C. V. Padmarajan (born 22 July 1931) is an Indian politician and advocate from

Paravur, Kollam Paravur, , (''Paravoor''), is a town and a municipality in the Kollam Metropolitan Area of Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Paravur railway station is the last station in Kollam district which is on the route to Trivandrum while ...

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. He was a minister in the Kerala Government, holding various portfolios including Finance, Electricity, Community Development, and Fisheries. He was also the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President in 1983-1987 period.

Early life

Padmarajan was born at Paravur in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore on 22 July 1931 as the son of K. Velu Vaidyar and K. M. Thankamma. He started his political life through All Travancore Student's Congress during the freedom struggle. He started his professional career as a teacher and later he took graduation on Law. He was appointed District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor in Quilon during 1973–79. He married R. Vasantha Kumari and has 2 Sons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Padmarajan, C. V. Padmarajan, C.V. Malayali politicians People from Kollam district Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Kerala MLAs 1991–1996 Kerala MLAs 1982–1987 State cabinet ministers of Kerala 1931 births