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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 byVeliyam Bhargavan
Succeeded byPannyan Raveendran
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Thrissur
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byA. C. Jose
Succeeded byP. C. Chacko
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2006 – 3 May 2011
Preceded byVayalar Ravi
Succeeded byA. K. Antony
ConstituencyCherthala
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Kannur
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byA.K. Gopalan
Succeeded byK. Kunhambu
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Thalassery
In office
1971–1977
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byConstituency Demolished
Personal details
Born(1935-11-10)10 November 1935
Cherthala, Alleppey, Travancore
Died23 March 2012(2012-03-23) (aged 76)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Political partyCommunist Party of India (CPI)
Parent(s)C. K. Kumara Panicker, Ammukutty Amma
ResidenceThiruvananthapuram

Cheerapanchira Kuntirishery Chandrappan (10 November 1935 – 22 March 2012) was a politician from Kerala, India. He was associated with Communist Party of India (CPI).[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 MLA from 1991 to 1996 representing Chertala, Kerala.

Early life

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C. K. Chandrappan was born in Alleppey, to Ammukutty and politician C. K. Kumara Panicker of the Kuntirishery family, a Vayalar tributary of the wealthy Cheerappanchira family in Muhamma, Alappuzha. Kumara Panicker was one of the frontline fighters in the legendary Punnapra-Vayalar uprising.[2]

Early political career

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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.[3]

Personal life and Death

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He married Bulu Roy Chowdhury in 1978.[4] C. K. Chandrappan died in Thiruvananthapuram on 22 March 2012 at the age of 76, due to cancer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The Hindu : States / Kerala : C. K. Chandrappan dead". The Hindu. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "NEW AGE WEEKLY: Comrade C. K. Chandrappan is No More".
  4. ^ "Bulu Roy Choudhary passes away". Mathrubhumi. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "C. K. Chandrappan dead". The Hindu. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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