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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = M.K. Raghavan
| image               = Mkr3521.jpg
| caption             = [[Member of Parliament]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1952|4|21|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Payyannur]], [[Kannur]]
| residence           = Ashoka, Madhuravanam Road, [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
| nationality         = {{Flag icon|India}} [[India]]n
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| office              = Secretary Congress Parliamentary Party
| term_start          = 10 September 2024
| term_end            =
| office2             = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| primeminister       = 
| term_start2         = 31 May 2009
| term_end2           =
| predecessor2        = [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]
| successor2          = 
| constituency2       = [[Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency|Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
| party               = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse              = Usha Kumari
| children            = 2
| website             = {{URL|https://mkraghavan.in/}}
| date                = 
| year                = 
| source              = 
| term_start3         = 
}}

'''M. K.  Raghavan''' (born 21 April 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a Member of [[Lok Sabha]] and a Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party.

Representing the [[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kozhikode Lok Sabha]] constituency of [[Kerala]], he is a member of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521061309/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/17/stories/2009051759360800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 May 2009|title=Kerala: UDF registers thumping win |date=17 May 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325182802/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/21/stories/2009032152690300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 March 2009|title=Congress ticket for Shashi Tharoor|date=21 March 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> A former General Secretary of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee|KPCC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050859/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/04/stories/2007100452080300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2012|title=Move against Agreenco is political vendetta |date=4 October 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 January 2010}}</ref> He was born to Krishnan Nambiar and Janaki Amma on 21 April 1952 at [[Payyannur]], [[Kerala]].

Fielded as a strong candidate by the UDF in the LDF bastion of Kozhikode in the 2009 Lok Sabha election, M. K. Raghavan managed to wrangle victory by defeating then DYFI National President [[P. A. Mohammed Riyas|P. A. Muhammad Riyas]]. He won the 2009 election by a meagre 838 vote margin.

However, he cemented his victory with much better margins in the 2014 Lok Sabha with 16,883 votes by defeating former CPIM State Secretary & Polit Bureau Member [[A. Vijayaraghavan]]. For the third term, M K Raghavan was fielded again from Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency in 2019 and won by record lead with 85,225 votes by defeating CPIM's strong candidate and sitting MLA [[A. Pradeepkumar]]. It is noted that he retained this seat under extreme conditions, even facing some false allegations during the election period.

In his fourth term, he won from the Kozhikode constituency with a lead of 1,42,087 votes, defeating the strong candidate [[Elamaram Kareem]], former Minister of Kerala, then Rajya Sabha MP, floor leader of CPIM in Rajya Sabha and CPIM's Trade Union (CITU) leader. This was a historical victory of M K Raghavan and historical defeat of CPIM in the constituency since its inception.

Currently he is serving as a Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party, which is a Parliamentary board of [[Indian National Congress]] Headed by [[Sonia Gandhi]]. He is also a Member of Political Affairs Committee of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]], the apex body of [[Indian National Congress]] in the state Kerala.

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==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4560 Lok Sabha Member Profile: M. K.  Raghavan]

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:India MPs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]


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