O. Rajagopal
| Dr. O Rajagopal | |
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| Dr. ഒ രാജഗോപാൽ | |
| Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 19 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | V Sivankutty |
| Constituency | Nemom |
| Minister of State for Defence and Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Railways | |
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In office 13 October 1999 – 22 May 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
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In office 1992–2004 |
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| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 September 1929 Pudukkode, Palakkad, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dr Shantha Kumari |
| Children | Vivekanand, Shyamaprasad |
| Residence | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Dr. O Rajagopal (born 15 September 1929) is an Indian politician, former Union Minister of State and currently a MLA in Legislative Assembly of Kerala state. One of the major leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Kerala, he has held various ministerial portfolios like Defence, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Law, Justice, Company Affairs, and Railways, in the past. Rajagopal represented Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh (1992–2004). He became the first BJP candidate to win an assembly seat in Kerala when he won in 2016 Kerala assembly election from Nemom seat.He is also the first ever BJP parliamentary party leader of the state of Kerala.
He was born on 15 September 1929 to Madhavan Nair and O Konhikkavu Amma of Olanchery Veedu at Pudukkode Panchayath in Palakkad. His early education took place in Kanakkannoor elementary school and Manjapra Upper Primary school and later went to Government Victoria College, Palakkad.
His Law education was undertaken in Madras and after he completed his studies in law, he began practicing law in 1956 at the Palakkad District Court.
He was inspired by Deendayal Upadhyaya and began working in the Jana Sangh shortly after completing his studies. The death of Upadhyaya in 1968 spurred Rajagopal to pursue his public career more deeply. He was the State General Secretary of Jana Sangh until 1974. That same year, he was promoted to the post of President, a post he held until 1977.
In the Emergency period he was jailed with Mr V Velankutty Master (Palakkad District President of Jansangh) in Viyyur Central Jail. After the Indian emergency the Jana Sangh merged with the Janata Party. During this period of time Rajagopal served as the State General Secretary for the Jana Sangh.
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