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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = C. Divakaran
| image = C.Divakaran MLA.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|09|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore]], [[British India]]
| residence = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
| death_date =
| death_place =
|office=[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Nedumangad (State Assembly constituency)|Nedumangad]]
| term_start = 2 June 2016
| term_end = 24 May 2021
| predecessor =[[Palode Ravi]]
|successor=[[G. R. Anil]]
| term_start1 = 24 May 2006
| term_end1 = 2 June 2016
| constituency1 = [[Karunagappally (State Assembly constituency)|Karunagappally]]
| predecessor1 =[[A. N. Rajan Babu]]
| successor1 = [[R. Ramachandran (Kerala CPI politician)|R. Ramachandran]]

| office2 = [[Achuthanandan ministry|Minister of Food & Civil Supplies]],<br>[[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start2 = 18 May 2006
| term_end2 =14 May 2011
|1blankname2=Chief Minister
|1namedata2=[[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
| predecessor2 = [[Adoor Prakash]]
| successor2 = [[T.M. Jacob]]

| party = [[Communist Party of India]]
| spouse = Hemalatha
| children = One son and one daughter
| nationality = [[India]]n
| religion =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source =
|education =B.A., BEd
|website ={{URL|www.cdivakaran.in/}}
}}
'''C. Divakaran''' (born 4 September 1942) is an Indian politician, from [[Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala]]. He is a State Executive Member of [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), and National Working Committee Member of [[All India Trade Union Congress]] (AITUC). A former Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in the [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/cmin.htm|title=Council of Ministers - Kerala|publisher=[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]|accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> He represented the [[Karunagappalli]] constituency in [[Kollam district]] from 2006 to 2016 and presently representing [[Nedumangad]] constituency in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/mla.htm |title=Members of Legislative Assempbly |publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] |accessdate=12 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130012529/http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/mla.htm |archivedate=30 January 2010}}</ref> He is a vivid writer and published 3 books.

==Early Life and Family==
Divakaran was born on 4 September 1942 to C. K. Shivarama Panikkar and Ammukuttyamma at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in [[Kerala]]. His initial schooling was in Kamaleshwaram Government School and then at [[SMV High School, Thiruvananthapuram|SMV High School]], Thiruvananthapuram. In 1957, he was appointed as the first prime minister of the school parliament, a new concept introduced by the efforts of the then efforts of the Education Minister Prof. [[Joseph Mundassery]] in E.M.S.Namboodhiripad's ministry. This marked as a turning point in his school and political career. Later he joined [[Thiruvananthapuram University College]] to do his degree course.

He was elected as a General Secretary of MG college pre-university association and magazine editor at University college. His writing His own preaching style and a prominent personality made C Divakaran the favorite in the college.

After his B.A. and [[BEd]] degrees he started working as a teacher at Ottasekharamangalam and K.S.Abhraham Memorial Higher Secondary school at Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram. He is living with his wife Smt. T.V.Hemalatha and 2 children in [[Manacaud]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>https://www.veethi.com/india-people/c._divakaran-profile-9603-19.htm</ref>

==Political career==
C Divakaran is active in politics for over 50 years, based out of the capital city Thiruvananthapuram. He is a prominent and popular leader of the [[Communist Party of India]]. He started his political journey during college days. After graduating, he started working as a teacher, but to concentrate on party affairs he quit teaching and became full-time party worker.

C Divakaran held many positions and responsibilities before contesting in the assembly election. In 1972 he was elected as CPI district council assistant secretary. He was jailed in connection with "Job or Jail" strike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/divakaran.htm|title=C. Divakaran|publisher=Government of Kerala|accessdate=12 January 2010}}</ref> During his political career, he held several posts, including State General Secretary of [[All India Trade Union Congress]] (AITUC), State Secretariat member of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]], National Executive member of CPI, and All India Vice-President of AITUC.

From 2006–2016, he represented [[Karunagappalli]] constituency in the state assembly. In the year 2006-2011 he was the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection, Dairy Developments, Milk Co-operatives, and Animal Husbandry<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keralaassembly.org/ministry2006.html|title=Kerala Government- Council of Ministers (Cabinet) 2006-2011|website=keralaassembly.org|access-date=2019-04-09}}</ref> in [[V. S. Achuthanandan|V.S.Achudhananthan]] ministry.

In the year 2016, he won the assembly election in [[Nedumangad]] constituency. He was the LDF candidate<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2019-04-06 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/cpi-s-c-divakaran-to-take-on-shashi-tharoor-in-kerala-s-thiruvananthapuram-in-lok-sabha-polls/story-CDjdYKBcWi5sm56x3qAo9O.html | title=CPI names C Divakaran to fight Shashi Tharoor, 3 others in Lok Sabha polls | date=2019-03-04 | language=en | website=hindustantimes.com}}</ref> for Thiruvananthapuram in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, but defeated by UDF candidate [[Shashi Tharoor]]

He is also the Chairman of Prabhath Book House, the publishing house of [[Communist Party of India]] in Kerala. He had published many books including an essay collection titled "lokathe njetticha vediyochakalkku pinnil" (Behind the gunshots that shook the world), a travelogue titled ''Nirangalude China'' (The Colorful China), Rashtriyam Smarana Prabhashanam (collection of articles).

== See also ==
* [[Kerala Council of Ministers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|C. Divakaran}}
*{{official website|http://www.cdivakaran.in/}}

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[[Category:University College Thiruvananthapuram alumni]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:All India Trade Union Congress]]
[[Category:People from Kollam district]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]

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