Karunakaran, Shri P. Constituency   : Kasaragod (Kerala) Party Name     : Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M)) Email Address : karunakaran[DOT]p[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in pkarunakaranmp[AT]gmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Shri N. Koran Mother’s Name Smt. P. Chirutha Date of Birth 20 Apr 1945 Place of Birth Kiliyalam, Distt. Kasargod (Kerala) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 01 Jan 1978 Spouse’s Name Smt. Liala No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at M.A. College, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam, Kerala Profession Social Worker Writer,Trade Unionist,Sportsperson Permanent Address Amaravathi House, P.O. Nileswaram, Distt. Kasaragod, Kerala Tel : (04672) 280990, 09868180357 (M) A.K.G. Centre, A. Raghavan Road, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala-695034 Tels. : (04712) 2305731, 2468536 Fax : (04712) 2307141 Present Address No.422, V.P. House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Tels : (011) 23724503, 23724516, 09868180357 (M) Positions Held

1977-1984 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly (two terms)

2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha

2004-2006 Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology

2005-2009 Member, Estimates Committee

2006-2009 Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

6 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Estimates

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

23 Sep. 2009 Chairman, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

1 May 2010 Member, Committee on Estimates

May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

13 June 2014 onwards Member (Special Invitee), Business Advisory Committee

1 Sep. 2014 onwards Chairperson, Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House

Member, Standing Committee on Information Technology

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways

29 Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee

Books Published Memories of Vietnam; Indian Politics – Inside and Outside Parliament; Suppression and Resistance; Indian Politics – Outside and Inside Parliament (Second Part); Olimangaroormakal Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Writing Articles in news papers and periodicals; Closely associated with A.K.G. and Musamasathile Sooryam – Both Cinemas; Reading books especially Poetry and Novels; Interested in Cinema and Dramas Social And Cultural Activities Chairman, Kala Trust; Convenor, Abudhabi Sakthi Award Special Interests Reading and writing, watching Cricket and Volleyball; associated with Social activities Favourite Pastime and Recreation Visiting tourism centres and interested in Volleyball Sports and Clubs Interested in Sports specially Volleyball and Foot Ball and associated with Number of Clubs; Volleyball player in college team and interested in Foot Ball Tagore Club Countries Visited Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Portugal, Russia, Spain, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.A. and Vietnam Other Information Started political work with student movement; worked in youth, trade union front; particiapted in many struggles; injured right hand in 1974 during police lathi charge; was on MISA warrant and went underground for 17 months and 43 days during Emergency; General Manager, “Deshabhiman“ a Malayalam Daily participated in the demonstation at the Collectorate on 17 March, 2003; seriously injured due to police atrocities

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