K. P. Unnikrishnan
| K.P. Unnikrishnan | |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Badagara |
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In office 1971–1996 |
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| Preceded by | A. Sreedharan |
| Succeeded by | O. Bharatan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 September 1936 Coimbatore, Madras Presidency |
| Political party | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| Spouse(s) | Amrita Unnikrisnnan |
| Profession | Journalist, Political & Social worker and writer |
| As of 23 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
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K. P. Unnikrishnan is a former Union Minister and an MP of Vatakara. Unnikrishnan first represented Vatakara constituency in 1971 as an Indian National Congress candidate. He remained unbeaten in the next five LS polls (1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991) despite switching over to the Indian National Congress (Urs) in 1980 and later to Indian Congress (Socialist) in 1984. He had served as the Minister for Telecommunications in the V P Singh Cabinet (1989–90).
His only defeat in the constituency came in 1996. Unnikrishnan later quit active politics, shifted his base to New Delhi and then to his ancestral house at Panniyankara in Kozhikode, and immersed himself in reading and writing books. Apart from ill-health, Unnikrishnan’s decision to keep off politics was aided by group rivalry in the party.
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