P. Karunakaran
P. Karunakaran (born 20 April 1945) is an Indian communist politician and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kasargod constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party. He was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time in 2004 general election. He won the second term in 2009 Lok Sabha election. He got 385,522 votes against 321,095 of the Congress(I) candidate. He was the leader of the Loksabha for CPI(M) in the 16th Loksabha.[1]
P. Karunakaran | |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Kasaragod | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Preceded by | T. Govindan |
| Succeeded by | Rajmohan Unnithan |
| Constituency | Kasaragod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1945 Kasaragod, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Kerala, India) |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse(s) | Laila |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Residence | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| As of 23 September, 2006 Source: | |
His wife Laila, is daughter of the communist leader A. K. Gopalan and Susheela Gopalan.[2] He holds an M.A degree from Kerala University.[3]
References
- "CPI(M) Office Bearers in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha". 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- "KASARGOD PARLIAMENT CONSTITUENCY". Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- prsindia
External links
- http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4178 - Parliament of India website
| Preceded by T. Govindan |
Member of Parliament from Kasargod 2004 - 2019 |
Succeeded by Rajmohan Unnithan |
| Preceded by Basudeb Acharia |
Leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Party in the Lok Sabha 2014–2019 |
Succeeded by A. M. Ariff |
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