Background
A member of the Indian National Congress, he is the son of veteran freedom fighter Sri Mullappally Gopalan.
politician member of the Lok Sabha
A member of the Indian National Congress, he is the son of veteran freedom fighter Sri Mullappally Gopalan.
Mullappally Ramachandran has earlier returned five times consecutively to the 8th, 9th,10th,11th and 12th Lok Sabha from Kannur, another strong fortress of Consumer price index (M). In the 15th Lok Sabha, he was Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government Of India
1984: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
1989: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
1991: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
1996: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
1998: Cannanore Lok Sabha constituency
2009: Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency
2014: Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency
1970-1971 President, Youth Congress, Distt.
Calicut
1977-1982 President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress
1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha
1984-1989 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
1984- General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (appointed by Indiraji)
1987-1988 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
1987-1989 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
1987-1990 Member, Rules Committee
1988-1995 Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira)
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1990-1991 Member, Committee on Estimates
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce.
And Ministry of Tourism
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1991-1993 Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation
1993-1996 Member, Committee on Industry
Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses
Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1996-1997 Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1998-1999 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment. And Sub-Committee on Action Taken
Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Member, Railway Convention Committee
Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee
2000 General Secretary, KPCC
2005 Vice President, KPCC
2009 Minister of State (Home).
1969-1970 Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action.
Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances Of Members of Parliament.