K. Sudhakaran

Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (born 7 June 1948) is an Indian politician 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 (MP), Lok Sabha from Kannur, Kerala and member of Parliamentary Standing Committees on Rural Development and Welfare of OBCs. He represents the Indian National Congress Party. He was also a four-term member in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and represented the Kannur constituency from 1996 to 2009. He was elected as MP of Kannur constituency in 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election.

Personal life
K. Sudhakaran was born on 7 June 1948 in a small village called Nadal in Kannur district. Shri V. Ramunni and Smt. K. Madhavi are his parents. He completed M.A., LL.B. and also graduated in B.A. in History from Government Brennen College, Thalassery.

Political timeline

 * 2024 : Elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Kannur where he defeated M. V. Jayarajan of CPIM by a margin of 1,08,982 votes.
 * 2019 : Elected to 17th Lok Sabha from Kannur where he defeated P.K.Sreemathy of CPIM by a margin of 94,559 votes.
 * 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha from Kannur where he defeated K. K. Rajesh of CPIM by a margin of 43151 votes.
 * 2009 : Member, Committee on Public Accounts and Member, Committee on Commerce.
 * 2001-2004 : Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Kerala.
 * 2001 : Minister, Forest, and Sports, Govt. of Kerala.
 * 1992 : Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1992–2009 in Kannur constituency.

Controversies
He was arrested by the Kerala Police as part of the investigation in a cheating case and was released as per the interim bail order of the Kerala High Court in 2023 June.