P. Karunakaran (born 20 April 1945) is an Indian communist politician and a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kasargod constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party. He was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time in 2004 general election. He won the second term in 2009 Lok Sabha election. He got 385,522 votes against 321,095 of the Congress(I) candidate. He was the leader of the Loksabha for CPI(M) in the 16th Loksabha.
His wife Laila, is daughter of the communist leader A. K. Gopalan and Susheela Gopalan. He holds an M.A degree from Kerala University.
Books Published
Memories of Vietnam
Indian Politics - Inside and Outside Parliament
Suppression and Resistance
Indian Politics - Outside and Inside Parliament (Second Part) Olimangaroormakal
See also
Anirudhan Sampath
P. K. Biju
Mohammed Salim
References
External links
http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=4178 - Parliament of India website