{{Short description|Indian politician (1940–2011)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = T. Govindan | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|1|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Payyanur, Madras Presidency <br> (present day Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala) | death_date = 23 October 2011 (aged 71) | death_place = | constituency_MP1 = Kasaragod | majority1 = | parliament1 = Indian | term_start1 = 1996 | term_end1 = 2004 | predecessor1 = Ramanna Rai | successor1 = P. Karunakaran | party = CPI(M) | spouse = Savithri | children = | website = | footnotes = | date = | year = | blank1 = Source | data1 = [http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=144&lastls=13 Parliament of India] }} '''T. Govindan''' (11 January 1940 - 23 October 2011) was an Indian politician and a former Member of Lok Sabha who represented the Kasaragod constituency of Kerala thrice in the 11th Lok Sabha,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11kl09.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040821091141/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok11/biodata/11kl09.htm |archive-date=21 August 2004 |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XI Lok Sabha}}</ref> 12th Lok Sabha<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12kl01.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818191800/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12KL01.htm |archive-date=18 August 2004 |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of XII Lok Sabha}}</ref> and 13th Lok Sabha<ref>{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/lok13.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829010657/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/lok13.htm |archive-date=29 August 2004 |title=Indian Parliament THE NINTH LOK SABHA}}</ref> respectively. He was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Mr. Govindan had served as vice-chairman of the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board. He died on 23 October 2011.<ref name="T. Govindan, CPI(M) leader and ex-MP, passes away">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |title=T. Govindan, CPI(M) leader and ex-MP, passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/t-govindan-cpim-leader-and-exmp-passes-away/article2564924.ece |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=23 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730065524/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/t-govindan-cpim-leader-and-exmp-passes-away/article2564924.ece |archive-date=30 July 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Former MP T Govindan passes away">{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |first1= |title=Former MP T Govindan passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2011/Oct/24/former-mp-t-govindan-passes-away-303422.html |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=16 May 2012 |archive-date= |language=en}}</ref>
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