Prayar Gopalakrishnan

Prayar Gopalakrishnan^[1] (20 September 1949 – 4 June 2022) was an Indian National Congress politician from Kollam, India. He was the president of Travancore Devaswom Board.^[2] He was an MLA of Kerala and a member of KPCC.^[3]

Prayar Gopalakrishnan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2001 (2001) – 2006 (2006)
Preceded by	R. Latha Devi
Succeeded by	Mullakkara Retnakaran
Constituency	Chadayamangalam
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-20)September 20, 1949 Kollam, Kerala, India
Died	4 June 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 72)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sudharma. S
Children	3
Parents	R. Krishnan Nair J. Meenakshi Amma
Alma mater	SN College, Kollam
Occupation	Politician

Career

Prayar began his political career through Kerala Students Union. He was the Kollam district president of KSU and Indian Youth Congress and college union chairman of SN College, Kollam.

He was founder-president of the Kerala State Milk Societies Association, and a long-time chairman of Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) from its inception to 2000. He was instrumental in Milma's growth as a major institution in the cooperative sector. Gopalakrishnan also served as vice president, Indian Dairy Association, and member, National Dairy Development Board.

He was elected to Kerala legislative assembly from Chadayamangalam constituency in 2001.

Death

He died on 4 June 2022 due to heart attack while traveling.^[4]