E. Padmanabhan

E. Padmanabhan (31 March 1934 - 18 September 1990) was a politician from Kerala, India, who represented Sreekrishnapuram constituency in the 7th Kerala Legislative Assembly. One of the founding leaders and long term general secretary of the Kerala NGO Union, he was also known as NGO Padmanabhan.

E. Padmanabhan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1982–1987
Preceded byK. Sankaranarayanan
Succeeded byP. Balan
ConstituencySreekrishnapuram
Personal details
Born(1934-03-31)31 March 1934
Kozhikode, Malabar district, British India
Died18 September 1990(1990-09-18) (aged 56)
Delhi, India
SpouseC. Rajamma
Children4

Biography

E. Padmanabhan was born on March 31, 1934, in Edappal in present-day Malappuram district as the second son of Ramanunni Nair.[1] He studied till 10th class.[1]

Personal life and death

Padmanabhan and his wife C. Rajamma have four children.[1] He died of a heart attack on September 18, 1990, while attending an anti-communal convention in Delhi.[2]

Political career

Electoral politics

Padmanabhan represented Sreekrishnapuram Assembly constituency in 7th Kerala Legislative Assembly as a candidate of Communist Party of India (Marxist).[1]

Service organization activism

Padmanabhan who was one of the founders of Kerala Non Gazetted Officers Union, served as the general secretary of the union from 1965 to 1982.[3] He was also known as NGO Padmanabhan.[3] He was also served as the general secretary of the FSETO (Federation of State Employees & Teachers' Organizations) from 1973 to 1982 and the zonal secretary of the AISGEF (All India State Government Employees Federation) in 1965.[1] He led several strikes by government employees in Kerala. Padmanabhan was the founding president of the Kerala Water Authority Employees Union (CITU) also.[3]

References
  1. "Legislators of Kerala" (PDF). p. 180.
  2. "ഇ പത്മനാഭൻ അനുസ്‌മരണം നാളെ" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. "KERALA WATER AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES UNION CITU". kwaeucitu.in. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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