K. Sudhakaran

Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (born 7 June 1948) is an Indian politician and former 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. He has also served as a four-term member in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and represented the Kannur constituency from 1996 to 2009. He was elected as MP of Kannur constituency in the 2019 and 2024 Indian general elections.

Personal life K. Sudhakaran was born on 7 June 1948 in a small village called Nadal Thiyya family in Kannur district. Shri V. Ramunni and Smt. K. Madhavi are his parents. He completed M.A., LL.B. and also graduated in B.A. in History from Government Brennen College, Thalassery.

Political timeline 2024 : Elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Kannur where he defeated M. V. Jayarajan of CPIM by a margin of 1,08,982 votes. 2019 : Elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Kannur where he defeated P.K.Sreemathy of CPIM by a margin of 94,559 votes. 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Kannur where he defeated K. K. Rajesh of CPIM by a margin of 43151 votes. 2009 : Member, Committee on Public Accounts and Member, Committee on Commerce. 2001-2004 : Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Kerala. 2001 : Minister, Forest, and Sports, Govt. of Kerala. 1992 : Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1992–2009 in Kannur constituency. 1991: Contested from Edakkad constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate and lost to O. Bharathan of CPI(M) for a margin of 219 votes 1982: Contested from Edakkad constituency as an independent candidate and lost to A. K. Saseendran of Indian Congress (Socialist) for a margin of 7,543 votes. 1980: Contested from Edakkad constituency as the candidate of Janata Party and lost to P. P. V. Moosa of All India Muslim League for a margin of 9,957 votes.

Electoral performance in Kerala Assembly

Controversies He was arrested by the Kerala Police as part of the investigation in a cheating case regarding a fake antique handler Monson Mavunkal and was released as per the interim bail order of the Kerala High Court in June 2023 .