P. K. Kunju

P. K. Kunju (1906 – 24 June 1979) was a politician from Kerala, India. He was a long-time Member of Legislative Assembly. He was Kerala finance minister from 1967 to 1969. He was a member of the Sree Moolam Assembly in 1937, the Travancore Legislative Assembly in 1948-49 and the Thiru-kochi Assembly in 1954. He was elected to the 2nd Kerala Legislative Assembly as a Praja Socialist Party representative from Krishnapuram and the 3rd Legislative Assembly as a Samyukta Socialist Party candidate from Kayamkulam. The Kerala State Lottery was established when he was the finance minister.

Life He was born in 1906. He studied up to intermediate level. He died on 24 June 1979.

Kunju was the chief editor of the Malayalam language weeklies Rajyabhimani and Swaraj and the Malayalam daily Kerala Janata. He was the founder of M.S.M. Arts and Science College in Kayamkulam.

Kerala State Lotteries The Kerala State Lottery was established when he was finance minister. He had earlier experience of conducting lotteries as chairman of Kayamkulam MSM Trust. The first prize of the lottery held in July 1967 to raise funds for MSM College was 20,000 rupees or a Hindustan Ambassador car.

Legacy The P.K.Kunju Sahib Memorial Taluk Hospital and PK Kunju Sahib Memorial Higher Secondary School in Kayamkulam are named after him.

There is also an Ayurvedic hospital, in Kayamkulam under his name.