K. P. Unnikrishnan
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K. P. Unnikrishnan | |
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കെ.പി. ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ | |
Vatakara | |
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Born | Indian National Congress (I) | 20 September 1936 [
Spouse |
Amrita Unnikrishnan (m. 1977) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Madras Christian College, Chennai |
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As of 23 September, 2006 Source: [1] |
K. P. Unnikrishnan (born 20 September 1936) is an Indian former politician, writer, Union Minister and parliamentarian of
Life
K. P. Unnikrishnan was born on 20 September 1936 in a family from Malabar Coast. His father's name was E. Kunhikannan Nair. He was educated at the Madras Christian College, Chennai. He completed his law also from Chennai. He was associated with Socialist Party and Praja Socialist Party during this period. In the 1960s, he joined Indian National Congress and became a member of the All India Congress Committee in 1962.
He used to write articles for the
His only defeat in the constituency came in 1996. Unnikrishnan later quit active politics, shifted his base to New Delhi and then to his ancestral house at Panniyankara in Kozhikode district, and dedicated himself to reading and writing books.
In 1977, he married Amrita Unnikrishnan. They have two daughters.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ "Arif Muhammed Khan visits his old friend KP Unnikrishnan". Deccan Chronicle. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ K. R. Rajeev (9 May 2020). "Foot the bill and bring NRIs home: Ex-Union minister | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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