M Swaraj (born 1979) is an Indian politician of the

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and was a representative of Thripunithura constituency in the

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. He was the former Kerala State Secretary of

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and Democratic Youth Federation of India. He is a member of the

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Kerala State Secretariat and State Committee. M Swaraj by Navas Puthanazhi

Personal life and Education

M. Swaraj was born at Pathar,

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarte ...

District. He attended SVHSS Palemad, Edakkara for his Secondary education. He completed his BA in Economics from Mar Thoma College, Chungathara under the

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in 2000. He later pursued an LLB degree from

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in 2004 and a

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from

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in 2007. Swaraj has been married to Saritha Menon, an HR professional, since 2008.

Political career

Swaraj entered politics through student activism. He was the Chairman of the

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Students' Union in 1999 and rose to be the Secretary of SFI the

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State Committee in 2005. Later he became active in Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of CPI(M), and was made President of its Kerala Unit in 2011. In 2013 and 2016 he was elected as the DYFI Kerala state Secretary. He was elected to

from Thripunithura assembly constituency in

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Lef ...

by defeating congress veteran and Excise Minister

K. Babu K. Babu (Malayalam: കെ .ബാബു) (born 2 June 1951 in Angamaly, Cochin, Keralam, India) is an Indian politician and the former Oommen Chandy Ministry Term 2, Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Excise, Government of Kerala. He is the r ...

by a margin of 4,467 votes. But in 2021 Swaraj lost against same K.Babu by a margin of 1232 votes.

Positions held

*2005-2009 - Secretary,

Kerala State Committee *2007-2015 - Member, CPI(M), Malappuram District Committee *2011-2013 - President, Democratic Youth Federation of India, Kerala State Committee *2013 - 2018 - Secretary, Democratic Youth Federation of India, Kerala State Committee *2015 - present - Member, CPI(M), Kerala State Committee *2016 - 2021 - MLA for

Thrippunithura Thrippunithura or Tripunithura (), is a prominent historical and residential region in the City of Kochi in Kerala, India. Located about 7 km (4 mi) from the city centre, Tripunithura was the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin ...

*2022 - present - Member, CPI(M), Kerala State Secretariat

Literary works

* Cuba Jeevikkunnu * Pookkalude Pusthakam * Karupu Oru Niramella * Pithrushoonyam: Sabhyavum Asabhyavum * Venal Pakshi (Co-Writer)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swaraj, M. Living people Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 People from Malappuram district 1979 births