Kumbakudi Sudhakaran | |
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President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee | |
Assumed office 16 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mullappally Ramachandran |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | P. K. Sreemathy |
Constituency | Kannur |
In office 2009 –2014 | |
Preceded by | A. P. Abdullakutty |
Succeeded by | P. K. Sreemathy |
Constituency | Kannur |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1996 –2009 | |
Preceded by | N. Ramakrishnan |
Succeeded by | A. P. Abdullakutty |
Constituency | Kannur |
Minister for Forest, Government of Kerala | |
In office 17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004 | |
Preceded by | C. K. Nanu |
Succeeded by | K. P. Viswanathan |
Personal details | |
Born | Malabar District, Madras State, India (present day Kannur, Kerala, India) | 7 June 1948
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | K. Smitha |
Children | 2 |
Parents | |
Education | |
Alma mater | Government Brennen College, Thalassery |
Occupation | Politician |
Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (born 7 June 1948) is an Indian politician[3] and president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He was also the former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Kerala. He is currently serving as Member of Parliament (MP), Lok Sabha from Kannur, Kerala and member of Parliamentary Standing Committees on Rural Development and Welfare of OBCs. He represents the Indian National Congress Party. He was also a four-term member in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and represented the Kannur constituency from 1996 to 2009.[4] He was elected as MP of Kannur constituency in 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election.[5][6]