P. Karunakaran is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha

14th Lok Sabha

The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...

 of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. He represents the Kasargod

Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Assembly segments:Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Manjeswar#Kasaragod#Udma#Kanhangad #Trikkarpur#Payyannur#Kalliasseri-Members of Parliament:*1957: A.K. Gopalan, Communist Party of India...

 constituency of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

 (CPI(M)) political party.
He was elected to Loksabha for the first time in 2004 general election

Indian general election, 2004

Legislative elections were held in India in four phases between April 20 and May 10, 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha...

. He won the second term in 2009 Loksabha election

Indian general election, 2009

India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...

. He got 385,522 votes against 321,095 of the Congress(I) candidate.

He married Laila, daughter of the communist leader A. K. Gopalan

A. K. Gopalan

Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan , 1 October 1904 to March 22, 1977, popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist leader and first leader of opposition of India.- Early life and education :...

 and Susheela Gopalan

Susheela Gopalan

Susheela Gopalan was an Indian Communist leader and one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India...

.

External links

• http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4178 - Parliament of India website