A. Vijayaraghavan is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and is the current Convener of Left Democratic Front in Kerala and former Acting Secretary of CPI(M) Kerala State Committee. He was born at Malappuram. He was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. He was the chairman of parliamentary committees on Subordinate Legislation and General Assurances, He was also the Chief Whip of CPI(M) in Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Palakkad in 1989. He is the Central Secretariat member of CPI(M) and General Secretary of All India Agricultural Workers Union. He contested in 2014 Indian general election from Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency). He has also got a bachelor's in law degree from Government Law College, Kozhikode. He is married to Prof. R. Bindu, who is herself a popular party worker and a teacher in Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. He lives in Thrissur. He has also served as the president of the Students Federation of India. He is also the director of the Malayalam Communications Limited. He was also a member of the Indian contingent for the General Assembly of the United Nations. He is currently serving as the All India General Secretary of the All India Agricultural Workers Union. References Official Web Site: www.avijayaraghavan.com External links Profile on Rajya Sabha website Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Living people University of Calicut alumni People from Malappuram district Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election 20th-century Indian politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Students' Federation of India All India Presidents