# James Mathew

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{about||the Irish judge|James Charles Mathew}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = James Mathew
| image        = James mathew.jpg
| caption      =
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1961|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [Taliparamba](/source/Taliparamba), [Kannur](/source/Kannur), [Kerala](/source/Kerala)
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| constituency = [Taliparamba](/source/Taliparamba_(State_Assembly_constituency))
| office       = Member of Legislative Assembly
| term_start   = 2011
| predecessor  = 
| successor    = 
| party        = [CPI(M)](/source/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist))
| spouse       = N. Sukanya
| footnotes    = 
| source       = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/jamesmathew.htm
| predecessor1 = C. K. P. Padmanabhan
| term_end     = 2021
| succeeded    = M. V. Govindan Master 
}}

'''James Mathew''' is an Indian politician from [Kannur](/source/Kannur_district) district, [Kerala state](/source/Kerala), and was a member of the [Legislative Assembly](/source/Legislative_Assembly) of [Kerala](/source/Kerala) in the [13th](/source/2011_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election) and [14th](/source/2016_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election) [Kerala Legislative Assembly](/source/Kerala_Legislative_Assembly). He represents the [Taliparamba](/source/Taliparamba_(State_Assembly_constituency)) constituency of [Kerala](/source/Kerala) and is a Kerala state committee member of the [Communist Party of India (Marxist)](/source/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)), or  CPI(M).<ref>{{Cite web|title=സംസ്ഥാന കമ്മിറ്റി|url=https://www.cpimkerala.org/page/state-committee|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.cpimkerala.org|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508073058/https://www.cpimkerala.org/page/state-committee|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He was born in Kannur on 20 March 1961 to N. J. Mathew and Chinnamma Mathew. He holds a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in [political science](/source/political_science). He is married to N. Sukanya. They have one daughter and one son.<ref name="TLPBA MLA">{{cite web |title=JAMES MATHEW MLA of TALIPARAMBA Kerala |url=http://nocorruption.in/politician/james-mathew/ |access-date=2 January 2018 |website=Nocorruption.in}}</ref>

== Political career ==
He began his political journey as an [SFI](/source/Students'_Federation_of_India) activist during the [Emergency period](/source/The_Emergency_(India)). Over time, he held various positions within the organization, including Kannur District President, Secretary, State President, State Secretary, and All India Joint Secretary of SFI. He faced police assault during his participation in student agitations led by SFI.

Later, he served as the Area Secretary for CPI(M) in [Sreekandapuram](/source/Sreekandapuram) and as a member of both the CPI(M) District Secretariat and District Committee in Kannur. He was a member of the [Calicut University](/source/University_of_Calicut) Senate, [Kannur University](/source/Kannur_University) Syndicate, and Kannur District Panchayat. He also served as the Standing Committee Chairman in the Kannur District Panchayat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members14kla.htm |access-date=2021-05-09 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
|-
|2011
|Taliparamba
|Adv Job Michel ([KC(M)](/source/Kerala_Congress_(M)))
|27861
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2011|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2011-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Taliparamba
|Rajesh Nambiar  ([KC(M)](/source/Kerala_Congress_(M)))
|50489
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2016|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/jamesmathew.htm James Mathew MLA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329011556/http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/jamesmathew.htm |date=29 March 2018 }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathew, James}}
Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021
Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016
Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala
Category:Politicians from Kannur district

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