Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | |
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Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 1 June 2011 | |
Preceded by | V. N. Vasavan |
Constituency | Kottayam |
Minister for Forest,Transport and Cinema,Government of Kerala | |
In office 1 January 2014 –20 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Aryadan Muhammed |
Succeeded by | K. Raju (Forest) A. K. Saseendran (Transport) A. K. Balan (Cinema) |
Minister for Home,Vigilance,Fire and Resources, Government of Kerala | |
In office 12 April 2012 –31 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | Oommen Chandy |
Succeeded by | Ramesh Chennithala |
Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala | |
In office 23 May 2011 –11 April 2012 | |
Preceded by | K. P. Rajendran |
Succeeded by | Adoor Prakash |
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1991 –2011 | |
Preceded by | R. Unnikrishna Pillai |
Succeeded by | Chittayam Gopakumar |
Constituency | Adoor |
Personal details | |
Born | Thiruvanchoor,United State of Travancore and Cochin,Dominion of India (present day Kottayam,Kerala,India) | 26 December 1949
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Lalithambika Radhakrishnan |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram |
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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]
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.
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:
He contested in the 1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Kottayam assembly, and he lost to T.K Ramakrishnan of CPI(M)
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 | |||
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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] |
UDF Government 2004–2006:
UDF Government 2011–2016:
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