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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. V. Govindan
| image = MV Govindan master 2024 at Kollm 02.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Morazha]], [[Madras State]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = Secretary of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala]]
| termstart1 = 31 August 2022
| predecessor1 = [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]]
| successor1 =
| office = Member of the [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| termstart = 31 October 2022
| predecessor = [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]]
| successor =
| office3 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart3 = 2 May 2021
| termend3 =
| constituency3 = [[Taliparamba (State Assembly constituency)|Taliparamba]]
| predecessor3 = [[James Mathew]]
| office2 = Minister for [[Local government in Kerala|Local Self Governments]] and [[Kerala Excise|Excise]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| termstart2 = 20 May 2021
| 1blankname2 = [[Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| termend2 = 5 September 2022
| predecessor2 = [[A. C. Moideen]] (Local Self Governments)<br />[[T. P. Ramakrishnan]] (Excise)
| successor2 = M. B. Rajesh
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = P. K. Shyamala
| parents = K. Kunjambu<br />M. V. Madhavi
| children = 2
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| residence =
| alma_mater = Government College of Physical Education, Kozhikode
| profession =
| religion =
| website =
| footnotes =
| nickname = '''Govindhan Master'''
}}

'''M. V. Govindan''', popularly known as '''Govindan Master''', is an Indian politician from the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], and is the current Kerala State Secretary and the [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|party's Politburo]] member since 2022. He previously served as the State Minister for Local Self-Governments and Excise in the [[Second Vijayan ministry|Second Vijayan Ministry]] from 2021 to 2022.

==Personal life==

He was born to late K. Kunjambu and late M. V. Madhavi Amma at [[Morazha]] in Kannur on 23 April 1953.<ref name='niyamasabha'>{{cite web |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m75.htm |title=KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS |date=2018-04-27 |access-date=2018-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427130223/http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m75.htm |archive-date=2018-04-27}}</ref> His spouse, P. K. Shyamala is the Chairperson of [[Anthoor]] Municipality and Kannur district committee member of CPI(M). They have two sons named Shyamjith & Rangeeth. He was working as a physical education teacher at Iringal UP School when he became active in politics and took voluntary retirement from the job.

==Political career==
[[File:MV Govindan master 2024.ogg|thumb|MV Govindan master 2024 at Kollam]]
He became a member of CPI(M) in 1970. He was one of the founding members of [[Democratic Youth Federation of India|DYFI]], the youth organisation associated with CPI(M). Prior to that he was KSYF Kannur President and Secretary. He was one of the five members from Kerala in the all India preparatory committee of DYFI formation. He became DYFI's first Kerala State President and later its secretary. He participated in 1986 Moscow Youth conference.

He was the [[Kasaragod]] area secretary of CPI(M) when it was still part of Kannur district. Govindan Master was arrested during [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]] and put in jail.<ref name='tnie0'>{{cite news |author= |date=2018-04-23 |title=M V Govindan's elevation highlights Kannur's importance for communist party |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/apr/23/m-v-govindans-elevation-highlights-kannurs-importance-for-communist-party-1805085.html |location=Hyderabad |work=Express News Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427125209/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/apr/23/m-v-govindans-elevation-highlights-kannurs-importance-for-communist-party-1805085.html |archive-date=2018-04-27 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-04-27 }}</ref> In 1991, he became CPI(M) state committee member after the state conference in Kozhikkode. He was elected to CPI(M) state secretariat during 2006. He represented [[Taliparamba Assembly constituency|Taliparamba]] in Kerala legislative assembly during 1996 and 2001. He was Kannur district secretary of CPI(M) between 2002 and 2006. He had also become Ernakulam district secretary of CPI(M). Also, he was the Chief Editor of [[Deshabhimani]], organ of CPI(M) Kerala.<ref name='tnie0' />

===Assembly election candidature history===
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! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Year
! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Constituency
! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Opponent
! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Result
! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Margin
|-
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Taliparamba (State Assembly constituency)|Taliparamba]]
|Satheesan Pacheni ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |17,617<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1996-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 1996 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=20 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|K.Surendran ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |15,287<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2001-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 2001 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=20 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|Abdul Rasheed V. P. ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|style="background: #98FB98;" |Won
|style="background: #98FB98;" |22,689<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2021-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 2021 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=20 May 2021}}</ref>
|}

After the historic [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 election of Kerala]], the [[Left Democratic Front|Left Democratic Front (LDF)]] retained power with 99 seats, 8 more than in the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|previous election]], marking the first time that an alliance won consecutive terms in the state since the [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977 election]]. Following the election M. V. Govindan was sworn in as the Minister for Local Self Governments and Excise. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Kerala Election Results 2021: CM Vijayan Says 'Historic' Win Belongs to People, Metro Man E Sreedharan Loses in Palakkad|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/kerala-election-results-2021-live-updates-counting-scheduled-to-begin-at-8-am-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-cpm-hopeful-of-come-back-3697505.html|access-date=2021-05-08|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref> On 28 August 2022, state secretary of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala]], [[Kodiyeri Balakrishnan]] stepped down from the position due to failing health and was succeeded by M. V. Govindan and was also included in the [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-28 |title=Kodiyeri Balakrishnan steps down, MV Govindan Master is new CPM Kerala state secretary |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/kodiyeri-balakrishnan-steps-down-mv-govindan-master-is-new-cpm-8116975/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |newspaper=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kannur district]]
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1991–1996]]

M. V. Govindan - Revision history

JyothikaSahoo at 19:41, 26 January 2026