Purno Agitok Sangma was an Indian politician who has served as the 4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and the 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998. He also served as a member of the Lok Sabha from Tura from 2014 to 2016,1991 to 2008 and from 1977 to 1989 and the minister of 21st Information and Broadcasting in the Rao ministry from 1995 to 1996,founder of NPP and Co- founder of NCP. He was the candidate for the 2012 Indian presidential election,supported by BJP and AIADMK,however he lost to Congress politician Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan,India's second highest civilian award,posthumously in 2017 in the field of Public Affairs and was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan from Meghalaya.
Padayatt Kesavapillai Vasudevan Nair,popularly known as PKV,was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Kerala from 1978 to 1979. He was a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1971 and again from 2004 until his death in 2005. He became Chief Minister on 20 October 1978,following A. K. Antony's resignation as Chief Minister. However he resigned on 7 October 1979 owing to differences with other parties in the United Front. He served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1982. Nair was a senior member of the Communist Party of India
Thalekunnil Basheer was an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. Basheer first entered politics in 1977,when he was elected to the Kazhakuttam Legislative Assembly. After Congress named A.K. Antony as Chief Minister,Basheer resigned his seat to allow Antony to run for the Assembly. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1977 to 1979 and from 1979 to 1984,and a member of Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989 and 1989 to 1991 when he was elected in the Chirayankeezhu Lok Sabha seat. He later served as District Congress Committee president,Thiruvananthapuram and general secretary,and vice president of KPCC.
Ramesh Chennithala,,,is an Indian politician,and Working Committee Member of the Indian National Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He also served as the state Home Minister in the Government of Kerala for two years. He holds the record of the youngest minister in Kerala at the age of 28.
Thennala Balakrishna Pillai is an Indian politician representing the Indian National Congress and is a former Member of the Parliament representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. (KPCC) 1998–2001 and 2004–2005.
Kannoth Muraleedharan is an Indian National Congress (INC) politician from Kerala,the son of eminent congress leader K. Karunakaran. He was elected as member of the Lok Sabha thrice from the Kozhikode constituency,subsequently leaving the party in 2005. For a while he had joined NCP of Sharad Pawar. Then he rejoined Congress. He was elected as the Chairman of KPCC Campaign committee in September 2018. He entered 17th Lok Sabha by winning from the Vatakara in 2019 general elections.
Mullappally Ramachandran is an Indian politician and former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He is a member of the Indian National Congress,and the son of Congress leader Mullappally Gopalan.
Kurisinkal Sebastian Manoj is an Indian politician and physician. He hails from Kerala and was a Member of Parliament for the 14th Lok Sabha,representing Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate. He won against Indian National Congress leader V. M. Sudheeran in the 2004 Indian general election in Kerala. He contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections again from the same constituency,losing to Indian National Congress (INC) candidate K. C. Venugopal.
Kuruppasserry Varkey Thomas,is an Indian politician from Kumbalangi in Ernakulam district,Kerala,India. He represented Ernakulam Constituency from 2009 to 2019. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution,2nd UPA Government;a member of the Indian Parliament;and was a member of All India Congress Committee from 1984 to 2022. He is now the Special Representative of Government of Kerala at New Delhi with Cabinet rank.
Kumbakudi Sudhakaran is an Indian politician and president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He was also the former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Kerala. He is currently serving as Member of Parliament (MP),Lok Sabha from Kannur,Kerala and member of Parliamentary Standing Committees on Rural Development and Welfare of OBCs. He represents the Indian National Congress Party. He was also a four-term member in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and represented the Kannur constituency from 1996 to 2009.
Kadannappalli Ramachandran is an Indian politician and President of Congress (S),and the current MLA of Congress (S) representing the Kannur constituency in Kannur,Kerala.
Abubakar Abdul Rahim was an Indian politician,freedom fighter,and union minister. He was born to Sri Abubecker in Kollam. The government run District Hospital of Kollam district was renamed after him in commemoration.
K. C. Venugopal is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha elected from Rajasthan and former member of parliament in Lower House and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He has been appointed a General Secretary of AICC and in charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017. Later,he was given additional charge of the general secretary of the organization. He was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation &Ministry of Power in the UPA Government.
G. Karthikeyan was an Indian politician and former speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Aruvikkara constituency,who represented the Indian National Congress.
P. Sankaran was an Indian lawyer,politician and senior Indian National Congress leader. He was the son of Kelu Nair,a freedom fighter,and Makkam Amma. He died on February 25,2020.
Vakkom B. Purushothaman was an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Mizoram from 2011 to 2014,Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly,state minister and Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Dr. K. G. Adiyodi was an Indian politician from Kerala,India. He was the Minister for Finance,Forest and food,Government of Kerala. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Perambra and Kalpetta.
V. C. Kabeer is an Indian politician,Gandhian and current president of Gandhi Darshan Samithi. He served as a minister in Third Nayanar ministry from 2000-2001. He is a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly for several years representing Ottappalam constituency.
Vella Eacharan was an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress.He was elected to 1st Lok Sabha in 1952 and 2nd Lok Sabha in 1957. Eacharan was the Minister for Devaswom,Harijan welfare,Community Development,Colonization &Settlement (1971-1977). He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thrithala in 1970 and Wandoor in 1977.
Kannankkot Kottarathil Ramachandran Master,better known as K. K. Ramachandran Master,was an Indian politician. He served as general secretary K.P.C.C,Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly,Minister for Food and Civil Supplies,and Minister for Health. He was a member of the 6th,7th,and 8th Niyamasabha representing Sulthan Bathery and the 9th,10th,and 11th Niyamasabha representing Kalpetta.
