V. S. Sivakumar

V. S. Sivakumar
V. S. Sivakumar
	Thiruvananthapuram
Personal details
Born	30 May 1960 (age 63); Amaravila, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sindhu Salooja C. R.
Children	2
Residence(s)	Sasthamangalam , Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
	As of 26 October, 2012Source: kerala.gov.in

V. S. Sivakumar (born 30 May 1960) is an Indian politician who is a member of Indian National Congress and a former Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Devaswom, Government of Kerala in the Second Oommen Chandy ministry.^[1] He has represented the

Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency

.

Early life

V. S. Sivakumar was born to K. V. Sadasivan Nair and B. Subhadra Amma at

Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.^[2] He married Sindhu Salooja C.R., they have two daughters and live near Sasthamangalam

, Thiruvananthapuram.

Political life

V. S. Sivakumar started his political career through the

Member of Parliament

in the 13th Lok Sabha representing Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency.

Positions held

1978-1979 University Union Councillor (Kerala University)

1980-1982 General Secretary, Block Congress Committee

1982-1987 President, Block Youth Congress, Parasala Block, District Trivandrum

1987-1993 Vice-President, District Youth Congress Committee, Trivandrum

1993-2000 President, District Youth Congress, Trivandrum

1999-2004 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1999-2000 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

V. S. Sivakumar was elected as the Member of Parliament to the

Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency). He represented the constituency till 2004 in the Lok Sabha. But in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004 and by-election in 2005, he tasted defeat against P. K. Vasudevan Nair and Pannyan Raveendran of CPI, respectively, from the Thiruvananthapuram Constituency.^[4]

Sivakumar was fielded in for the first time into 2011 State Assembly election from Thiruvananthapuram constituency. He emerged victorious against the former Minister V. Surendran Pillai of Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) by a margin of 5352 votes.

Sivakumar was sworn in as a minister in Kerala for the first time in 2011. He was sworn is as the Minister for Transport and Devaswom on 18 May 2011 in the

Oommen Chandy Ministry 2011-2016

. Later in the first cabinet reshuffle, he was made the Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Devaswom. His portfolio includes Health, Family Welfare, Medical Education, Medical University, Indigenous Medicines, Drug Control, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy and Devaswoms.

He was booked by Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) of Kerala on 27 February 2020 for illegally acquiring money via his close associates between 2011 and 2016.^[5]

References

^ "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala".
^ "SIVAKUMAR, SHRI V.S." Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
^ "Kerala Assembly election database: Biodata of V. S. Sivakumar". keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "LDF retains T'puram Lok Sabha seat - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ Anand, G. (20 February 2020). "Vigilance raids house of former Kerala Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar". The Hindu.

[1] "Official Web Portal - Government of Kerala".

[2] "SIVAKUMAR, SHRI V.S." Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.

[3] "Kerala Assembly election database: Biodata of V. S. Sivakumar". keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[4] "LDF retains T'puram Lok Sabha seat - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[5] Anand, G. (20 February 2020). "Vigilance raids house of former Kerala Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar". The Hindu.

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Early life

Political life

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