Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (born 26 December 1949) is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala.^[1][2] From 13 April 2012 to 1 January 2014, he was the Home Minister in Oommen Chandy Ministry, Government of Kerala.^[3] He simultaneously held the Vigilance portfolio for the same time period and subsequently took over Forest, Transport, Sports, Cinema & Environment portfolios for the remaining duration of the ministry.^[4]

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2011 (2011-06-01)
Preceded by	V. N. Vasavan
Constituency	Kottayam
Minister for Forest, Transport and Cinema, Government of Kerala
In office 1 January 2014 (2014-01-01) – 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Preceded by	Aryadan Muhammed
Succeeded by	K. Raju (Forest) A. K. Saseendran (Transport) A. K. Balan (Cinema)
Minister for Home, Vigilance, Fire and Resources, Government of Kerala
In office 12 April 2012 (2012-04-12) – 31 December 2013 (2013-12-31)
Preceded by	Oommen Chandy
Succeeded by	Ramesh Chennithala
Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala
In office 23 May 2011 (2011-05-23) – 11 April 2012 (2012-04-11)
Preceded by	K. P. Rajendran
Succeeded by	Adoor Prakash
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1991 (1991) – 2011 (2011)
Preceded by	R. Unnikrishna Pillai
Succeeded by	Chittayam Gopakumar
Constituency	Adoor
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-26) 26 December 1949 (age 75) Thiruvanchoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Lalithambika Radhakrishnan
Children	3
Parents	K. P. Parameswaran M. G. Gourikutty
Alma mater	Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
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In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Thiruvanchoor. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Radhakrishnan.

Personal life

Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was born to K. P. Parameswaran and M. G. Gourikutty on 26 December 1949 at Thiruvanchoor in the erstwhile United State of Travancore and Cochin. He completed a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and worked as an advocate in Kottayam bar.

He married Lalithambika. They have two sons, Dr. Anupam Radhakrishnan and Arjun Radhakrishnan; and a daughter, Athira Radhakrishnan.

Political life

Thiruvanchoor entered public service as a student activist, through Balajanasakhyam, KSU and Youth Congress, rising to become the leader of various youth organizations. He held many important positions within KSU, Youth Congress and KPCC, including:

• President, All Kerala Balajanasakhyam (1965)
• Chairman, Baselias College Union and General Secretary (1967)
• KSU State General secretary (1967)
• KSU State President (1967)
• Youth Congress State President (1978)
• KPCC General Secretary (1984-2001)
• Opposition Chief Whip (12th Kerala Assembly)

He contested the 1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Kottayam assembly, and he lost to T.K Ramakrishnan of CPI(M).

He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 from Adoor and currently represents Kottayam constituency. He also served as the General Secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (I).

Major election victories
Year	Constituency	Closest rival	Majority (votes)
1991	Adoor	R. Unnikrishna Pillai (CPI(M))	5,767[5]
1996	Adoor	K. N. Balagopal (CPI(M))	9,201[6]
2001	Adoor	Kadamminitta Ramakrishnan (LDF-IND)	14,050[7]
2006	Adoor	D. K. John (Kerala Congress)	18,464[8]
2011	Kottayam	V. N. Vasavan (CPI(M))	711[9]
2016	Kottayam	Reji Sakharia (CPI(M))	33,632[10]

Administrative roles

UDF Government 2004–2006:

• Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources (2004–2006)
• Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (2004–2006)
• Minister of Forest (March 2005)
• Minister of Health (January 2006)

UDF Government 2011–2016:

• Minister of Revenue (May 2011 – April 2012)
• Home Minister (13 April 2012 – 31 December 2013)
• Minister for Forests, Sports, Cinema, Road Transport, Environment (1 January 2014 – 12 May 2016)