Kadannappalli Ramachandran

Kadannappalli Ramachandran (born 1 July 1944) is an Indian politician and President of Congress (S).[1]

Kadannappalli Ramachandran
Minister of Archaeology and port of Kerala
Assumed office
25 May 2016
Preceded byOommen Chandy
ConstituencyKannur
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Kasaragod
In office
1971–1980
Preceded byA.K. Gopalan
Succeeded byRamanna Rai
Minister for Devaswom
In office
2009–2011
Preceded byG. Sudhakaran
Succeeded byV. S. Sivakumar
ConstituencyEdakkad
Personal details
Born1 July 1944 (1944-07) (age 76)
Kannur, Madras Presidency, British India
NationalityIndian
Political partyCongress (Secular)
Spouse(s)T. M. Saraswathi
Children1

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.

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See also

References
  1. "Ramachandran Kadannapally". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  2. "Neck and neck race in Kerala". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 13 May 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Committees - Kerala Legislature". niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Council of Ministers - Kerala". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  5. "Members of Legislative Assempbly". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009.


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