Veliyam Bharghavan | |
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Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Council | |
Preceded by | P. K. Vasudevan Nair |
Succeeded by | C. K. Chandrappan |
Member of legislative assembly | |
In office 1960–1964 | |
In office 1957–1959 | |
Preceded by | Established |
Succeeded by | D. D. Potti |
Constituency | Chadayamangalam |
Personal details | |
Born | Krishnan Bharghavan 5 May 1928 Veliyam, Kottarakkara Taluk, Kollam, Kerala |
Died | 18 September 2013 Thiruvananthapuram | (aged 85)
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse | Suneethi |
Children | One Daughter |
Residence(s) | House No.42, Vrindavan Housing Colony, Pattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram |
Alma mater | Schooling at Sanskrit school Velyam, and English School Kottarakkara, SN College |
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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]