constituency date children birth_place party office birth_date spouse residence article_title
nagercoil 1954 5 5 y 1 son and 1 daughter nagercoil , tamil nadu cpi -lrb- m -rrb- member of parliament 5 may 1954 anbuselvi r. nagercoil a. v. bellarmin

a. v. bellarmin

a.v. bellarmin -lrb- born 5 may 1954 -rrb- is an indian politician , belonging to the communist party of india -lrb- marxist -rrb- .
he was a member of the 14th lok sabha , representing the nagercoil constituency of tamil nadu .
according to the cpm , he has held responsibilities in the general workers ' union , the fish workers ' union and the union of construction workers in kanyakumari district and fought for the rights of workers .
he is a serving member of the district secretariat of cpm .
during his stint as a member of lok sabha , he served as member of the standing committees on defense and on external affairs -lsb- http://www.cpim.org/elections-2014/candidate/av-bellarmin] .
as a part of the standing committee on external affairs , he had championed the cause of indian migrant laborers working in foreign countries , especially the middle-east calling himself as a social activist , mr. bellarmin cites the setting up of kendriya vidyalaya at konam in nagercoil and commissioning of kuzhithurai bridge on nh47 among his achievements during his tenure as a member of the 14th lok sabha -lsb- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bellarmin-starts-campaign-with-slew-of-poll-promises/article5807942.ece.besides , a.v.bellarmin has been fighting against sand mining in the coasts of kanyakumari .
in an open letter , he said '' `` rules have been changed and the private sand mining mafia has destroyed the beaches of southern tamil nadu .
it is a shame as india is the world 's leading reserve for thorium which is also part of india 's 3 stage nuclear power programme - sadly we do n't seem to care even as it 's looted under the government 's watch .
take a look at a rough estimate into how much of nuclear fuel has already been lost and the figures that emerge are shocking .
so why is the government choosing to turn a blind eye '' ? ''
-lsb- http://www.timesnow.tv/excl-states-facilitated-massive-loot/articleshow/4436044.cms] a.v. bellarmin is contesting for the kanyakumari lok sabha constituency in the 2014 elections .
his poll promises include : setting up of a commercial harbour at colachel , it park and rubber research centre in kanyakumari district and restoration of the anantha victoria marthanda varma canal -lrb- avm canal -rrb- so that it could be used for transportation of goods between kanyakumari and thiruvananthapuram the avm canal that runs along the west coast is also expected to boost revenues from tourism , if renovated -lsb- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bellarmin-starts-campaign-with-slew-of-poll-promises/article5807942.ece .
