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| name = K. Sudhakaran<br />
| image = <br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|06|07}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Malabar District]], [[Madras State]], [[Dominion of India]]<br>(present day [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India)<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| education = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Master of Arts]]|[[Bachelor of Laws]]}}<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| office = [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee#List of Kerala PCC President|President]], [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]]<br />
| term_start = {{Start date|2021|06|16|df=yes}}<br />
| term_end =<br />
| constituency = <br />
| predecessor = [[Mullappally Ramachandran]]<br />
| successor = <br />
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2019|05|23|df=yes}}<br />
| term_end2 =<br />
| predecessor2 = [[P. K. Sreemathy]]<br />
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2009||}}<br />
| term_end3 = {{End date|2014||}}<br />
| predecessor3 = [[A. P. Abdullakutty]]<br />
| successor3 = [[P. K. Sreemathy]]<br />
| constituency3 = [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]<br />
| office5 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency5 = [[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)|Kannur]]<br />
| term_start5 = {{Start date|1996||}}<br />
| term_end5 = {{End date|2009||}}<br />
| predecessor5 = [[N. Ramakrishnan]]<br />
| successor5 = [[A. P. Abdullakutty]]<br />
| office6 = Minister for Forest, [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| term_start6 = {{Start date|2001|05|17|df=yes}}<br />
| term_end6 = {{End date|2004|08|29|df=yes}}<br />
| predecessor6 = [[C. K. Nanu]]<br />
| successor6 = K. P. Viswanathan<br />
| alma_mater = [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]]<br />
| spouse = K. Smitha<br />
| children = 2<br />
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|V. Ramunni,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=9167|title=K Sudhakaran(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KANNUR(KERALA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>|Madhavi <br />
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m42.htm|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|website=niyamasabha.org}}</ref>}}<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| awards = <br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| constituency_AM2 = <br />
| constituency2 = [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kumbakudi Sudhakaran''' (born 7 June 1948) is an Indian politician<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mpmla.in/mp.php?stcode=S11&pcno=2|title=About K Sudhakaran|date=4 October 2011|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> and president of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC). He was also the former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Kerala. He is currently serving as [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (MP), Lok Sabha from [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]], Kerala and member of Parliamentary Standing Committees on [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Rural Development]] and Welfare of [[Other Backward Class|OBCs]]. He represents the [[Indian National Congress]] Party. He was also a four-term member in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] and represented the [[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)|Kannur constituency]] from 1996 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/06/08/k-sudhakaran-kpcc-president.html|title = കേരളത്തിൽ കോൺഗ്രസിനെ നയിക്കാൻ കെ.സുധാകരൻ; ഫോൺ വിളിച്ച് രാഹുൽ}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
K. Sudhakaran was born on 7 June 1948 in a small village called Nadal in [[Kannur district]]. Shri V. Ramunni and Smt. K. Madhavi is his parents. He completed [[Master of Arts|M.A<br />
]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] and also graduated in [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in History from [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]].<ref>"ഭൂതകാലം സുധാമയം!"-മാധ്യമം ദിനപത്രം 2012 ഞായർ 8</ref><br />
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== Political timeline ==<br />
* 2021 : Appointed as [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC) president.<br />
* 2019 : Elected to 17th Lok Sabha from [[Kannur]] where he defeated [[P. K. Sreemathy|P.K.Sreemathy]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]] by a margin of 94,559 votes.<br />
* 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha from [[Kannur]] where he defeated K. K Rajesh of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]] by a margin of 43151 votes<br />
* 2009 : Member, Committee on Public Accounts and Member, Committee on Commerce<br />
* 2001-2004 : Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Kerala<br />
* 2001 : Minister, Forest, and Sports, Govt. of [[Kerala]]<br />
* 1992 : Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1992–2009 in [[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)|Kannur]] constituency.<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]<br />
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