K. Sudhakaran

Not to be confused with G. Sudhakaran.

Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (born 7 June 1948) is an Indian politician^[3] and former 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.^[4] He was elected as MP of Kannur constituency in 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election.^[5][6]

Kumbakudi Sudhakaran
President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 16 June 2021 (2021-06-16) – 8 May 2025
Preceded by	Mullappally Ramachandran
Succeeded by	Sunny Joseph
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded by	P. K. Sreemathy
Constituency	Kannur
In office 2009 (2009) – 2014 (2014)
Preceded by	A. P. Abdullakutty
Succeeded by	P. K. Sreemathy
Constituency	Kannur
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1996 (1996) – 2009 (2009)
Preceded by	N. Ramakrishnan
Succeeded by	A. P. Abdullakutty
Constituency	Kannur
Minister for Forest, Government of Kerala
In office 17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) – 29 August 2004 (2004-08-29)
Preceded by	C. K. Nanu
Succeeded by	K. P. Viswanathan
Personal details
Born	(1948-06-07) 7 June 1948 (age 77) Malabar District, Madras State, India (present day Kannur, Kerala, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	K. Smitha
Children	2
Parents	V. Ramunni,[1] Madhavi [2]
Education	Master of Arts Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater	Government Brennen College, Thalassery
Occupation	Politician

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.^[7]

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.
• 1991: Contested from Edakkad constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate and lost to O. Bharathan of CPI(M) for a margin of 219 votes
• 1982: Contested from Edakkad constituency as an indipendent candidate and lost to A. K. Saseendran of Indian Congress (Socialist) for a margin of 7,543 votes.^[8]
• 1980: Contested from Edakkad constituency as the candidate of Janata Party and lost to P. P. V. Moosa of All India Muslim League for a margin of 9,957 votes.^[9]

Electoral performance in Kerala Assembly

Year	Constituency	Party	Opponent	Result	Margin
1980	Edakkad	Janata Party	P. P. V. Moosa (AIML)	Lost	9,957[10]
1982	Edakkad	Independent	A. K. Saseendran (IC(S))	Lost	7,543[11]
1991	Edakkad	INC	O. Bharathan (CPI(M))	Lost	219
2001	Kannur	INC	Kasim Irikkur (Independent)	Won	19,133

Controversies

He was arrested by the Kerala Police as part of the investigation in a cheating case regarding a fake antique handler Monson Mavunkal and was released as per the interim bail order of the Kerala High Court in June 2023 .^[12][13][14]