Veliyam Bharghavan

Veliyam Bharghavan (May 1928 – 18 September 2013) was a Communist leader from the Kerala, India.^[1] He was the state Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI) from 1998 to 2010. In 2010 he retired from that position due to his health issues. He hails from Veliyam village of Kollam district. He was an advocate of a merger between CPI and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).^[2][3][4] He was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of Kerala, winning the 1957 and 1960(interim) assembly elections from the Chadayamangalam Constituency.^[5][6] He died on 18 September 2013 aged 85 due to respiratory and cardiac problems.^[1]

Veliyam Bharghavan
Veliyam Bharghavan
Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Council
Preceded by	P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Succeeded by	C. K. Chandrappan
Member of legislative assembly
In office 1960–1964
In office 1957–1959
Preceded by	Established
Succeeded by	D. D. Potti
Constituency	Chadayamangalam
Personal details
Born	Krishnan Bharghavan 5 May 1928 Veliyam, Kottarakkara Taluk, Kollam, Kerala
Died	18 September 2013(2013-09-18) (aged 85) Thiruvananthapuram
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Communist Party of India
Spouse	Suneethi
Children	One Daughter
Residence(s)	House No.42, Vrindavan Housing Colony, Pattom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram
Alma mater	Schooling at Sanskrit school Velyam, and English School Kottarakkara, SN College

In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Veliyam. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Bharghavan.

See also

• Communist Party of India