A. Vijayaraghavan is an Indian politician belonging to the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...

, and was the Convener of

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in Kerala and former Acting Secretary of CPI(M) Kerala State Committee."Vijayaraghavan is new LDF convener"
''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021. He was born at

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. He was a Member of the

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representing Kerala in the

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, the upper house of the Parliament. He was the chairman of parliamentary committees on Subordinate Legislation and General Assurances, He was also the Chief Whip of CPI(M) in Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Palakkad in 1989. He is the Central Secretariat member of CPI(M) and General Secretary of All India Agricultural Workers Union. He served as the ad-hoc Secretary of

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during 2022 elections. He contested in

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from

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. He has also got a bachelor's in law degree from Government Law College, Kozhikode. He is married to Prof.

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, who is herself a popular party worker and a teacher in Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. He lives in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

. He has also served as the president of the Students Federation of India. He is also the director of the Malayalam Communications Limited. He was also a member of the Indian contingent for the General Assembly of the United Nations. He is currently serving as the All India General Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union."Agricultural workers to rise up against ‘injustices’ of the Centre"
''The Hindu''. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

References

Official Web Site: www.avijayaraghavan.com

External links

Profile on Rajya Sabha website
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