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|name = R. Prakasam<br />
|birth_date = 22 March 1927<br />
|death_date = 2012<br />
|office = Member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
|constituency = [[Attingal]]<br />
|term_start = 1957<br />
|predecessor = <br />
|term_end =1960<br />
|successor =[[N. Kunjuraman]]<br />
}}<br />
'''R. Prakasam''' (22 March 1927 – 2012) was an Indian politician, who belonged to the [[Communist Party of India]]. He represented [[Attingal Assembly constituency|Attingal]] in the first [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m511.htm |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
He was born in 1927 and at a young age, he entered politics. During his college days, Prakasam was active in politics. In 1946, while studying at the [[Madras Christian College]], he joined the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party]]. Prakasam became the chairman of the [[Attingal|Attingal Municipality]] in 1953. He was the youngest member of the Communist party in the country to be appointed into such position. In 1954, Prakasam became a member of the [[Travancore–Cochin|Thiru-Kochi Assembly]]. In 1957, he was elected as a member to the [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|first Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. Prakasam had a key role in establishing party units throughout the capital district's coastal communities, particularly in Attingal and Varkala. Also, he played a key role in planning the 1954 mass transport workers' strike and served as the union's president in Kerala. He has held several positions during his political career. He was a member of the Municipal Law Unification Committee, Kerala University Senate, Industrial Relations Board, Arbitration Board, and the High Power Watchdog Committee of the Government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=R Prakasam cremated |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2012/sep/09/r-prakasam-cremated-404318.html |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1927 births]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1957–1959]]<br />
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]<br />
[[Category:2012 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala]]<br />
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