K. Suresh Kurup
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1956)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Suresh Kurup
|image = Suresh Kurup.jpg
|caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|05|25|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Kottayam, State of Travancore–Cochin
(present day Kerala), India
|nationality = Indian
|alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|CMS College, Kottayam|NSS Hindu College, Changanassery|The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram}}
|residence = Kottayam
|death_date =
|death_place =
|office1 = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
|term_start1 = {{Start date|2011|06|01|df=yes}}
|term_end1 = {{End date|2021|05|24|df=yes}}
|constituency1 = Ettumanoor
|predecessor1 = Thomas Chazhikadan
|successor1 = V. N. Vasavan
|office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
|term_start2 = {{Start date|1998||}}
|term_end2 = {{End date|2009||}}
|predecessor2 = Ramesh Chennithala
|successor2 = Jose K. Mani
|constituency2 = Kottayam
| term_start3 = {{Start date|1984||}}
|term_end3 = {{End date|1989||}}
|predecessor3 = Skariah Thomas
|successor3 = Ramesh Chennithala
|constituency3 = Kottayam
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|spouse = Savithry Nampoothiri
|children = 2
|parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Kunjan Pillai|Bharathy Amma}}
|website =
|footnotes =
|date = 3 August |
|year = 2009 |
|source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=213
}}
K. Suresh Kurup (born 25 May 1956) is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Ettumanoor constituency from 1 June 2011 to 24 May 2021.
He was a member of the 8th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Kottayam constituency of Kerala.
Personal life
K. Suresh Kurup was born on 25 May 1956 as the son of Kunjan Pillai and Bharathy Amma at Kottayam in the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin.
He was educated at CMS College in Kottayam, NSS Hindu College, Changanassery and The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He has B.A and LL.B degrees and has practised as a lawyer.
He is married to Savithry Nampoothiri
Political career
Kurup was chairman of the Kerala University Students Union in 1978-1979 and president of the state branch of the Students Federation of India between 1982 and 1985.
In 1984, Kurup was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 and to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999, as well as to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004.
Kurup won the Ettumanoor constituency in the elections for the Legislative Assembly of Kerala in 2011 and 2016.
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Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala
Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala
Category:Politicians from Kottayam
Category:Kerala MLAs 2011–2016
Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021
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