INC

Shafi Parambil

Indian National Congress (INC) · Vatakara, Kerala

Age: 41
Terms served: 4
Declared assets: —
Education: MBA
Before politics: Politician

Background

A former youth leader who served as State President of the Kerala Students Union and Indian Youth Congress. He served as Palakkad MLA for 3 terms before moving to Lok Sabha.

Electoral History

Won2024Vatakara (Lok Sabha) · INC
Won2021Palakkad (Assembly) · INC
Won2016Palakkad (Assembly) · INC
Won2011Palakkad (Assembly) · INC

Promise Tracker

0 fulfilled · 4 broken · 1 in progress · 1 unverified

AI Research Note: Promise statuses are researched by AI using publicly available information — news articles, PRS India (prsindia.org), Sansad.in parliamentary records, party manifestos, and government press releases. Last updated July 2, 2026. Data may be incomplete or subject to change.

Legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) as per Swaminathan Commission.
MSP Guarantee · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
No law or legal guarantee for MSP exists as of 2025 despite repeated farmer protests demanding it. Promised only by opposition parties not in power federally, so never had the opportunity to enact.
Unverified
Conducting a nationwide socio-economic and caste census.
Caste Census · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
Union Cabinet approved including caste enumeration in the next national census (30 Apr 2025); house-listing phase begins Oct 2026, population enumeration March 2027.
In Progress
Scrapping the Agnipath scheme and restoring regular recruitment in the armed forces.
Agnipath Scrapping · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
Government has explicitly ruled out any rollback (NSA Ajit Doval, 2025: 'no question of a rollback'); scheme continues and is expanding.
Broken
MSP Guarantee: Legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) as per Swaminathan Commission.
General · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
MSP legal guarantee has not been legislated. INC is in opposition; the BJP-led government has not enacted a legal MSP guarantee despite farmer agitations.
Broken
Caste Census: Conducting a nationwide socio-economic and caste census.
General · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
A nationwide caste census was not conducted by the BJP-led central government. INC is in opposition and could not implement this.
Broken
Agnipath Scrapping: Scrapping the Agnipath scheme and restoring regular recruitment in the armed forces.
General · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
Agnipath scheme was not scrapped by the BJP-NDA government. INC is in opposition and could not deliver on this promise.
Broken

Controversies & Record

No recorded controversies.

Sources

INC 2024 Manifesto