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'''A. V. Thamarakshan''' (born 24 April 1946) is a politician from the South Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name="n">Kerala Legislative Assembly. ''[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m680.htm Prof. A. V. Thamarakshan]''</ref> He has been member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] multiple times. he started his political career with RSP which later on split to form [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)|RSP (Bolshevik)]]. RSP(B) went on to merge with [[Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy]] in 2009. Thamarakshan has also been independent candidate. In September 2021, he elected as the president of the JSS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/local-news/trivandrum/--847829|title=പ്രഫ. എ.വി. താമരാക്ഷന്‍ ജെ.എസ്.എസ് സംസ്ഥാന പ്രസിഡൻറ് | Madhyamam|date=14 September 2021}}</ref>

==Political career==

===RSP leader===
A long-time member of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RSP), A. V. Thamarakshan rose to the ranks of [[Central Committee]] member and Kerala state secretariat member.<ref name="n"/> He was also the president of the [[United Trade Union Congress]] and various individual trade unions.<ref name="n"/> He stood as a RSP candidate in the Mararikulam seat in the 1977 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] election. He won the seat with 39,094 votes (50.43%), defeating [[CPI(M)]] candidate P.K. Chandrandan.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReporKerala77.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref> He retained the seat in the 1980 election, obtaining 45,714 votes (55.50%), defeating independent candidate Raju Gangadharan.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReport-Kerala%2080.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref> During this tenure he was the chairman of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation.<ref name="n"/> In the 1982 election he got 44,567 votes (51.10%), defeating independent candidate Pachady Sreedharan.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1982/StatisticalReport-Kerala%2082.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref>

A. V. Thamarakshan stood as the LDF candidate in the Haripad constituency in the 1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 45,603 votes (46.07%). He lost the seat to [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Ramesh Chennithala]].<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReportKerala87.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref> He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a bye-election in the Haripad constituency held on 27 February 1990.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of Parliamentary Information|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NH-2AAAAIAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=201}}</ref> However, he lost the Haripad seat in the 1991 election. He obtained 52,376 votes (48.62%) and was defeated by Congress candidate K.K. Sreenivasan.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Kerala91.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref> He re-took the Haripad seat in the 1996 election, obtaining 54,055 votes (50.26%) and defeating Congress candidate N. Mohan Kumar.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-KA96.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref> During this tenure, the chairman of the Kerala state legislative environmental commission.<ref name="n"/><ref name="AgarwalNarain1999">{{cite book|author1=Anil Agarwal|author2=Sunita Narain|author3=Srabani Sen|title=The Citizens' Fifth Report: National overview|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LYojAQAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Centre for Science and Environment|page=252}}</ref>

===Split in RSP===
On 25 March 1999 A. V. Thamarakshan and [[Babu Divakaran]] were expelled from the RSP by party state secretariat, for breaking party discipline.<ref>{{cite book|title=Data India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QP1tAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Press Institute of India|page=!99}}</ref> After the split he became the general secretary of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]].

In the 2001 election he stood as the RSP(B) candidate in Haripad. He finished in second place with 55,252 votes (46.58%). He was defeated by CPI(M) candidate T.K. Devakumar.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/StatRep_KL_2001.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala]''</ref>

===In JSS===
In 2009 A. V. Thamarakshan's party merged with the [[Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy]].<ref>''The New Indian Express''. ''[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article112912.ece#.Uz_b8FceHIU RSP (Bolshevik) merges with JSS]''</ref> He became a state committee member of JSS.<ref name="j"/> He filed nominations as a JSS candidate in Cherthala constituency in the 2011 assembly elections, but withdrew his candidature before the polls.<ref>''The Hindu''. ''[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/84-left-in-fray-in-thrissur/article1586884.ece 84 left in fray in Thrissur]''</ref>

In June 2012 A. V. Thamarakshan resigned from the JSS, citing that UDF had failed to maintain harmony between religious communities.<ref name="j">''The New Indian Express''. ''[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article528535.ece Thamarakshan quits JSS]''</ref>

===2014 election===
A. V. Thamarakshan declared his candidacy for the Alappuzha Lok Sabha seat in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]]. Standing as an independent, his candidature was supported by BJP.<ref>''Manorama Online''. ''[https://archive.today/20140404171737/http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/EnglishNews/loksabha-election-2014/Web-Special/Alappuzhacon.html Who will tide over the undercurrents in Alappuzha?]''</ref><ref>''Kaumudi Online''. ''[http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=47497 BJP’s second list of LS candidates out; Shobha Surendran to contest from Palakkad]''</ref>

==Personal life==
Thamarakshan is the son of V. Velu. He resides in [[Alappuzha]]. He is married to Dr. K. M. Sukrutha Latha and has two sons.<ref name="n"/>

==References==
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