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| Office | Member of parliament for Thiruvananthapuram |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister for Transport & Electricity |
| Office | Minister for Agriculture & Electricity |
| Office | Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 1977 |
| Term end | 1979 |
| Predecessor | V. K. Krishna Menon |
| Successor | Neelalohithadasan Nadar |
| Predecessor | K. M. George |
| Successor | P. K. Vasudevan Nair
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| Born | 1910-12-10 |
| Born | Pandalam, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India |
| Died | Template:Death date and age
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| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Devaki |
| Children | 1 Son, 1 Daughter
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M. N. Govindan Nair (10 December 1910 – 27 November 1984), popularly known as MN, was an Indian communist politician born in Pandalam, in Pathanamthitta district, India. He is known as "Kerala Khrushchev".
Political life
M.N. began his public life by involving himself in anti-caste struggles taking place in the locality. He was also associated with Nair Service Society in his early days.
M.N's political life got a fillip when he visited Wardha, and met with many national leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru. Later he joined the communist movement in Kerala. He was one of the foremost leaders of the Communist Party of India (CPI).
He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), and it was under his secretaryship that CPI came to power in the 1957 General Elections in Kerala which made the path for the E.M.S. Namboothiripad Ministry of 1957–1959. In 1964 when Communist Party split he remained in the CPI. He was Member of Parliament, and served as the Minister of Kerala. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in the General Elections of 1967 from Punalur Constituency and re-elected to the Assembly from Chadayamangalam Constituency in 1971 General Election. He undertook portfolios like Minister for Agriculture, Transport, Electricity and Housing in the Fourth Kerala Legislative Assembly in the C. Achutha Menon Government from 4 October 1970 to 25 March 1977.
Major policies
He was instrumental in pushing lot of radical and progressive policies and legislations in Kerala.
M.N. was responsible for launching the 'Laksham Veedu' or One Lakh housing scheme project in 1972, aimed at providing housing for the under privileged. In his respect, the scheme is now named after him.[1][2]
While being part of United Front (1970–1979, Kerala) he pushed legislations like Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 which nationalised private forest in Malabar region, Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1969 etc.[3]
References
- ↑ 2016 Year of Change: House for all, Assary, Gilveser. Deccan Chronicle(2016-12-25). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ Synopsis of the thesis entitled: empowerment and development in the Laksham Veedu colonies of Kerala: a case study of Kottayam district.
- ↑ M.N. Govindan Nair remembered. The Hindu(2010-12-17). Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- Kerala's First Government : Pro-Bill Procession. Trivandrum, August 28.. Information and Public Relations department of Kerala.
- Ministries Since 1957 (After the formation of Kerala State). Information and Public Relations department of Kerala.
- Members of Previous Assembly > Fourth Kerala Legislative Assembly (1970 - 1977). Kerala Legislature.