M. K. Raghavan (born 21 April 1952) is an Indian Politician. He is a Member of Lok Sabha and a Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party.
M.K. Raghavan | |
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| SECRATARY CONGRESS PARLIAMENTARY PARTY | |
| Assumed office 10 SEPT 2024 | |
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| Born | 21 April 1952 Payyannur, Kannur |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Usha Kumari |
| Children | One son & one daughter |
| Parent(s) | Krishnan Nambiar Mundayat, Janaki Amma |
| Residence(s) | Ashoka, Madhuravanam Road, Kozhikode, Kerala |
| Website | https://mkraghavan.in/ |
He represents the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala. He belongs to INC.[1][2] He was the General Secretary of the KPCC.[3] He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at Payyannur, Kerala.
Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory by defeating then National President, DYFI and the current Minister for Public Works Department & Tourism, Kerala P. A. Muhammad Riyas. He won the 2009 election by a meagre 838 votes margin.
However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the 2014 Lok Sabha with 16,883 votes by defeating former CPIM State Secretary & Polit Bureau Member A. Vijayaraghavan. For the third term, M K Raghavan was fielded again from Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 and won by record lead with 85,225 votes by defeating CPIM's strong candidate and sitting MLA A. Pradeepkumar. It is noted that he retained this seat under extreme conditions, even facing some false allegations during the election period.
In his fourth term, he won from the Kozhikode constituency with a lead of 1,42,087 votes, defeating the strong candidate Elamaram Kareem, former Minister of Kerala, then Rajya Sabha MP, floor leader of CPIM in Rajya Sabha and CPIM's Trade Union (CITU) leader. This was a historical victory of M K Raghavan and historical defeat of CPIM in the constituency since its inception.
Currently he is serving as Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party, which is a Parliamentary board of Indian National Congress Headed by Sonia Gandhi. He is also a Member of Political Affairs Committee of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, the apex body of Indian National Congress in the state Kerala.
References
edit- ^ "Kerala: UDF registers thumping win". The Hindu. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor". The Hindu. 21 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Move against Agreenco is political vendetta". The Hindu. 4 October 2007. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
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