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The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (amendment of Article 153 and substitution of Articles 155 and 156)
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LIFE & PUBLIC RECORD · Rajya Sabha MP
V. Sivadasan
V. Sivadasan is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala.
Party in the cited recordCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
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- 19794 May 1979
early life Born
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Read the source ↗ - 20162016-2021
public service Director (Independent), Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB)
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Read the source ↗ - 2021April 2021
elections Elected to Rajya Sabha
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Read the source ↗ - 2021June 2021 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Feb. 2022 onwards
public service Member, Coir Board
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Read the source ↗ - 2022May 2022 - April 2024 and Aug. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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Read the source ↗ - 2022Sept. 2022 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
public service Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Read the source ↗ - 2024Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2026
public service Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
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Read the source ↗ - 2026Feb. 2026 onwards
public service Member, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group
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Read the source ↗ - 20262026-08-13
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Early life & upbringing
The cited biography records V. Sivadasan’s date of birth as 4 May 1979. The birthplace is recorded as Vilakkode, Kannur.
Education & professional life
The educational qualifications recorded in the cited source are: B.A.(History), M.A. (History), Ph.D. (History), Post-doctoral Fellow Educated at PRNSS College, Mattannur, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur University , Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellow), New Delhi. The professional background is listed as Political and Social Worker.
Public life: the documented service history
The earliest dated entry in the cited service history is 2016-2021: Director (Independent), Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). A later recorded entry is Feb. 2026 onwards: Member, India - Brazil 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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- Education details in PRS
- B.A.(History), M.A. (History), Ph.D. (History), Post-doctoral Fellow Educated at PRNSS College, Mattannur, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur University , Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellow), New Delhi Source ↗
- Education in the official biography
- B.A.(History), M.A. (History), Ph.D. (History), Post-doctoral Fellow Educated at PRNSS College, Mattannur, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur University , Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellow), New Delhi Source ↗
Personal background in the official biography
Interests, publications & public work
- Books & publications
- (i) Peasants, Media, Literature Agrarian Problems in Kerala: Role of the Media and Literature (1934-1971), (ii) Nilavilikalilodungathathe, 2003 (Malayalam) and (iii) Indian Vidhyabhyasam (Malayalam) Source ↗
- Social & cultural work as reported
- First rank holder and Gold medalist in Bachelor of Arts in History from Kannur University; has written an article ‘Neoliberal Hegemony in Education: Higher Education Policies in India' (IJSSR Vol.18); frequently writes on the national and international polity in different journals as well as other publications Source ↗
- Travel reported in biography
- Was part of the Indian delegation in number of international conferences and seminars in different countries and delivered/invited lectures in many international events; Visited, South Africa and Ecuador, to attend international conferences on youth and students; Philippines and Sri Lanka, to attend Cuban solidarity conference; China, to attend International seminar on development and poverty alleviation; Oman, for a Special talk on 'The life and works of Sree Narayana Guru, and Renaissance’; U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia to attend international conferences and seminars Source ↗
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Chairman, Kannur University Union, 2002-2003; National President, Students' Federation of India (SFI), 2012 - 2016; Joint Secretary, All India Agricultural Workers' Union (AIAWU); State Committee Member, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala; Convener, Academic Committee, Seminar on Higher Education Challenges and Prospects, Kannur University, Kerala; Acting Chairman and Convener, Academic Committee, Young Scholars Congress, Thiruvananthapuram; Member, (i) Centre for South Indian Studies, (ii) Indian History Congress and (iii) Editorial Board, Marxist Samvadam, Malayalam quarterly Journal, Thiruvananthapuram; Chairman, People's Mission for Social Development; Editor, (i) Researcher, research journal, Thiruvananthapuram, (ii) Indian Researcher, research journal, New Delhi, (iii) Student Struggle, monthly, New Delhi, (iv) Student, Malayalam monthly, Thiruvananthapuram, and (v) Chatra Sangharsh, monthly, New Delhi; Manager, Student, Malayalam monthly, Thiruvananthapuram
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Terms, responsibilities & positions
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- 2016-2021
Director (Independent), Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB)
Source ↗ - April 2021
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Source ↗ - June 2021 - June 2024 and Sept. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas
Source ↗ - Feb. 2022 onwards
Member, Coir Board
Source ↗ - May 2022 - April 2024 and Aug. 2024 onwards
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Source ↗ - Sept. 2022 - June 2024 and Oct. 2024 onwards
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Source ↗ - Aug. 2024 - Sept. 2026
Member, Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes
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Member, India - Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group
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| Year | Questions | Proceedings |
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| 2021 | 77 | 6 |
| 2022 | 115 | 227 |
| 2023 | 91 | 106 |
| 2024 | 67 | 221 |
| 2025 | 92 | 84 |
| 2026 | 73 | 0 |
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GOVERNMENT BILLS- Contd. I. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and II. The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025.
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Demand to address the plight of small scale business persons in the country
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Concern over the problem of proxy teachers in Government Schools
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Need to promote Indian art, literature and cinema in order to nurture creative expressions
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Demand for underpasses and overbridges along National Highway in Kannur, Kerala
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The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025
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Vacancies in judiciary
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Construction damages in National Highways and bridges
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Hospitals under Union Government
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Public Sector Banks
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Concern over comparability of survey by PLFS with NSSO
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Share transfer of CPSEs under Ministry of Heavy Industries
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- Velluva House, Vilakkode P.O. Muzhakkunnu, Kannur. 670703 Source ↗
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What education is recorded for V. Sivadasan?
B.A.(History), M.A. (History), Ph.D. (History), Post-doctoral Fellow Educated at PRNSS College, Mattannur, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur University , Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi (ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellow), New Delhi.
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Political and Social Worker.
Read the supporting source ↗What is the earliest dated public role listed for V. Sivadasan?
2016-2021: Director (Independent), Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). This is the earliest dated entry in the cited record, not necessarily the first public role.
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Who is V. Sivadasan?
V. Sivadasan is listed as Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala.
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