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Kadakampally Surendran

Kadakampally Surendran
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Kadakampally Surendran
Minister for Devaswom ,Co-Operation and Tourism
Assumed office
25 May 2016
Preceded by A. C. Moideen
Minister for Electricity
In office
25 May 2016 – 29 November 2016
Preceded by Aryadan Muhammed
Succeeded by MM Mani
CPI(M) Thiruvananthapuram District Secretary
In office
2007 - 2016
Preceded by Pirappancode Murali
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1996 - 2001
Constituency Kazhakootam
Majority 24,000
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2016 - present
Constituency Kazhakootam
Majority 7347
Personal details
Born K. Surendran
(1954-12-31) 31 December 1954 (age 62)
Kadakampally, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Nationality Indian
Political party Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse(s) Sulekha Surendran
Children Arun Surendran
Anoop Surendran
Residence Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram

Kadakampally Surendran (Malayalam: കടകംപള്ളി സുരേന്ദ്രൻ) is an Indian communist politician who is the current Minister for Devaswom,Tourism and Co- Operation in Government of Kerala. A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is presently a member of the Kerala State Committee of the party.He served as its Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary for nine years from 2007 - 2016. Kadakampally has been a prominent figure of the CPI(M) and other leftist progressive movements in the district of Thiruvananthapuram for more than three decades.

Born as the son of Sri C K Krishnan Kutty and Bhagavathi kutty on the 31st December 1954,at Kadakampalli of Tthiruvananthapuram district, Sri Surendran had his education from Sambhuvattom Lower Primary School, Maadhavapuram Upper Primary School, St. Joseph High School, S N College Chempazhanthi and University College, Thiruvananthapuram.

His wife Smt Sulekha serves as teacher at AMHSS , Thirumala , Trivandrum. She belongs to Sreekaryam. The couple have two sons Arun Surendran and Anoop Surendran. Smt Smriti Sreekumar is their daughter in law..

Right from his school days, he was active in student movements and cultural activities. He came to political front and social activities from his constant association with youth organizations .

In the year 1974, he became a member of CPI(M). He served the party as its Secretary, Anayara Branch , Secretary , Local Committee Petta , Secretary, Vanchiyur Area Committee, Member, District Committee Trivandrum and Secretary , District Committee Trivandrum. In 2008,he was elected as a member, Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) in its 19th State Conference which was Held at Kottayam .

Presently, he is the member of the National Council of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), a socialist organisation of trade unions in India .He serves as the office-bearer of many trade unions including Auto-Taxi Workers Federation, K.S.F.D.C Employees Union, C-DIT Employees Association, Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) Employees Union and SPATO .

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