Palode Ravi

Palode Ravi പാലോട് രവി
Deputy Speaker of Kerala Assembly
In office 2 December 2015 – 20 May 2016
Governor	P. Sathasivam
Preceded by	N. Sakthan
Succeeded by	V. Sasi
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1 June 2011 (2011-06-01) – 2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
Preceded by	Mankode Radhakrishnan
Succeeded by	C. Divakaran
Constituency	Nedumangad
In office 1991–2001
Preceded by	K. V. Surendranath
Succeeded by	Mankode Radhakrishnan
Constituency	Nedumangad
Personal details
Born	(1949-07-25) 25 July 1949 Palode, United State of Travancore and Cochin, Dominion of India (present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	S. Jayakumari
Children	2
Profession	Politician

Palode Ravi (born 25 July 1949) is an Indian politician and is the DCC President of Thiruvananthapuram. He has served as the Deputy speaker and member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, from the Nedumangad constituency, representing the Indian National Congress.

Career

Ravi entered politics through Kerala Students Union. In his political career he served with many reputed posts such as General Secretary of Kerala Students Union District Committee, President, Kerala Students Union, District Committee, Youth Congress, District Committee and Indian National Trade Union Congress, General Secretary of Indo-Russian Friendship Society, Kerala, Trivandrum District Congress Committee, Member of Executive Committee, Rubber Board, Plantation Labour Committee, Handloom Development Corporation President, Sree Chithira Thirunal Smaraka Samithi, General Secretary of P.N. Panickar Foundation and Member of Governing Body of State & National Literacy Mission, Executive Committee of Rajaram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Grandhasala Sangham, Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan, Sahithya Academy.

At present he is serving as Member of Executive Committees of All India Congress Committee, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, All India Secretary of Indian National Trade Union Congress, Chairman, ‘Samskara Sahithi’ – the arts and cultural forum of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and Office bearer of many trade unions.