Com. Elamaram Kareem is the CPI(M)'s Rajya Sabha candidate

Elamaram Kareem has been announced as the CPI(M)'s candidate for the Rajya Sabha. Elamaram Kareem is a member of the CPI(M) Central Committee and state secretary of the CITU. CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the candidate was decided at the state secretariat meeting held today.

Elamaram Kareem began his political work through the KSF in 1971. From 1977 to 1986 he was secretary of the CPI(M) Mavoor local committee, and from 1989 to 1993 a member of the Mavoor area committee. He became a member of the CPI(M) Kozhikode district committee in 1991, the Kozhikode district secretariat in 1998 and the Kerala state committee in 2005.

In 2006 he won from Beypore and became industries minister in the Achuthanandan government. He represented Beypore again from 2011.

He has served as general secretary of the CITU Road Transport Workers Federation and secretary of the All India Road Transport Workers Federation.