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Padayatt Kesavapillai Vasudevan Nair (PKV)

Padayatt Kesavapillai Vasudevan Nair, was the Chief Minister of Kerala State in India from 1978-1979. He is popularly known by the acronym PKV.

PKV was born on March 2, 1926 in Kidangoor in Kottayam District,as as son of Kesava Pillai. After graduating in Physics he came to Thiruvananthapuram and joined the Government Law College. But by that time he was so deeply involved in politics and gave up his law studies to venture into the Political arena. He joined CPI in 1945.

He was the president of Travancore Students’ Union in 1947 and elected as President of All Kerala Students Federation in 1948. He also served as President of Kerala Youth Federation and as Vice- President of World Federation of Democratic Youth. He was also the Editor of Janayugam Daily.

He served as Industry Minister in 1977. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Thiruvalla in 1957, from Ambalappuzha in 1962 and from Peermedu in 1967. He served as Panel of Chairman in Lok Sabha from 1967-70. He is presently representing Thiruvananthapuram constituency in the Lok Sabha.

He is married to Lekshmikkutty Amma, and has 3 sons and 2 daughters

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