Veliyam Bharghavan

Veliyam Bharghavan (Malayalam: വെളിയം ഭാർഗവൻ; May 1928 – 18 September 2013) was a Communist leader from the Kerala, India.[1] He was the state Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI) from 1998 to 2010. In 2010 he retired from that position due to his health issues. He hails from Veliyam village of Kollam district. He was an advocate of a merger between CPI and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).[2][3][4] He was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kerala, winning the 1957 and 1960(interim) assembly elections from the Chadayamangalam Constituency.[5][6] He died on 18 September 2013 aged 85 due to respiratory and cardiac problems.[1]

Veliyam Bharghavan
Veliyam Bharghavan
Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Council
Preceded byP. K. Vasudevan Nair
Succeeded byC. K. Chandrappan
Member of legislative assembly
In office
1960–1964
In office
1957–1959
Preceded byEstablished
Succeeded byD. D. Potti
ConstituencyChadayamangalam
Personal details
Born
Krishnan Bharghavan

5 May 1928
Veliyam, Kottarakkara Taluk, Kollam, Kerala
Died18 September 2013(2013-09-18) (aged 85)
Thiruvananthapuram
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India
SpouseSuneethi
ChildrenOne Daughter
Residence(s)House No.42, Vrindavan Housing Colony, Pattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram
Alma materSchooling at Sanskrit school Velyam, and English School Kottarakkara, SN College

See also

References

  1. Sreejan, B (18 September 2013). "Veteran CPI leader Veliyam Bhargavan passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. Nair, C. Gouridasan (26 December 2005). "Subjective factors hampering unity among Left parties". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. "Veliyam Bharghavan gets industry-wise". The Indian Express. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. "Bhargavan is CPI Kerala chief". The Financial Express. India. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  5. "Elections to the First Kerala Assembly 1957" (PDF). Government of Kerala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  6. "Preserve independence of Legislature". The Hindu. 28 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.


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