James Mathew is an Indian politician from Kannur district, Kerala state, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala in 13th and 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represents the Taliparamba constituency of Kerala and is a Kerala state committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party.[1]
James Mathew | |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Succeeded by | M. V. Govindan Master |
| Constituency | Taliparamba |
| Preceded by | C. K. P. Padmanabhan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1961 Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | N. Sukanya |
| Residence | Taliparamba |
| Source: [1] | |
Personal life edit
Son of Shri N. J. Mathew and Smt. Chinnamma Mathew; born at Kannur on 20 March 1961. He holds a degree in B. A. in Political Science. He was married to Smt. N. Sukanya. The couple have one daughter and one son.[2]
Political career edit
He started political life as an S.F.I. activist during Emergency period and served as Kannur District President, Secretary, State President, State Secretary, and All India Joint Secretary of S.F.I.; assaulted by police while participating in students agitations led by S.F.I.; was Area Secretary, C.P.I.(M), Sreekandapuram: Member, C.P.I.(M) District Secretariat and District Committee, Kannur; Member: Calicut University Senate, Kannur University Syndicate and Kannur District Panchayat; Standing Committee Chairman, District Panchayat, Kannur.[3]
| Year | Constituency | Closest Rival | Majority
(Votes) |
Won/Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Taliparamba | Adv Job Michel (KC(M)) | 27861 | Won[4] |
| 2016 | Taliparamba | Rajesh Nambiar (KC(M)) | 50489 | Won[5] |
References edit
- ^ "സംസ്ഥാന കമ്മിറ്റി". www.cpimkerala.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "JAMES MATHEW MLA of TALIPARAMBA Kerala". Nocorruption.in. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2011". www.elections.in. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2016". www.elections.in. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links edit
- James Mathew MLA Archived 29 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine