N. Vijayan Pillai (2 April 1951 – 8 March 2020) was an Indian politician and member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represented

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...

Chavara constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly as CMP candidate . He started his political career as a Panchayat Member in 1979, and continued to do so for 20 years. He was a member of Kollam District Panchayat from 2000 to 2005. He was born as the son of V. Narayanan Pillai, a veteran RSP leader and Bhavani Amma, on 2 April 1951. Vijayan Pillai was a member of the CPI-M and won the legislative assembly election with a groundbreaking victory never imagined in the history of Chavara constituency as he won against Shibu Baby John who was the sitting MLA. Vijayan Pillai was known for his social service in Chavara society and for his welfare programs. He brought in good amount of reforms in social upliftment of common man in Chavara constituency.His son Sujith Vijayan Pillai is the current member of

from Chavara constituency in Kerala. He was a prominent leader in the region to bring in employment to youth and always strove to achieve social upbringing of the Chavara constituency with the help of NGOs and ruling LDF government policies. He was keen on reducing unemployment by engaging youth with skill based programs and connecting major businessmen from region as well as NRIs to support the initiative.

Death

Pillai died of age-related illness on 8 March 2020 at Aster Medcity in Kochi. His funeral was conducted on 9 March 2020 at his native village in Kollam.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pillai, Vijayan 1951 births 2020 deaths Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 Politicians from Kollam district Communist Marxist Party politicians