preceded by	K. P. Rajendran
Succeeded by	Adoor Prakash
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1991 – 2011
Governor	B. Rachaiah; P. Shiv Shankar; Khurshed Alam Khan; Sukhdev Singh Kang; Sikander Bakht; T. N. Chaturvedi; (Additional Charge); R. L. Bhatia; R. S. Gavai;
Chief Minister	K. Karunakaran; A. K. Antony; E. K. Nayanar; Oommen Chandy; V. S. Achuthanandan
Preceded by	R. Unnikrishna Pillai
Succeeded by	Chittayam Gopakumar
Constituency	Adoor
Personal details
Born	26 December 1949 (age 75); Thiruvanchoor, United State of Travancore and Cochin, Dominion of India; (present day Kottayam, Kerala, India)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Lalithambika Radhakrishnan
Children	3
Parent(s)	K. P. Parameswaran Pillai; M. G. Gourikutty;
Alma mater	Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (born 26 December 1949) is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala.^[1] From 13 April 2012 to 1 January 2014, he was the Home Minister in Oommen Chandy Ministry, Government of Kerala.^[2] He simultaneously held the Vigilance portfolio for the same time period and subsequently took over Forest, Transport, Sports, Cinema & Environment portfolios for the remaining duration of the ministry ^[3]

Personal life[edit]

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was born to K. P. Parameswaran Pillai and M. G. Gourikutty on 26 December 1949 at Thiruvanchoor in the erstwhile United State of Travancore and Cochin. He completed a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and worked as an advocate in Kottayam bar.

He married Lalithambika. They have two sons, Dr. Anupam Radhakrishnan and Arjun Radhakrishnan; and a daughter, Athira Radhakrishnan.

Political life[edit]

Thiruvanchoor entered public service as a student activist, through Balajanasakhyam, KSU and Youth Congress, rising to become the leader of various youth organizations. He held many important positions within KSU, Youth Congress and KPCC, including:

President, All Kerala Balajanasakhyam (1965)
Chairman, Baselias College Union and General Secretary (1967)
KSU State General secretary (1967)
KSU State President (1967)
Youth Congress State President (1978)
KPCC General Secretary (1984-2001)
Opposition Chief Whip (12th Kerala Assembly)

He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 from Adoor and currently represents Kottayam constituency. He also served as the General Secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (I).

Major election victories
Year	Constituency	Closest rival	Majority (votes)
1991	Adoor	R. Unnikrishna Pillai (CPI(M))	5,767^[4]
1996	Adoor	K. N. Balagopal (CPI(M))	9,201^[5]
2001	Adoor	Kadamminitta Ramakrishnan (LDF-IND)	14,050^[6]
2006	Adoor	D. K. John (Kerala Congress)	18,464^[7]
2011	Kottayam	V. N. Vasavan (CPI(M))	711^[8]
2016	Kottayam	Reji Sakharia (CPI(M))	33,632^[9]

Administrative roles[edit]

UDF Government 2004–2006:

Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources (2004–2006)
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (2004–2006)
Minister of Forest (March 2005)
Minister of Health (January 2006)

UDF Government 2011–2016:

Minister of Revenue (May 2011 – April 2012)
Home Minister (13 April 2012 – 31 December 2013)
Minister for Forests, Sports, Cinema, Road Transport, Environment (1 January 2014 – 12 May 2016)

References[edit]

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[1] [1] Niyamasabha site (Archived version)

[2] "Kerala gets two more ministers". The Hindu. 13 April 2012.

[3] [2] Kerala Government Official Website

[4] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1991_ST_REP.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[5] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1996_ST_REP.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[6] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[7] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[8] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LAC-2011-RESULTS/097B.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF

[9] "Status quo in Kottayam district as parties hold on to sitting seats - The Hindu".

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