K P Dhanapalan (14 April 1950) is an Indian politician from

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Ernakulam. He was the

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representing the

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constituency in

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. He belongs to

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

. He was the District Congress Committee President for Ernakulam.

Early life

He ventured into political Arena as the activist of Kerala's largest student organization

Kerala Students Union The Kerala Students Union (abbreviated KSU) is a students organization in Kerala, India. It functions as the student wing of the Indian National Congress in the state. KSU was founded in 1957 at Alappuzha, with M. A. John as its main organiser ...

. He was the unit president of KSU, at SN High School

and went on to become Ernakulam District secretary of the organization Dhanapalan completed his pre University course from Sree Narayana Mangalam College, Maliankara and BSC Chemistry from

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. He was also college union chairman of

Political career

He served as

DCC President of Ernakulam, AICC Member, KPCC Member, Secretary and general secretary. He was the elected

in the 15th Lok Sabha representing

Parliamentary Constituency.

Positions held

*IYC Paravur Town Mandalam President. *IYC Paravur Assembly President. *IYC Ernakulam District President. *Councillor Paravur Municipality (10 years) *IYC State Vice President. * DCC Vice President. * KPCC Secretary. *Chairman, Milk Producers Welfare Board *DCC President Ernakulam * KPCC General Secretary *Senate Member,

Cochin University Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 and has three campuses: two in Kochi (Kalamassery and Ernakulam) and one in Kuttanad, Al ...

. *2009-2014 Elected to 15th Loksabha from

Parliament Constituency. *Pradesh Returning Officer for INC Election,

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. * KPCC Vice President.

References

External links

Lok Sabha Member Profile: K. P. Dhanapalan
Living people India MPs 2009–2014 Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Lok Sabha members from Kerala Politicians from Thrissur People from Chalakudy 1950 births {{Kerala-INC-politician-stub