I. Rama Rai

Ichilampady Rama Rai
Member of Parliament
Constituency Kasaragod
Personal details
Born March 13, 1931
Ichilampady, Kasaragod Taluka, Madras Presidency
Died 2 December 2010(2010-12-02) (aged 79)
Mangalore, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) K.B. Umawathi R. Rai
Children 2 sons 2 daughters
Source Parliament of India

Ichilampady Rama Rai was a Indian Politician who served as Member of Parliament representing the Kasaragod constituency of Kerala in the 8th Lok Sabha. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2] and served as the vice-president of the Cannanore DCC from 1965 to 1980, and as its president for 18 years. He was also the vice-president of the Kerala state Karshaka Congress for 7 years, apart from serving as the member of All-India Congress Committee (I) and as executive committee member of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.[3]

Bio

Rai was born in an affluent Tulu speaking Bunt family to his mother Ichlampady Shanthamma Rai and father Ariadka Subbaya Rai.He completed his education at Kumbla Government School, St. Aloysius College (Mangalore) and Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai earning the degree Bachelor of Science. He was married to Umavathi Rai and has four children two sons and two daughters.He died on December 2, 2010 after a prolonged illness and was cremated on December 3.[3][4][5][6]

Reference

  1. ^ http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok08/state/08lskl.htm
  2. ^ http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok08/party/08ls01.htm
  3. ^ a b Vorkady, Harshad. "Kasargod: Congress Leader, Former MP Rama Rai Passes Away". Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod With Inputs from PTI. www.Daijiworld.com. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=90978. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Rama Rai cremated". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 4 December 2010. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article930835.ece?textsize=small&test=2. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  5. ^ Staff Reporter (3 December 2010). "Former Kasaragod MP Rama Rai dead". Chennai, India: The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/03/stories/2010120360210400.htm. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  6. ^ "Mangalore: Former MP I Rama Rai Passes away". www.mangalorean.com. http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=210457&newstype=local. Retrieved 11 December 2010.