C. K. Chandrappan
| C. K. Chandrappan | |
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C. K. Chandrappan
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| Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Committee | |
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In office 14 November 2010 – 22 March 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Veliyam Bhargavan |
| Succeeded by | Pannyan Raveendran |
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10 November 1935 Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kerala |
| Died | 23 March 2012 (aged 76) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (CPI) |
| Spouse(s) | Bulu Roy Chowdhary |
| Residence | Thiruvananthapuram |
C. K. Chandrappan(Malayalam: സി.കെ. ചന്ദ്രപ്പന്) (10 November 1935 – 22 March 2012) was a leftist politician from Kerala, India. He was the Kerala state secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the president of Kisan Sabha at the time of his death. He was a member of the Lok Sabha of India representing the Cannanore (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1977 to 1980 and Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency) from 2004 to 2009. Chandrappan served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from 1991 to 1996 representing the Chertala Assembly Constituency. He was educated at University College, Thiruvananthapuram and became a Social Worker.
Born on 10 November 1935 to C. K. Kumara Panicker and Ammukkutty in Muhamma, Alappuzha district of Kerala state. He was the 3rd son of the couple. His father, C. K. Kumara Panicker, was a famous leader of CPI and was known as Vayalar Stalin. Panicker was one of the frontline fighters in the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising. Chandrappan passed MA from University College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Chandrappan started his political life when he was a student. He was an active member of leftist youth federations in the 1970s. He took part in the Goa liberation movement and was jailed as a political prisoner on various occasions in Delhi, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram. He won 3 times in Loka Sabha Elections 1971 (Thalassery), 1977 (Kannur) and 2004 (Thrissur). In 1987 Vayalar Ravi defeated Chandrappan in Cherthala assembly constituency. In 1991 He defeated Vayalar Ravi. After that in 1996 A. K. Antony defeated Chandrappan. He was the national president of All India Youth Federation (AIYF) and All India Students Federation (AISF). Also he was the Chairman of KTDC and Managing Director of Prabhath Book House.
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