Kadannappalli Ramachandran
Kadannappalli Ramachandran | |
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| Minister of Archaeology and port of Kerala | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Oommen Chandy |
| Constituency | Kannur |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Kasaragod | |
| In office 1971–1980 | |
| Preceded by | A.K. Gopalan |
| Succeeded by | Ramanna Rai |
| Minister for Devaswom | |
| In office 2009–2011 | |
| Preceded by | G. Sudhakaran |
| Succeeded by | V. S. Sivakumar |
| Constituency | Edakkad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1944 (age 79) Kannur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Congress (Secular) |
| Spouse | T. M. Saraswathi |
| Children | 1 |
Kadannappalli Ramachandran (born 1 July 1944) is an Indian politician and President of Congress (S).[1]
Career
Ramachandran was the Minister for Devaswom in the Government of Kerala.[2][3][4] During this period he represented the Edakkad constituency in Kannur district in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He started his political career through KSU, the students' wing of INC. At the age of 26, Ramachandran contested the Indian General Elections in 1971 as INC candidate from Kasargod Lokasabha Constituency. His first opponent was the veteran leader Shri. E.K. Nayanar. At that time he was a student in Law Academy. He was re-elected gain from the same constituency in 1977. He was elected as LDF MLA from Irikkoor, Kannur Assembly constituency in 1980.[5]
Personal life
Ramachandran is married to T.R. Saraswathi, a teacher. They have a son, Mithun Puthanveettil, a musician in the band Avial.
See also
References
- ^ "Ramachandran Kadannapally". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Neck and neck race in Kerala". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 13 May 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Committees - Kerala Legislature". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Council of Ministers - Kerala". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Members of Legislative Assempbly". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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