M. Swaraj

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]

Adv. M. Swaraj
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 byK. Babu
Succeeded byK. Babu
Personal details
Born27 May 1979
Nilambur, Malappuram district, Kerala
Political partyCPI(M)

Political career

Swaraj entered politics through student activism. He was the Chairman of the Calicut University Students' Union in 1999[2] and rose to be the Secretary of SFI the Kerala State Committee in 2005.[3] 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.[4] He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thripunithura assembly constituency in 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election by defeating Congress veteran K. Babu by a margin of 4,467 votes.[5] But in 2021 Swaraj lost in a rematch to K.Babu by a margin of 1,232 votes.

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
Year Constituency Closest Rival Majority

(Votes)

 Won/Lost
2016 Thripunithura K. Babu (INC) 4467 Won[6]
2021 Thripunithura K. Babu (INC) 1232 Lost[7]

Positions held
  • 2005-09: Secretary, SFI Kerala SC[8]
  • 2007-15: Member, CPI(M), Malappuram DC[9]
  • 2011-13: President, DYFI, Kerala SC
  • 2013-18: Secretary, DYFI, Kerala SC
  • 2015- present: Member, CPI(M), Kerala SC
  • 2016-21: MLA for Thrippunithura
  • 2022- present: Member, CPI(M), Kerala State Secretariat

Literary works
  • Cuba Jeevikkunnu[10]
  • Pookkalude Pusthakam[11]
  • Venal Pakshi (Co-Writer)[12]

References
  1. "DYFI Holds Kerala State Conference", "People's Democracy", 13 June 2013
  2. "അറിയുന്നത് സ്വരാജ് എം നായരെയെന്ന് ബല്‍റാം, ജനനത്തിലോ പേരിട്ടതിലോ തനിക്ക് പങ്കില്ലെന്ന് സ്വരാജ്", REPORTER, 26 Jan 2016
  3. "SFI office-bearers elected at meet", "The Hindu", 13 Nov 2005
  4. DYFI-Kerala State Committee Former Leaders Archived 2 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, www.dyfikerala.net
  5. "Swaraj Emerges a Giant Killer", "The Hindu", 20 May 2016
  6. "Thripunithura Election Result 2021 LIVE: Thripunithura MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. "Sindhu Joy and Swaraj re-elected", "The Hindu", 6 May 2007
  9. "CPI(M) Malappuram district committee has three new faces", "The Hindu", 13 December 2007
  10. "Amazon.in". www.amazon.in. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  11. "You are being redirected..." dcbookstore.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. "Welcome to Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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