N. Peethambara Kurup is the MP of Kollam Parliament constituency. He was born in Navaikulam

Navaikulam

Navaikulam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.The term “navaya” means “the place where Vedic scriptures are taught”. Therefore, it is believed that Navaikulam was an ancient center of excellence and wisdom...

 in Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital city of Kerala....

 and has completed his B.A. and B.L. from Law Academy, Trivandrum. He is presently the Vice President of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 Pradesh Congress Committee

Pradesh Congress Committee

The elected committee that directs the Congress Party in an Indian state is known as a PCC, or Pradesh Congress Committee. It is elected by card-holding members of the Congress, the world's largest political organisation, and in turn elects State Congress Presidents and delegates to the All India...

. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in the 2009 elections

Indian general election, 2009

India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...

 defeating P. Rajendran

P. Rajendran

P. Rajendran was a member of the 13th as well as 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala representing the Communist Party of India .-External links:*...

 of CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

by a margin of 19000 votes. He was a Teacher in the Kadambattukonam High School and in 1964 he resigned and entered as an active Politician. A known Orator and has written books in Malayalam. His book SahithyaDhara acclaimed wide appreciation among readers.