K. Suresh Kurup

Indian politician (born 1956)

Suresh Kurup


Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1 June 2011 (2011-06-01) – 24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)
Preceded by	Thomas Chazhikadan
Succeeded by	V. N. Vasavan
Constituency	Ettumanoor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1998 (1998)–2009 (2009)
Preceded by	Ramesh Chennithala
Succeeded by	Jose K. Mani
Constituency	Kottayam
In office 1984 (1984)–1989 (1989)
Preceded by	Skariah Thomas
Succeeded by	Ramesh Chennithala
Constituency	Kottayam

Personal details
Born	(1956-05-25) 25 May 1956 (age 68) Kottayam, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse	Savithry Nampoothiri
Children	2
Parents	Kunjan Pillai Bharathy Amma
Residence	Kottayam
Alma mater	CMS College, Kottayam NSS Hindu College, Changanassery The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
As of 3 August, 2009 Source: [1]

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 and has two sons.^[1]

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.^[1]

Kurup won the Ettumanoor constituency in the elections for the Legislative Assembly of Kerala in 2011 and 2016.

References

^ ^a ^b "Biodata of Mr. K. Suresh Kurup (CPIM)". Legislative Assembly of Kerala. April 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

Members of the 14th Lok Sabha from Kerala State

GE 2004

Bye-elections
2005

Pannyan Raveendran
- Pre-bye poll: P. K. Vasudevan Nair - death

13th LS members

15th LS members

Members of the 14th Lok Sabha from

States: AP; AR; AS; BR; CT; GA; GJ; HR; HP; JH; KA; KL; MP; MH; ML; MN; MZ; NL; OR; PB; RJ; SK; TG; TN; TR; UP; UT; WB

Union territories: AN; CH; DH; DL; JK; LA; LD; PY

v t e Members of the 13th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1999	T. Govindan A. P. Abdullakutty A. K. Premajam K. Muraleedharan E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar A. C. Jose K. Karunakaran George Eden P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup K. Francis George V. M. Sudheeran Ramesh Chennithala Kodikunnil Suresh P. Rajendran Varkala Radhakrishnan V. S. Sivakumar
12th LS members 14th LS members Members of the 13th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

v t e Members of the 12th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1998	T. Govindan Mullappally Ramachandran A. K. Premajam P. Sankaran E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar V. V. Raghavan A. C. Jose George Eden P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup P. C. Chacko V. M. Sudheeran P. J. Kurien Chengara Surendran N. K. Premachandran Varkala Radhakrishnan K. Karunakaran
11th LS members 13th LS members Members of the 12th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY