P. Karunakaran | |
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Member of the Indian Parliament for Kasaragod |
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Assumed office 2004 |
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Preceded by | T. Govindan |
Constituency | Kasaragod |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kasargod, Kerala |
20 April 1945
Political party | CPI(M) |
Spouse(s) | Liala |
Children | 1 daughter |
Residence | Trivandrum |
As of 23 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
P. Karunakaran (born 20 April 1945 in Nileshwar, Kasargod, Kerala) is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India and is the leader of the Loksabha for CPI(M) in the 16th Loksabha. He represents the Kasargod constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party. He was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time in 2004 general election. He won the second term in 2009 Lok Sabha election. He got 385,522 votes against 321,095 of the Congress(I) candidate.
He married Laila, daughter of the communist leader A. K. Gopalan and Susheela Gopalan. He is having MA Educated at M.A. College, Kothamangalam.