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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. P. Mohanan
| image =File:Kerala Agriculture Minister KP Mohanan presenting the Kerala Green Drive Award to INS Zamorin representatives.jpg
| office1 =[[Agriculture]] [[Minister (government)|Minister]] of [[Kerala]]
| chief minister = [[Oommen Chandy]]
| term_start1 = 18 May 2011
| term_end1 = 20 May 2016
|predecessor1=[[Mullakkara Ratnakaran]]
|successor1=[[V. S. Sunil Kumar]]
| constituency1 = [[Kuthuparamba]]
| office = Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = May 2021
| predecessor = [[K. K. Shailaja]]
| constituency = [[Kuthuparamba]]
| party = [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]]
| spouse = Smt. Hemaja Mohanan
| children = Ram Mohan Ramila Mohan (Minnu) Rajila Mohan (Chinnu)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|03|03}}
| birth_place = [[Puthoor]], [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| residence = "Padma Nivas" 
Post:[[Puthoor]] Via: [[Panoor]] 
[[Kannur]] - 670 692
| death_date =
| death_place =
| website = {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20060118031516/http://www.kerala.gov.in/|ওয়েবসাইট}}
}}

'''K. P. Mohanan''', is the former [[Kerala State]] '''Minister for [[Agriculture]]''' in United Democratic Front Cabinet from 18 May 2011 to 20 May 2016. He is the leader of [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]]. He is the son of Kerala's former Minister Late Shri. [[P. R. Kurup]] and Late Smt. K.P. Leelavathy Amma; born at Puthoor near [[Panoor]] in [[Kannur]] district of [[Kerala]] on 3 March 1950. He was the General Secretary of [[Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party]] (SJD) based in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. [[Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party|SJD]] is part of Congress-led [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]]. As a minister K. P. Mohanan had to handle portfolios of Agriculture, Soil Conservation, Soil Survey, Warehousing Corporation, Agricultural University, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary University, Printing and Stationery.

== Early career, interests and family ==
K.P Mohanan has completed his Pre-degree and A.M.A.E.S.I (Aeronautical Engineering Diploma) from Nehru College, Coimbatore and then he worked as [[Editor-in-chief]] for 'Padayani Daily', a National Socialist evening [[newspaper]] in [[Malayalam]] published from [[Thalassery]]. K.P Mohanan also worked in [[Qatar]] for a short term in his career in the field of Photography, Film processing and sales in the colour Labs named as Vegas and Salam Studio & Stores.

K.P Mohanan is still very passionate about cameras and photography. He is interested in Indian martial art [[Kalaripayattu]]. He trained Kalaripayattu from the age of five till 12. It's a sort of a family tradition for him. The legendary C.V. Narayanan Gurukkal of the world-famous CVN Kalari was his grandfather's younger brother. He is also interested in [[literature]], [[farming]], [[association football|football]], [[volleyball]] and [[badminton]].

Wife Smt. Hemaja Mohanan is from [[Perambra]] in [[Kozhikode]] district. Children: One son, Ram Mohan and two daughters Rajila Mohan and Ramila Mohan

== Achievements ==
KP Mohanan won the first award instituted by Kerala [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]] centre state committee for '''"People's MLA"'''.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} The award carries Rs 10,000 and plaque. The award is being given considering the last 10 years performance in his constituency as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

K. P. Mohanan represented [[Peringalam (State Assembly constituency)|Peringalam constituency]] in 2001 & 2006 Legislative assembly. In the [[2011 Kerala State legislative assembly election|2011 assembly elections]] he won from [[Kuthuparamba]] constituency by defeating LDF independent candidate S.A Puthiyavalappil by a margin of 3303 votes. He is the Parliamentary Board Chairman of Socialist Janatha (Democratic).{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

== Political life ==
K. P. Mohanan started his political career as a member of ISO, the Student's Organization of socialist party. He held the post of state treasurer of ISO, and also actively participated in many students’ movements and agitations. He became the member of Janatha party when it is formed, and elected as the [[Kannur]] district secretary of Yuva Janatha. He became the member of National working committee of Janatha Dal and Janatha Dal State committee; He was also there in Kunnothu Paramba [[Gram Panchayat]] executive committee for 7 years. He was the president of Perigalam mandalam state fencing association and member of [[volleyball]] association and sports council.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

K.P. Mohanan follows in the footsteps of his father, P.R. Kurup. P.R. Kurup had been elected from [[Peringalam (State Assembly constituency)|Peringalam constituency]] in the third, fifth, eighth, and 10th elections to the Assembly. Before that, he was elected from the Koothupramba constituency in 1957, the first Assembly elections in reorganised Kerala, and the elections that followed in 1960. He had served as Minister for Irrigation and Cooperation from 1967 to 1969 in the [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] Ministry and as Forest and Transport Minister from 1996 to 1999 in the [[E. K. Nayanar]] Ministry.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

Though he set foot in Kerala politics under the shadow of his father, he was eventually able to make an identity of his own as a prominent leader by his hard work and shrewd tactics.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==References==
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{{Oommen Chandy Cabinet 2011}}

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