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K. P. Unnikrishnan | |
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| കെ.പി. ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1971 (1971) – 1996 (1996) | |
| Preceded by | A. Sreedharan |
| Succeeded by | O. Bharathan |
| Constituency | Vatakara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1936-09-20)20 September 1936 (age 89)[citation needed] |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (I) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College, Chennai |
| Profession |
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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 ofVatakara constituency.[1]
K. P. Unnikrishnan was born on 20 September 1936 in a family fromMalabar Coast. His father's name was E. Kunhikannan Nair. He was educated at theMadras Christian College, Chennai. He completed his law also fromChennai. He was associated with Socialist Party andPraja Socialist Party during this period. In the 1960s, he joinedIndian National Congress and became a member of theAll India Congress Committee in 1962.
He used to write articles for theMathrubhumi and other periodicals as special correspondent. He entered into electoral foray when he first representedVatakara constituency in 1971 as anIndian National Congress candidate. He remained unbeaten in the next fiveLok Sabha polls (1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991) despite switching over to theIndian National Congress (U) in 1980 and later to Indian Congress (Socialist) in 1984.[2] In the period 1981–84, he was the leader ofCongress (Secular) in the parliament. In the period 1980–82, he was also a member of thePublic Accounts Committee. He had served as the Minister for Telecommunications, Shipping, Surface Transport in theVishwanath Pratap Singh ministry (1989–90).[3] During his tenure as minister he oversaw theevacuation of Indians duringGulf War.[4][5][6]
His only defeat in the constituency came in 1996. Unnikrishnan later quit active politics, shifted his base toNew Delhi and then to his ancestral house atPanniyankara inKozhikode district, and dedicated himself to reading and writing books.
In 1977, he married Amrita Unnikrishnan. They have two daughters.[citation needed]
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