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 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 (aged 85) Thiruvananthapuram |
| 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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- ^ a b Sreejan, B (18 September 2013). "Veteran CPI leader Veliyam Bhargavan passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Veliyam Bharghavan gets industry-wise". The Indian Express. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bhargavan is CPI Kerala chief". The Financial Express. India. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Elections to the First Kerala Assembly 1957" (PDF). Government of Kerala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "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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