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Sudhakaran<br />
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| office = [[Kerala Public Works Department|Minister for Public Works and Registration]], [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[First Vijayan ministry| Pinarayi Vijayan]]<br />
| term_start = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=yes}}<br />
| term_end = 3 May 2021<br />
| constituency = <br />
| predecessor = [[V. K. Ebrahimkunju]]<br />
| successor = [[P. A. Mohammed Riyas]]<br />
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2006||}}<br />
| constituency2 = [[Ambalappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Ambalappuzha]]<br />
| predecessor2 = D. Sugathan<br />
| office3 = Minister for Co-operation, Coir and Electricity, [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2006||}}<br />
| term_end3 = {{End date|2011||}}<br />
| constituency3 = [[Ambalappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Ambalappuzha]]<br />
| predecessor3 = <br />
| successor3 = <br />
| office4 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start4 = {{Start date|1996}}<br />
| term_end4 = {{End date|2001}}<br />
| constituency4 = [[Kayamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kayamkulam]]<br />
| predecessor4 = Thachedy Prabhakaran<br />
| successor4 = [[M. M. Hassan]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mavelikkara]], [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Travancore–Cochin|State of Travancore–Cochin]]<br>(present day [[Kerala]]), India<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| education = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Master of Arts]]|[[Bachelor of Laws]]}}<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
| residence = [[Alappuzha]], Kerala, India<br />
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|P. Gopala Kurup|L. Pankajakshi Amma}}<br />
| spouse = Dr. Jubilee Navaprabha<br />
| children = 2<br />
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/Comrade.G.Sudhakaran G Sudhakaran]<br />
| termend2 = 2021<br />
| successor2 = [[H. Salam]]<br />
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G. '''Sudhakaran''' (born 1 November 1950) is an Indian politician. He is former [[Kerala Public Works Department|Minister for Public Works]] in the [[First Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi Vijayan ministry]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He belongs to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] and represented the [[Ambalappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Ambalappuzha constituency]] from 2006 till 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=G. Sudhakaran - Government of Kerala, India|url=https://kerala.gov.in/g-sudhakaran|access-date=2021-02-07|website=kerala.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/g_sudhakaran.htm|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
G. Sudhakaran was born to P. Gopala Kurup and L. Pankajakshi Amma at Vedaraplavu [[Thamarakkulam|Thamarakkulam Village]], in [[Mavelikkara]]. He graduated with a [[Master of Arts]] degree, followed by a [[Bachelor of Laws]].<br />
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His siblings include elder brother Vijayan and two younger brothers, Bhuvaneswaran and Madhusoodanan and a younger sister, Thulasi.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
=== Politician ===<br />
He joined CPI (M) in 1967. He became Joint Secretary of K.S.F; Office Bearer of K.S.Y.F. at State Level and District Level at Alappuzha and Kollam. He was a founding member, First State President, General Secretary, All India Vice-President and one of the first members of the Central Executive Committee of S.F.I.<br />
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He was a member of the Kerala University Syndicate for 12 years. He served on the CPI (M) State Committee, C.I.T.U. State Executive Committee, CPI (M) Kollam and Alappuzha District Committees and CPI (M) District Secretariat, Regional Transport Authority and Industrial Relations Committee, Kuttanad District Secretary CPI (M), Alappuzha, First President, Alappuzha District Council; District Secretary, State Treasurer and ALl India Committee Member, Agricultural Workers Union.<br />
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He was Alappuzha District President of C.I.T.U. He served as president, Union of Kerala Spinners Limited (C.I.T.U), Scooters Kerala, K.S.D.P., Excel Glass, Lorry Transport Drivers and Cleaners Union, Alappuzha District Committee, Kuttanad Rice Cultivators Protection Convention, Tagore Memorial Comparative Literature Society; Member Executive Committee of K.A.U., Urban Development Bank, Alappuzha and Kayankulam Spinning Mill; Secretary, CPI (M) Kuttanad Taluk; Chairman, Alappuzha District Co-operative Spinning Mill; District President, Head Load and General Workers Union, Alappuzha.<br />
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He served as Minister of Co-operation, Coir and Electricity during 12th Kerala Legislative Assembly and participated in agitations and struggles. He suffered police brutality and was imprisoned several times including imprisonment under Defence India Rule in Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail during the Emergency Period.<br />
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He is Member, CPI (M), Alappuzha District Committee and State Committee. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1996 and 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Party workers in Kayamkulam had back-stabbed me: G Sudhakaran|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jan/18/party-workers-in-kayamkulam-had-back-stabbed-me-g-sudhakaran-2251495.html|access-date=2021-02-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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=== Author ===<br />
He published books including:<br />
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*''Aaranu née Obama'' (Collection of Poems).<br />
*''Unni Makane Manohara'' (Collection of Poems).<br />
*''Sannithanathile Kazhuthakal'' (Collection of Poems).<br />
*''Kanal Vazhiyil Kari Puralathe'' (Collection of Selected Niyamasabha Speeches).<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]<br />
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[[Category:1950 births]]<br />
[[Category:People from Alappuzha district]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1996–2001]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]<br />
[[Category:Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni]]<br />
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