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Kadakampally Surendran, born 12 October 1954,[2] is an Indian politician, who served as the Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism, and Devaswom in the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry (2016–2021) of the Government of Kerala. He was the Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for nearly a decade (2007–2016).[3]
Kadakampally Surendran | |
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Minister for Co-Operation, Tourism and Devaswom, Government of Kerala | |
In office 25 May 2016 – 3 May 2021 | |
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Succeeded by |
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Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | M. A. Vaheed |
Constituency | Kazhakkoottam |
Minister for Electricity, Government of Kerala | |
In office 25 May 2016 – 29 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Aryadan Muhammed |
Succeeded by | M. M. Mani |
Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
In office 2007 –2016 | |
Preceded by | Pirappancode Murali |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1996 –2001 | |
Preceded by | M. V. Raghavan |
Succeeded by | M. A. Vaheed |
Constituency | Kazhakkoottam |
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Born | K. Surendran 12 October 1954[1] Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala, India |
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Spouse | Sulekha Surendran |
Children | Arun Surendran, Anoop Surendran |
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Residence(s) | Karikkakom, Thiruvananthapuram |
A member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is presently a member of the Kerala state committee of the party. He is also an elected representative in the 15th Kerala legislative assembly from the Kazhakkoottam assembly constituency in the Thiruvananthapuram district.
Surendran has been a prominent figure of the CPI(M) and other leftist progressive movements in the district of Thiruvananthapuram for more than four decades.
Born as the son of C. K. Krishnan Kutty and Bhagavathi Kutty on 12 October 1954 at Kadakampally of Thiruvananthapuram district, Surendran had his education from Sambhuvattom Lower Primary School, Madhavapuram Upper Primary School, St. Joseph High School, S N College, Chempazhanthy, and University College, Thiruvananthapuram.
He is married to Sulekha Surendran and has two children, Arun and Anoop. His wife Sulekha is a retired high school teacher from AMHSS, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram. Surendran and his wife currently reside at Karikkakom, Trivandrum.
At school, he was active in student movements and cultural activities. He came to the political front and social activities from his constant association with youth organizations and library movements.
In 1974, he became a CPI(M) member. He served the party as its secretary, Anayara Branch, secretary, Local Committee Pettah, secretary, Vanchiyur Area Committee, member, District Committee Trivandrum, and secretary, District Committee Trivandrum. In 2008, he was elected to the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) in its 19th State Conference held at Kottayam.
He is also a forerunner in trade union activities in the state of Kerala. He is a member of the National Council of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), a socialist organization of trade unions in India. He is the office-bearer of many trade unions, including the Confederation of Transport Workers, the Kerala Bank Employees Federation (KBEF), and the Keltron Employees Association (CITU). Previously, he was the office bearer of the K.S.F.D.C Employees Union, the C-DIT Employees Association, the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE) Employees Union, the Titanium General Labour Union (CITU), and SPATO.
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