Binoy Viswam is a Rajya Sabha Member representing the

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(CPI). He is the national secretary member of CPI. He was the Forest Minister in the

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during 2006–2011. He was earlier elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Nadapuram constituency and served as Member, Estimates Committee; Chairman, Assurance Committee; and was one of the five members of the Constituency Delimitation Committee. He is a senior

(CPI) leader and the president of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Employees' Federation.

Political career

He entered politics from his school days through All India Students Federation (AISF), as Unit Secretary of AISF in Vaikom Government Boys High School. He also elected as Union Chairman of St. Paul's College, Kalamassery. He was elected as Member of

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Union and Syndicate member of

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. Later he became State President and All India Secretary of AISF. He also was elected as State Secretary of

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(AIYF). He served as Vice President of

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(WFDY) and also Head of its Asia Pacific Commission. He became a CPI member at the age of 18. He was Member of National Council of CPI during the period 1992–98. He also served as

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Senate Member and Director Board Member of KTDC. He won "Ambassador of Friendship Among World Youth Award" instituted by the Young Communist League of the Soviet Union. He also received "Banner of Youth Unity" and diploma awarded by the World Youth Federation.

Personal life

Binoy is married to Shaila. Shaila worked in the Kerala Gramin Bank as officer at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Shaila completed a course from Nottingham University in creative writing. Both Binoy Viswam and Shaila are the children of two prominent Communist Party leaders. Binoy Viswam is the son of C.K.Viswanathan who was a leader of the Communist Party of India. He was the Asst Secretary of its State Committee and is a well-known campaigner and strategist. Shaila is the daughter of Koothattukulam Mary, a party leader turned teacher. The couple have two daughters, Rasmi & Surya. Rasmi is working in

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. Surya is a law graduate from Columbia University and is practicing at the High Court of Kerala, Ernakulam.

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