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Vaikom Viswan

Early life

He was born on 19 August 1940 in Vaikom in Kottayam district. He is married to Geetha, a college professor and has two children, Nisha a graduate in law and journalism and Naveen a software engineer.

Political career

Mr. Viswan started his political career as an activist of the Kerala Students Federation. He became its State president in 1967 and later its secretary. Viswan later became the president of the Kerala State Youth Federation(KSYF), which later became Democratic Youth Front of India (DYFI). Mr. Viswan became a member of the party State committee in 1978 and its Kottayam district secretary in 1984 and continued to hold the post till 2005. In 1980, he was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Ettumanur constituency. He had contested unsuccessfully from the same constituency in 1991 and 1996. During the early political work, Viswan was subjected to severe torturing by the police authorities. He was attacked many times by CPI cadres, and once nearly killed, during the time when the two communist parties split nationally in India. Viswan was in the forefront of agitation against Congress led government over Naxal Rajan murder case during late seventies.

Mr. Viswan is a member of the party secretariat from 2005 onwards. In 2006, he becomes the convener of Left Democratic Front in Kerala. He was elected to the central committee of CPI (M) in 2008. Positions held

•	Was the state president of Kerala Student's Federation. •	Elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1980. •	Member of the Kerala state committee of the CPI(M) since 1978. •	Convener of Left Democratic Front in 2006. •	Member of the CPI(M) Central Committee from 2008.

Related Links

http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/22/stories/2006052210640100.htm

http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20090411/1223777.html

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/01/28/stories/2007012818500100.htm