Joseph Mathen (1917–1995) was a member of the

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

state Legislative assembly and the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

(1960–1966). Mr. Mathen represented

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

in both the Kerala assembly and Rajya Sabha. Mr. Mathen was one of the three general secretaries of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He has also actively participated in the formation of KSU.

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Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala 1917 births 1995 deaths Rajya Sabha members from Kerala {{Kerala-INC-politician-stub