M. Swaraj
Adv. M. Swaraj | |
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.jpg) Swaraj in a public event at Karuvarakundu (2021) | |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for Thrippunithura | |
| In office 2 June 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | K. Babu |
| Succeeded by | K. Babu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1979 Nilambur, Malappuram district, Kerala |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | Saritha Menon (m. 2008) |
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| Residence(s) | MKK Nagar, Thrippunithura |
| Alma mater | Mar Thoma College, Chungathara - (BA) Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram - (LLB) |
M Swaraj (born 1979) is an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and was a representative of Thripunithura constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was the former Kerala State Secretary of Students' Federation of India and Democratic Youth Federation of India.[1] He is a member of the CPI(M) Kerala State Secretariat and State Committee.
Personal life and education
M. Swaraj was born at Pathar, Malappuram District. He attended SVHSS Palemad, Edakkara for his Secondary education. He then completed his BA degree in Economics from Mar Thoma College, Chungathara. He later pursued an LLB degree from Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram in 2004 and a Master's degree from Annamalai University in 2007.[2] 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 Calicut University Students' Union in 1999[3] and rose to be the Secretary of SFI the Kerala State Committee in 2005.[4] 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.[5] In 2013 and 2016 he was elected as the DYFI Kerala state Secretary.[6][7] He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thripunithura assembly constituency in 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election by defeating congress veteran and Excise Minister K. Babu by a margin of 4,467 votes.[8] But in 2021 Swaraj lost against same K.Babu by a margin of 1232 votes.
| Year | Constituency | Closest Rival | Majority
(Votes) |
Won/Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Thripunithura | K. Babu (INC) | 4467 | Won[9] |
| 2021 | Thripunithura | K. Babu (INC) | 1232 | Lost[10] |
Positions held
- 2005-2009 - Secretary, Students' Federation of India Kerala State Committee[11]
- 2007-2015 - Member, CPI(M), Malappuram District Committee[12]
- 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
- 2022 - present - Member, CPI(M), Kerala State Secretariat
Literary works
- Cuba Jeevikkunnu[13]
- Pookkalude Pusthakam[14]
- Karupu Oru Niramella
- Pithrushoonyam: Sabhyavum Asabhyavum
- Venal Pakshi (Co-Writer)[15]
References
- ^ "DYFI Holds Kerala State Conference", "People's Democracy", 13 June 2013
- ^ "Election affidavit 2016"
- ^ "അറിയുന്നത് സ്വരാജ് എം നായരെയെന്ന് ബല്റാം, ജനനത്തിലോ പേരിട്ടതിലോ തനിക്ക് പങ്കില്ലെന്ന് സ്വരാജ്", REPORTER, 26 Jan 2016
- ^ "SFI office-bearers elected at meet"[dead link], "The Hindu", 13 Nov 2005
- ^ DYFI-Kerala State Committee Former Leaders Archived 2 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, www.dyfikerala.net
- ^ "Rajesh to head DYFI State unit", "The Hindu", 24 May 2013
- ^ "A N Shamsser elected new DYFI state president", Deccan Chronicle, 4 March 2016
- ^ "Swaraj Emerges a Giant Killer", "The Hindu", 20 May 2016
- ^ "Thripunithura Election Result 2021 LIVE: Thripunithura MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Sindhu Joy and Swaraj re-elected", "The Hindu", 6 May 2007
- ^ "CPI(M) Malappuram district committee has three new faces", "The Hindu", 13 December 2007
- ^ "Amazon.in". www.amazon.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." dcbookstore.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021.