| Birth date | 25 May 1956 (age 70) |
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| Birth place | Kottayam, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India |
| Alma mater | |
| Office 1 | Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Term start 1 | 1 June 2011 |
| Term end 1 | 24 May 2021 |
| Constituency 1 | Ettumanoor |
| Predecessor 1 | Thomas Chazhikadan |
| Successor 1 | V. N. Vasavan |
| Office 2 | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term start 2 | 1998 |
| Term end 2 | 2009 |
| Predecessor 2 | Ramesh Chennithala |
| Successor 2 | Jose K. Mani |
| Constituency 2 | Kottayam |
| Term start 3 | 1984 |
| Term end 3 | 1989 |
| Predecessor 3 | Skariah Thomas |
| Successor 3 | Ramesh Chennithala |
| Constituency 3 | Kottayam |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Savithry Nampoothiri |
| Parents |
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| Date | 3 August |
| Year | 2009 |
| Source | http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=213 |
K. Suresh Kurup (born 25 May 1956) is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Ettumanoor constituency from 1 June 2011 to 24 May 2021.[citation needed]
He was a member of the 8th, 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Kottayam constituency of Kerala.[citation needed]
Personal life
K. Suresh Kurup was born on 25 May 1956 as the son of Kunjan Pillai and Bharathy Amma at Kottayam in the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin.[citation needed]
He was educated at CMS College in Kottayam, NSS Hindu College, Changanassery and The Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He has B.A and LL.B degrees and has practised as a lawyer.[citation needed]
He is married to Savithry Nampoothiri and has two sons.[1]
Political career
Kurup was chairman of the Kerala University Students Union in 1978-1979 and president of the state branch of the Students Federation of India between 1982 and 1985.[citation needed]
In 1984, Kurup was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 and to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999, as well as to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004.[1]
Kurup won the Ettumanoor constituency in the elections for the Legislative Assembly of Kerala in 2011 and 2016.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Biodata of Mr. K. Suresh Kurup (CPIM)". Legislative Assembly of Kerala. April 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-25.