| Positions Held |
| 1971-1977 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha |
| 1977-1979 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1991-1996 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| Member, Committee on Home Affairs |
| Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women |
| Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| 5 August 2006-onwards Member, Committee on Commerce |
| 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Commerce |
| Special Interests |
| Youth & Students movement in India and abroad; agrarian economy and peasant movement in India, its past and present; environment problems and environment movement; tourism, its economic significance |
| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading travelling |
| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled; Visited Vietnam and Bangladesh in Parliamentary delegation headed by the Speaker, Shri G.S. Dhillon. |
| Other Information |
| Chairman, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), 1987-91 & 1996-2001; Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Prabhath Book House, Trivandrum; Attended the World Youth Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria; Attended the Congresses of Communist Party of Soviet Union (CPSU) Communist Party of Portugal and Communist Party of Bulgaria; Attended the World Food Summit held in Rome; Member, (i) Central Executive Committee of the CPI; (ii) National Council of CPI; (iii) Court of Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi, and (iv) Coconut Development Board; Was President and General Secretary of the All India Students Federation (AISF) and All India Youth Fedration (AIYF); President, All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) |
