P. K. Gopalakrishnan (March 1924 - 14 September 2009) was an
Indian parliamentarian and a leader of the
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925.
H ...
. He was the
Deputy Speaker
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
in the fifth
Kerala Legislative Assembly
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from 6 July 1977 to 23 October 1979.
Biography
Gopalakrishnan was a member in the First Legislative Assembly of Madras constituted under the Constitution of India, representing the
Nattika Constituency in the Madras Assembly from 1952 to 1956.
He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967 from
Kodungallur Constituency. He was again elected to the Fifth K.L.A. (1977 to 1979) and Sixth K.L.A. (1980 to 1982) from the
Nattika Constituency. He was also the recipient of
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
Gopalakrishnan was married to M. Omana, they have two daughters. He died on 14 September 2009.
References
1924 births
2009 deaths
Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala
Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Deputy Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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