MULLAPPALLY, SHRI RAMACHANDRAN
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - CANNANORE (KERALA) ]
Father's Name Shri Mullappally Gopalan Date of Birth 7 November 1944 Place of Birth Chombala, Distt. Calicut (Kerala) Marital Status Married on 13 September 1984 Spouse's Name Smt. Usha Ramachandran Children One daughter Educational Qualifications M.A., LL.B. Educated at University of Kerala, Government College, Madappally and Law College, Calicut (Kerala) Profession Advocate, Political and Social worker Permanent Address P.O. Chombala, Distt. Calicut-673308 (Kerala) Tels. (049650) 2345, 2222 Present Address 4, South Avenue Lane, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011) 3793613 Positions Held 1969-70Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action 1970-71President, Youth Congress, Distt. Calicut 1977-82President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress 1984Elected to 8th Lok Sabha 1984-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Kerala 1987-88Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1987-89Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs 1987-90 Member, Rules Committee 1988-95Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)] 1989Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1990-91Member, Committee on Estimates Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce; and Ministry of Tourism 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1991-93Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation 1993-96Member, Committee on Industry Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1996-97Member, Committee on Commerce Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1998-99Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; and Sub-Committee on Action Taken Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings to General Revenues Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Member, Railway Convention Committee Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Chief Sub-Editor, Viplavam - a Daily in Malyalam, Calicut Social and Cultural Activities Upliftment of the weaker sections of the society, especially the tribals; and President, Youngsters Cultural Association, Chombala
Special Interests Promotion of traditional arts; protection and preservation of environment and ecology Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and travelling Countries Visited Cuba, Indonesia and former U.S.S.R.; visited (i)Cuba as Member, Indian Youth Delegation in 1978; and (ii)Indonesia as Minister of State for Agriculture and Cooperation to sign MoUOther Information President, Kerala Students' Union, Distt. Calicut, Kerala, 1967-68; Vice-President, Kerala Students' Union, Kerala, 1968-69; Chairman, Calicut University Union, 1972-73; Member, (i) Kerala Education Advisory Board, 1973-75; (ii) Kendriya Sainik Board, 1985-87; (iii) Spices Council, 1985-88; (iv) Postal Advisory Committee, Kerala, 1986-89; (v) Coir Board, 1995-96; (iv) Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), 1996; and (v) Telephone Advisory Committee, KeralaOur Other Sites IndianPost.com AcornObituaries.com MediaWorld.infoTotal electorate 10,71,756 Total votes polled 8,24,208 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Ramachandran Mullappally (I.N.C.) 3,80,465 (2) Shri A.C.Shanmukha Das (Ind.) 3,78,285 (3) Shri P.C. Mohanan Master (B.J.P.) 42,760 (4) Shri B.Hamza Haji (I.N.L.) 10,016
Election Result of Cannanore Lok Sabha Constituency