K Muraleedaran |
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MLA | |
Assumed office 2011 |
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Constituency | Vattiyoorkavu |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1989-1996–1999-2004 |
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Constituency | Kozhikode |
Personal details | |
Born |
Thrissur, Kerala, India |
14 May 1957
Nationality | Indian |
Political party |
Indian National Congress Nationalist Congress Party (2005-2011) Indian National Congress (1980's-2005) (2011-Present) |
Parents | K. Karunakaran, Kalyanikutty Amma |
Residence | Trivandrum, Thrissur |
Alma mater | Kerala Law Academy Law College (B.L.) |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, social worker |
Religion | Hindu |
Indian National Congress Nationalist Congress Party (2005-2011)
Karunakaran Muraleedharan (Malayalam: കെ മുരളീധരൻ) (born:14 May 1957) is an Indian politician from Kerala, the son of K. Karunakaran. He was elected as member of the Lok Sabha thrice (in 1989, 1991, and 1999) from the Kozhikode constituency, representing the Indian National Congress, subsequently leaving the party in 2005. Though he did not follow K Karunakaran when he latter left NCP and joined congress in 2005, he is sagacious enough to demand justice to the people who stuck by Karunanakaran. He now belongs to I group in Congress of Kerala. He vehemently articulates for the 1984 Delhi riot affected people. He believes that successive Governments thwarted the judicial process to deliver justice. Ahmad Patel is his role model in politics.
K. Muraleedharan was born to K. Karunakaran and Kalyani Kutty Amma in Thrissur City, Kerala on 14 May 1957. He has one sister, Padmaja Venugopal, who has also entered politics. Their family hails from Chirakkal near Kannur. After studying for his BA at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum, he qualified in law from Kerala Law Academy Law College Since then he believes hat the law should take its own course. Muraleedharan is married and has two sons. He lists his hobbies as films and drama, football and badminton. The house 'Murali Mandiram' at Thrissur is named after him.
Muraleedharan is married to Jyothi. They have two sons, Arun Narayanan and Sabari Nath).