He was born on 28 October 1939 in Vadayar village, Bhoothapuyam Amsham of Thalayolaparambu Panchayath, Vaikom in Kottayam district, in an ordinary family to Padmanabhan Nair and Karthyayani Amma. He is married to Prof. Geetha and has two children-Nisha and Naveen.[1]
Political careeredit
Vaikom Viswan entered politics as an activist of Student Federation (SF), which is the precursor of Students' Federation of India (SFI). He has joined the Communist Party of India in 1957. He was President and then Secretary of the Kerala Students' Federation (KSF) and also served as the president of Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF). He was in the forefront in taking up the famous Naxal Rajan agitation throughout Kerala during the emergency. Vaikom Viswan was subjected to brutal attacks from members of the Community Party of India during the split in 1964. He was also severely beaten by police authorities in many occasions during the early years of his political struggle and student protests. In 1978, he was elected to the State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He got elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1980 from Ettumanoor Constituency in Kottayam District of Kerala State. He held the position of the District Committee Secretary of CPI (M), Kottayam district for about 20 years. In 2005, he was elected to the State Secretariat of CPI (M) in Kerala. In 2009 he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI (M).
Positions heldedit
State President & Secretary of KSF.
Vice President of KSYF.
MLA Kerala LA in 1980.
Member of CPI(M) Kerala SC
Member of CPI(M) Kerala SS
Member of the CPI(M) CC.
Convener of LDF
Referencesedit
^ abLegislators of Kerala(PDF). Sectetariat of kerala Legislature. p. 266.
^. The Hindu. 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
^. The Hindu. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
November 23, 2023
vaikom, viswan, politician, from, state, kerala, india, convener, left, democratic, front, kerala, member, central, committee, communist, party, india, marxist, cpim, born, 1939, october, 1939, vadayar, kottayam, district, indiaeducationpost, graduate, politic. Vaikom Viswan is a politician from the State of Kerala in India He was the Convener of Left Democratic Front LDF in Kerala and member of the Central Committee of Communist Party of India Marxist CPIM 2 3 Vaikom ViswanBorn 1939 10 28 28 October 1939 age 84 Vadayar Kottayam district IndiaEducationPost Graduate 1 Political partyCPI M SpouseG GeethaParent s Padmanabhan Nair Karthiyani Amma Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Positions held 4 ReferencesEarly life editHe was born on 28 October 1939 in Vadayar village Bhoothapuyam Amsham of Thalayolaparambu Panchayath Vaikom in Kottayam district in an ordinary family to Padmanabhan Nair and Karthyayani Amma He is married to Prof Geetha and has two children Nisha and Naveen 1 Political career editVaikom Viswan entered politics as an activist of Student Federation SF which is the precursor of Students Federation of India SFI He has joined the Communist Party of India in 1957 He was President and then Secretary of the Kerala Students Federation KSF and also served as the president of Kerala State Youth Federation KSYF He was in the forefront in taking up the famous Naxal Rajan agitation throughout Kerala during the emergency Vaikom Viswan was subjected to brutal attacks from members of the Community Party of India during the split in 1964 He was also severely beaten by police authorities in many occasions during the early years of his political struggle and student protests In 1978 he was elected to the State Committee of the Communist Party of India Marxist He got elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1980 from Ettumanoor Constituency in Kottayam District of Kerala State He held the position of the District Committee Secretary of CPI M Kottayam district for about 20 years In 2005 he was elected to the State Secretariat of CPI M in Kerala In 2009 he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI M Positions held editState President amp Secretary of KSF Vice President of KSYF MLA Kerala LA in 1980 Member of CPI M Kerala SC Member of CPI M Kerala SS Member of the CPI M CC Convener of LDFReferences edit a b Legislators of Kerala PDF Sectetariat of kerala Legislature p 266 Vaikom Viswan is LDF convener The Hindu 22 May 2006 Archived from the original on 27 August 2006 Retrieved 26 January 2010 UDF spreads canards The Hindu 3 February 2009 Archived from the original on 7 February 2009 Retrieved 26 January 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaikom Viswan amp oldid 1167212158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
