Shafi Parambil

Shafi Parambil
Shafi Parambil
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 June 2024
Preceded by	K. Muraleedharan
Constituency	Vatakara
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1 June 2011 – 12 June 2024
Preceded by	K. K. Divakaran
Succeeded by	Rahul Mamkootathil
Constituency	Palakkad
Personal details
Born	12 February 1983 (age 41); Karakkad, Pattambi, Palakkad, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Asheela Ali
Children	1
Parents	Shanavas Parambil; Maimoona Shanavas;
Residence	Palakkad

Shafi Parambil (born 12 February 1983) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress and a member of the 18th Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Vatakara. He had previously served as a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Palakkad constituency from 2011 to 2024.^[1]^[2]

Political Career

Shafi Parambil started his political life as a member of the Kerala Students Union. While in college, he was the unit office bearer of KSU and the general secretary of the college union. Shafi Parambil became the State General Secretary in 2007 and State President in 2009.^[3]

He was elected thrice to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011, 2016 and 2021. In 2017, Shafi Parambil became the general secretary of Indian Youth Congress,^[4] he resigned a year later.^[5] In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election he defeated E. Sreedharan by a margin of 3480 votes in a contest which drew significant attention.^[6] In 2024 Lok Sabha election, he contested from Vatakara and was elected with a margin of 1,14,516 votes.^[7]

Personal Life

Shafi was born in Karakkad, Pattambi on 12 February 1983 to Shanavas Parambil and Maimoona Shanavas. He is an MBA graduate. He is married to Asheela and the couple have a daughter.

References

^ "List of MLAs of Kerala Legislative Assembly". www.elections.in. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^ http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/Members-Eng/114%20Shafi%20Parambil.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Youth Congress gets six General Secretaries". Business Standard India. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
^ "യൂത്ത് കോൺഗ്രസ് ദേശീയപദവി രാജി വെച്ചതെന്ന് ഷാഫി പറമ്പിൽ". Malayalam (in Malayalam). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
^ "BJP's E Sreedharan loses, Shafi Parambil retains Palakkad in photofinish". The News Minute.
^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS113.htm ^{[bare URL]}

External links

Shafi Parambil on Facebook

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[1] "List of MLAs of Kerala Legislative Assembly". www.elections.in. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[2] "Members - Kerala Legislature". Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.

[3] ttp://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/Members-Eng/114%20Shafi%20Parambil.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] "Youth Congress gets six General Secretaries". Business Standard India. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[5] "യൂത്ത് കോൺഗ്രസ് ദേശീയപദവി രാജി വെച്ചതെന്ന് ഷാഫി പറമ്പിൽ". Malayalam (in Malayalam). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[6] "BJP's E Sreedharan loses, Shafi Parambil retains Palakkad in photofinish". The News Minute.

[7] ttps://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS113.htm ^{[bare URL]}

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