Kulappurakkal Karunakaran Nair

Kulappurakkal Karunakaran Nair (2 February 1931 – 7 February 2013) was an Indian politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala state, India. He represented Pathanamthitta for 34 years, from 1972 until 2006 and was instrumental in formation of Pathanamthitta district.

Personal life
He was born on 2 February 1931 and was a bachelor till his death in 2013.

Political Career
In his political career he was associated with Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 1959 to 1979, Indian National Congress thereafter and a brief association with Bahujan Samaj Party for 2009 Indian general election.

He was also president, Pathanamthitta Plantations Labour Union and Chairman cum president of Malanadu Trade Union Congress.

An independent MLA of Pathanamthitta for eight terms, he served in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Formation of Pathanamthitta district
Nair is fondly remembered by the natives of Pathanamthitta district, as Father of the DIstrict for fulfilling their dream. The parts of current Pathanamthitta were parts of now-neighbouring Kollam and Alappuzha districts and remoteness posed by it affected the people of region and it's development.

Nair, who was representing Pathanamthitta for a long time, visited the then Kerala CM K. Karunakaran, and made an understanding with him for creation of a new district in return of support for Second Karunakaran ministry. Karunakaran told Nair that for fulfilling his dream, Nair has to resign his post. Thus Nair resigned, and on 1 November 1982, Pathanamthitta district came to being. Later, he returned as MLA through by-elections.

He was also instrumental in building New collectorate building, District Cancer Centre Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta Ring Road, Chuttippara Nursing College, decentralising district offices to Thiruvalla and Kozhencherry etc.