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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = C. V. Padmarajan<br />
| image = CV PADMARAJAN, former kerala minister.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1931|07|22}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British Raj|India]]<br>(present day [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]], India)<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|07|16|1931|07|22}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kollam]], Kerala, India<br />
| residence = <br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Laws|Graduation in Law]]<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| office = Minister for Finance<br />
| term_start = 22 March 1995<br />
| term_end = 9 May 1996<br />
| predecessor = Self<br />
| successor = T. Sivadasa Menon<br />
| constituency = [[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
| office2 = Minister for Finance, Electricity and Coir<br />
| term_start2 = 2 July 1991<br />
| term_end2 = 16 March 1995<br />
| predecessor2 = V. Viswanatha Menon<br />
| successor2 = Self<br />
| constituency2 = [[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
| office3 = Minister for Community Development and Fisheries<br />
| term_start3 = 24 May 1982<br />
| term_end3 = 25 March 1983<br />
| predecessor3 = <br />
| successor3 = <br />
| constituency3 = [[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] <br />
| spouse = R. Vasanthakumari<br />
| children = 2<br />
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|K. Velu Vaidyar|K. M. Thankamma}}<br />
| website = <br />
| signature = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| source = <br />
}}<br />
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'''C. V. Padmarajan''' (22 July 1931 – 16 July 2025) was an Indian politician and advocate from [[Paravur, Kollam]], [[Kerala]]. He was a minister in the Kerala Government, holding various portfolios including Finance, Electricity, Community Development, and Fisheries. He was also the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] President in 1983–1987 period.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/17/stories/2005031709540400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203211026/http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/17/stories/2005031709540400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-12-03 |title=Padmarajan is Planning Board vice-chairman |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-03-17 |accessdate=2010-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/23/stories/2007092353500300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922051607/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/23/stories/2007092353500300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-22 |title=Ponmudi land deal: UDF stages dharna |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2007-09-23 |accessdate=2010-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990413/ige13004.html |title=Brahmapuram deal - Panel indicts ex-minister, top bureaucrats |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=1999-04-13 |accessdate=2010-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003053022/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990413/ige13004.html |archivedate=2012-10-03 }}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Padmarajan was born at [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur]] in the erstwhile [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]] on 22 July 1931 as the son of K. Velu Vaidyar and K. M. Thankamma. He started his political life through All Travancore Student's Congress during the freedom struggle. He started his professional career as a teacher and later he took graduation on Law. He was appointed District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor in Quilon during 1973–79. He married R. Vasantha Kumari and had two sons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m492.htm |title=C. V Padmarajan - Kerala Niyamasabha |publisher=Niyamasabha.org |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/c_v_padmarajan.php |title=Niyamasabha - C. V Padmarajan |publisher=State of Kerala |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><br />
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Padmarajan died on 16 July 2025, at the age of 93.<ref>[https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/07/16/senior-congress-leader-former-minister-c-v-padmarajan-passes-away.html Former minister CV Padmarajan passes away]</ref><br />
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==Assembly election candidature history==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Year<br />
! Constituency<br />
! Opponent<br />
! Result<br />
! Margin<br />
|----<br />
|1980<br />
|[[Kollam (Assembly constituency)#History|Quilon]]<br />
|[[Kadavoor Sivadasan]] ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |2,414<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 1980 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><br />
|----<br />
|1982<br />
|[[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
|[[J. Chitharanjan]] ([[Communist Party of India|CPI]])<br />
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won<br />
|style="background: #98FB98;" |5,802<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.ws/keralaforum/1982.htm |title=1982 - Kerala Election Results |publisher=Geocities.ws |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><br />
|----<br />
|1987<br />
|[[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
|[[P. Ravindran]] ([[Communist Party of India|CPI]])<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |2,456<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1987-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 1987 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><br />
|----<br />
|1991<br />
|[[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
|[[P. Ravindran]] ([[Communist Party of India|CPI]])<br />
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won<br />
|style="background: #98FB98;" |4,511<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1991-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 1991 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><br />
|----<br />
|1996<br />
|[[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
|[[P. Ravindran]] ([[Communist Party of India|CPI]])<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |2,115<ref name=":01">{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1996-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 1996 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2019-02-18}}</ref><br />
|----<br />
|1998 (by-election)<br />
|[[Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)|Chathannoor]]<br />
|N. Anirudhan ([[Communist Party of India|CPI]])<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost<br />
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |3,938<ref name=":01" /><br />
|}<br />
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