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John Brittas

John Brittas is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala.

Party in the cited recordCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

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Regarding bringing a legislation to remove Education from Concurrent List and move it to State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution and other matters

PRIVATE MEMBERS" RESOLUTIONS · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 265

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Rajya Sabha member-name archive; may include earlier terms

01 / THE ESSENTIALS

At a glance

Office
Member of Parliament · Rajya Sabha
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Institution
Rajya Sabha
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Constituency / area
Kerala
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State / Union territory
Kerala
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Membership status
Listed as sitting in the official Parliament roster
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THE JOURNEY, CHAPTER BY CHAPTER

A life in the public record

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  1. 196615 May 1966
  2. 20162016 - 2021
    public service

    Advisor to Chief Minister of Kerala

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  3. 2021April 2021
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    Elected to Rajya Sabha

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  4. 2021June 2021 - Jan. 2022
    public service

    Member, Telephone Advisory Committee for Trivandrum, Kerala

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  5. 2021Aug. 2021 - Oct. 2024
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    Member, Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha

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  6. 2021June - Sept. 2021
    public service

    Member, Committee on Commerce

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  7. 2021Sept. 2021 - June 2024
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    Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology

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  8. 2024Sept. 2024 onwards
    public service

    Member, Committee on External Affairs

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  9. 2024Oct. 2024 onwards
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    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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  10. 2025May 2025 onwards
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    Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

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  11. 2025Aug. 2025 onwards
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    Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture

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  12. 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
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    Member, India- Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group

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  13. 20262026-10-11
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    Latest dated reference in this collection

    Publisher reference: Keralam Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas allegedly assaulted by CRPF personnel; SFI activists suffer injuries This marks the latest dated record available here, not necessarily the latest activity in public life.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Early life & upbringing

The cited biography records John Brittas’s date of birth as 15 May 1966. The birthplace is recorded as Pulikurumba, Naduvil, Distt. Kannur (Kerala).

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Education & professional life

The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A., M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. Educated at Calicut University, Kerala and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. The professional background is listed as Senior Journalist, Media top management Personnel.

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DOCUMENTED LIFE & WORK

Public life: the documented service history

The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 2016 - 2021: Advisor to Chief Minister of Kerala. A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: Member, India- Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group. This identifies the earliest entry available in that source, rather than establishing the start of the entire political career. Historical and open-ended positions retain their source periods.

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02 / BIOGRAPHY

The person behind the office

Rajya Sabha terms served (source)
1
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Education details in PRS
B.A., M.A., M. Phil. Educated at Calicut University, Kerala and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
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Education category in PRS
Post Graduate
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Education in the official biography
B.A., M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. Educated at Calicut University, Kerala and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
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Profession / professional background in biography
Senior Journalist, Media top management Personnel
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Personal background in the official biography

Date of birth
15 May 1966
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Place of birth
Pulikurumba, Naduvil, Distt. Kannur (Kerala)
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Father’s name
Late Shri A. P. Paily
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Mother’s name
Shrimati Annamma
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Marital status
Married
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Spouse’s name
Shrimati Sheba Brittas
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Marriage date
6 February 1995
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Sons listed in biography
One
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Daughters listed in biography
one
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Interests, publications & public work

Books & publications
In Malayalam, (i) Chillujalakakkoottil, 2015, (ii) Innocent Samsarikkunnu, 2015, (iii) Malayalathinte Manavikatha, 2012, (iv) Sthreeparvam, 2009 and (v) Marayillathe, 2006
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Social & cultural work as reported
Writing; hosted several television programms - Question Time, Cross Fire, Nammal Thamil, JB Junction, Njan Malayalee, Votograph, etc; acted in a couple of Malayalam movies including a hero role; recipient of, (i) Journalism Education Award from Goenka Foundation for research on "The Impact of Globalization in Print Media" and (ii) Kerala State Award for Best Anchor and Presenter during three years; numerous other television journalist/presenter awards
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Hobbies & recreation
Member, Press Club of India; badminton
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Travel reported in biography
Widely travelled; accompanied the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh to U.S.A. and Russia, as a member of the Media delegation team; Iraq, to cover the news of US-Iraq war and was the first journalist from India to reach Baghdad; Pakistan, to cover the general elections; Nepal, to cover the general elections soon after the death of King Birendra; U.K., Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Syria, U.A.E., Kuwait, Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, etc.
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Other information in biography
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First rank holder and recipient of Gold medal in Master's Degree; was University Union Councillor, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, Kerala; started career as a journalist in 1987 at Kannur, Kerala and thereafter in New Delhi; Journalist in Delhi from 1988 to 2003; Managing Director and Chief Editor, Malayalam Communications Ltd. (Kairali T.V.); Former Business Head, Asianet Communications; Director, (i) Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (since 2018) and (ii) Kerala Television Federation; contributed to regional and national publications; covered Indian Parliament news for more than a decade; Journalist, Central Hall and long and distinguished Pass holder; covered important events like Babri Masjid demolition, Gujarat riots, Gujarat earthquake, general elections, etc.

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03 / PUBLIC SERVICE

Terms, responsibilities & positions

Legislature / term
2021-2027
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Term end in roster
23/04/2027
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Membership category
See official election record
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Term notification date
2021-04-24
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Term expiry in official roster
2027-04-23
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Term description in PRS
First Term
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Term start in PRS
2021-04-24
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Activity reporting scope
Data corresponds to the period from 01-06-2009 to 13-08-2026.
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Oath date in Parliament record
8 June 2021
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Positions held & committee service

  1. 2016 - 2021

    Advisor to Chief Minister of Kerala

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  2. April 2021

    Elected to Rajya Sabha

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  3. June - Sept. 2021

    Member, Committee on Commerce

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  4. June 2021 - Jan. 2022

    Member, Telephone Advisory Committee for Trivandrum, Kerala

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  5. Aug. 2021 - Oct. 2024

    Member, Committee on Information and Communication Technology Management in Rajya Sabha

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  6. Sept. 2021 - June 2024

    Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology

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  7. Sept. 2024 onwards

    Member, Committee on External Affairs

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  8. Oct. 2024 onwards

    Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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  9. May 2025 onwards

    Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

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  10. Aug. 2025 onwards

    Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture

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  11. Feb. 2026 onwards

    Member, India- Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group

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04 / LEGISLATIVE WORK

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YearQuestionsProceedings
20218010
2022122354
2023103161
202459378
2025106163
2026740

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PARTY & REPRESENTATION

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Party in the cited membership record

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

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National platform · Lok Sabha election 2024

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Official name-indexed proceedings within the published current-term year range (2021-2027). Shared proceedings can include associations. Earlier name-only matches are retained privately for identity review; missing records do not mean no activity. · Records dated 2021-07-23 to 2025-04-03

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GOVERNMENT BILLS- Contd. I. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and II. The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025.

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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GOVERNMENT BILLS I. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and II. The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025

GOVERNMENT BILL -CONSIDERATION & PASSING/RETURN/WITHDRAWAL · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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Demand to address the plight of small scale business persons in the country

MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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Concern over the problem of proxy teachers in Government Schools

MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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Need to sensitize the youth of country

MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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Need to promote Indian art, literature and cinema in order to nurture creative expressions

MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Session 267

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Member-linked archive; may span several terms · Records dated 2021-07-19 to 2026-08-13

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Wage revision of non-executives in BSNL

UNSTARRED · COMMUNICATIONS · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2894 · Session 271

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Highway projects in Kerala

UNSTARRED · ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGH WAYS · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2827 · Session 271

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Thiruvananthapuram Outer Ring Road

STARRED · ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGH WAYS · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 269 · Session 271

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Dormant bank accounts

UNSTARRED · FINANCE · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2636 · Session 271

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Cross ownership of airports and airlines

UNSTARRED · CIVIL AVIATION · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2411 · Session 271

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Allocation of Vande Bharat sleeper trains for Kerala

UNSTARRED · RAILWAYS · Rajya Sabha Secretariat · Question 2351 · Session 271

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Keralam Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas allegedly assaulted by CRPF personnel; SFI activists suffer injuries

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Keralam MP John Brittas assaulted by CRPF and Delhi police at SIR protest

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Keralam Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas Claims Police Manhandled Him in Delhi

Deccan Chronicle

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‘Drove us around for 3.5 hours’: John Brittas on detention with ex-Kerala CM

The Indian Express

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Cjp Protest: Former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas detained in Delhi

The Hindu

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Delhi Confidential: Rashtrapati Bhavan responds to CPI(M) MP John Brittas; Shekhawat savours Rajasthan in Malta

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05 / CONTACT & ACCESS

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Email published by Parliament
john.brittas@sansad.nic.in
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Delhi correspondence address
138-140, South Avenue, New Delhi. 110011
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Permanent correspondence address in official biography
No.10-B, K.G.S, Greens Apartments, Kowdiar, Golf Links Road, Thiruvananthapuram. 695003
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Contact numbers published by Parliament
Mobile:9447820010
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06 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

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When was John Brittas born?

The cited biography records 15 May 1966.

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Where was John Brittas born?

Pulikurumba, Naduvil, Distt. Kannur (Kerala).

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What education is recorded for John Brittas?

B.A., M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. Educated at Calicut University, Kerala and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

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What professional background is recorded for John Brittas?

Senior Journalist, Media top management Personnel.

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What is the earliest dated public role listed for John Brittas?

2016 - 2021: Advisor to Chief Minister of Kerala. This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.

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Which parliamentary record does this profile follow?

John Brittas is listed in the Rajya Sabha record for Kerala. Read the linked membership source for the office and its scope.

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07 / PLAIN-LANGUAGE ANSWERS

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Who is John Brittas?

John Brittas is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala.

What does this office do?

Serves in the Council of States. Rajya Sabha membership is state/UT based or nominated, rather than tied to a Lok Sabha constituency.

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