Kodikunnil Suresh

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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1962)}}

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| name = Kodikunnil Suresh

| honorific-suffix = MP

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| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start1 = {{Start date|2009|05|31|df=yes}}

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| predecessor1 = C. S. Sujatha

| constituency1 = Mavelikara

| term_start2 = 1999

| term_end2 = 2004

| predecessor2 = Chengara Surendran

| successor2 = Chengara Surendran

| constituency2 = Adoor

| term_start3 = 1989

| term_end3 = 1998

| predecessor3 = K. K. Kunhambu

| successor3 = Chengara Surendran

| constituency3 = Adoor

| office4 =Union Minister of State
Labour and Employment

| primeminister4 = Manmohan Singh

| president4 = Pranab Mukherjee

| minister4=

• Mallikarjun Kharge
• Shish Ram Ola
• Oscar Fernandes

| term_start4 = 28 October 2012

| term_end4 = 26 May 2014

| predecessor4 = Harish Rawat

| successor4 = Vishnudeo Sai

| party = Indian National Congress

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kodikunnil, Kerala, India

| nationality = Indian

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| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram|Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram}}

| education = Bachelor of Laws

| spouse = Bindu Suresh

| children = 2

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Kodikunnil Suresh (born 4 June 1962) is an Indian politician and Congress Working Committee Member (Special Invitee). He is the working-president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He filed his nomination for Loksabha Speaker post as the candidate of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha Speaker Election.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=25 June 2024 |title=Lok Sabha Speaker election: Kodikunnil Suresh of Congress files nomination as INDIA bloc candidate |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lok-sabha-speaker-nomination-kodikunnil-suresh-india-bloc-candidate-om-birla-nda-nominee/article68330787.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625085722/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lok-sabha-speaker-nomination-kodikunnil-suresh-india-bloc-candidate-om-birla-nda-nominee/article68330787.ece |archivedate=25 June 2024 |accessdate=25 June 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{Cite web |date=25 June 2024 |title=Congress' Kodikunnil Suresh files nomination for LS Speaker post, forcing first-ever contest since 1946 |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2024/06/25/kodikunnil-suresh-congress-speaker-post-election.html |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Onmanorama}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=NDA candidate Om Birla elected Speaker of Lok Sabha for 2nd consecutive term |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/om-birla-ls-speaker-1.9670006 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |quote=New Delhi: Om Birla, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and Member of Parliament from Kota, Rajasthan, was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The motion, moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was adopted through a voice vote amidst resounding 'Ayes' and 'Noes' echoing in the house. Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab officially declared Om Birla as the Speaker of the lower house. Interestingly, the opposition, which had nominated K Suresh as the candidate for the INDIA bloc, chose not to press for a division vote.}} He is the chief Whip of Congress Parliamentary Party in Loksabha.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Congress retains Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh as Lok Sabha deputy leader, chief whip |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-retains-gaurav-gogoi-k-suresh-as-lok-sabha-deputy-leader-chief-whip-101720946537481.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} He was a former Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment. He is a member of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha representing Mavelikara in Kerala.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/kerala17.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT: Polling Booth: Election' 96: Kerala/Adoor |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2010-07-08}} He has been elected as the member of Lok Sabha for the eighth time.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-06-21 |title=Kerala CM, Oppn. flay Centre for ignoring Kodikunnil for pro tem Speaker post |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cm-oppn-flay-centre-for-ignoring-kodikunnil-for-pro-tem-speaker-post/article68316988.ece |access-date=2024-06-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} He has also served as the Secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).