C. K. Chandrappan

Indian Politician

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C. K. Chandrappan
C. K. Chandrappan

Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Council
In office 14 November 2010 – 22 March 2012
Preceded by	Veliyam Bhargavan
Succeeded by	Pannyan Raveendran
Member of the Indian Parliament for Thrissur
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	A. C. Jose
Succeeded by	P. C. Chacko
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2006 – 3 May 2011
Preceded by	Vayalar Ravi
Succeeded by	A. K. Antony
Constituency	Cherthala
Member of the Indian Parliament for Kannur
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	A.K. Gopalan
Succeeded by	K. Kunhambu
Member of the Indian Parliament for Thalassery
In office 1971–1977
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Constituency Demolished

Personal details
Born	(1935-11-10)10 November 1935 Cherthala, Alleppey, Travancore
Died	23 March 2012(2012-03-23) (aged 76) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Political party	Communist Party of India (CPI)
Parent(s)	C.K Kumara Panicker, Ammukutty Amma
Residence	Thiruvananthapuram

C. K. Chandrappan (10 November 1935 – 22 March 2012) was a politician from Kerala, India. He was the Kerala state secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the president of All India Kisan Sabha.^[1] He was a member of the Lok Sabha of India representing the Thalassery from 1971 to 1977, Kannur from 1977 to 1980 and Thrissur from 2004 to 2009. Chandrappan served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala from 1991 to 1996 representing Chertala.

Early political career

Chandrappan started his political life when he was a member of leftist youth federations in the 1970s. He took part in the Goa liberation movement and was jailed as a political prisoner on various occasions in Delhi, Calcutta and Trivandrum.^[2]

Personal life

C. K. Chandrappan was born to politician C. K. Kumara Panicker and Ammukutty Amma in a wealthy family in Alleppey. He married Bulu Roy Chowdhury in 1978.^[3] C. K. Chandrappan died in Thiruvananthapuram on 22 March 2012 at the age of 76, due to cancer.^[4]

References

^ "The Hindu : States / Kerala : Hazare's detention denial of right to dissent: Chandrappan". The Hindu. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
^ "NEW AGE WEEKLY: Comrade C. K. Chandrappan is No More".
^ "Bulu Roy Choudhary passes away". Mathrubhumi. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "C. K. Chandrappan dead". The Hindu. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.