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S. Achuthanandan born?","a":"V. S. Achuthanandan was born on 20 October 1923 in Punnapra."},{"q":"What positions has V. S. Achuthanandan held?","a":"Positions held by V. S. Achuthanandan include: Member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly (2016–2021); Member of the 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly (2011–2016); Chief Minister of Kerala (2006–2011); Member of the 12th Kerala Legislative Assembly (2006–2011); Member of the 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly (2001–2006)."}],"related":[{"name":"V. D. Satheesan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/v-d-satheesan"},{"name":"Oommen Chandy","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/oommen-chandy"},{"name":"Pinarayi Vijayan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pinarayi-vijayan"},{"name":"A. K. Antony","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/a-k-antony"},{"name":"R. Sankar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/r-sankar"},{"name":"E. M. S. Namboodiripad","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/e-m-s-namboodiripad"},{"name":"E. K. Nayanar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/e-k-nayanar"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/v-s-achuthanandan-613bc5271a.jpg","width":500,"height":646,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"KannanShanmugam,shanmugam Studio,Mainroad,Kollam","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vs_achutanandann.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): V. S. 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