- J. Chitharanjan
Infobox Indian politician
| name = J. Chitharanjan
office = Member of theRajya Sabha
term_start = 1997
term_end = 2003
office2 = Minister of Health, Government of Kerala
term_start2 =11 April 1977
term_end2 =18 November 1978
successor2 = K. P. Prabhakaran
birth_date = Birth date|1927|10|22
birth_place =Kollam Kerala ,India
death_date = Death date and age|2008|6|13|1927|10|22
death_place =
party =Communist Party of India
spouse = Shrimati L. Ambiga Chitharanjan
children = 1 son, 2 daughters
alma_mater =Union Christian College, Alwaye
occupation =
footnotes = cite news |title=CPI leader Chitharanjan dead |url= |work=The Hindu |date=June 14 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-16] [http://rajyasabha.nic.in/kiosk/whoswho/alpha_c8.htm CHITHARANJAN, SHRI J.]Rajya Sabha . Retrieved on2008-06-16 .] [ [http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/ministers49_first.htm Ministries Since 1957 (After the formation of Kerala State)] . Information & Public Relations Department of Kerala. Retrieved on2008-06-16 .]J. Chitharanjan (
October 22 ,1927 –June 13 2008 ) was anIndia n labor leader, politician, a leader of theCommunist Party of India . He was the president of CPI's Trade Union wing AITUC, a Minister in the state and was a member of theRajya Sabha .Chitharanjan was elected to Kerala Assembly in 1977, 1980 and 1987 from his home district of
Kollam .His parents were Janardhanan Asan and Meenakshi Amma. His electoral life started with a contest with his uncle Divakarappanikker who was an important Congress leader.
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