K. Sudhakaran

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1948)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

| image = 100px

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|06|07}}

| birth_place = Malabar District, Madras State, India
(present day Kannur, Kerala, India)

| nationality = Indian

| education = {{Unbulleted_list|Master of Arts|Bachelor of Laws}}

| occupation = Politician

| office1 = President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

| term_start1 = {{Start date|2021|06|16|df=yes}}

| term_end1 =

| constituency =

| predecessor1 = Mullappally Ramachandran

| successor =

| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start2 = {{Start date|2019|05|23|df=yes}}

| term_end2 =

| predecessor2 = P. K. Sreemathy

| term_start3 = {{Start date|2009||}}

| term_end3 = {{End date|2014||}}

| predecessor3 = A. P. Abdullakutty

| successor3 = P. K. Sreemathy

| constituency3 = Kannur

| office5 = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

| constituency5 = Kannur

| term_start5 = {{Start date|1996||}}

| term_end5 = {{End date|2009||}}

| predecessor5 = N. Ramakrishnan

| successor5 = A. P. Abdullakutty

| office6 = Minister for Forest, Government of Kerala

| term_start6 = {{Start date|2001|05|17|df=yes}}

| term_end6 = {{End date|2004|08|29|df=yes}}

| predecessor6 = C. K. Nanu

| successor6 = K. P. Viswanathan

| alma_mater = Government Brennen College, Thalassery

| spouse = K. Smitha

| children = 2

| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|V. Ramunni,{{Cite web|url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=9167|title=K Sudhakaran(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- KANNUR(KERALA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=www.myneta.info}}|Madhavi

{{Cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m42.htm|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|website=niyamasabha.org}}}}

| party = Indian National Congress

| awards =

| website =

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| constituency_AM2 =

| constituency2 = Kannur

}}

Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (born 7 June 1948) is an Indian politician{{cite news|url=http://www.mpmla.in/mp.php?stcode=S11&pcno=2|title=About K Sudhakaran|date=4 October 2011|work=Daily News and Analysis|accessdate=4 October 2011}} and 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/06/08/k-sudhakaran-kpcc-president.html|title = കേരളത്തിൽ കോൺഗ്രസിനെ നയിക്കാൻ കെ.സുധാകരൻ; ഫോൺ വിളിച്ച് രാഹുൽ}} He was elected as MP of Kannur constituency in 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election.{{Cite news |date=2019-05-24 |title=Kannur Election Result 2019: K Sudhakaran won |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kannur-constituency-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-k-sudhakaran-leads-p-k-sreemathi-teacher-trails/articleshow/69465159.cms |access-date=2024-07-09 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=Poll verdict: Sudhakaran’s victory lap in CPM fortresses of Kannur |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/special-pages/lok-sabha-election-2024/lok-sabha-polls-2024-k-sudhakaran-kannur-m-v-jayarajan-1.9613217 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}