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{{Short description|Indian Politician}}
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| name = C. K. Chandrappan
| name               = C. K. Chandrappan
| image =CK_CHANDRAPPAN_DSC_0698.JPG
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| caption = C. K. Chandrappan
| caption             = C. K. Chandrappan
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1935|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1935|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Cherthala]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]]
| birth_place         = [[Cherthala]], [[Alleppey]], [[Travancore]]
| residence =[[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| residence           = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|03|23|1935|11|10}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|03|23|1935|11|10}}
| death_place =[[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| death_place         = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
|office       = Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] Kerala State Council
| office             = Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] Kerala State Council
|term_start   = 14 November 2010
| term_start         = 14 November 2010
|term_end     = 22 March 2012
| term_end           = 22 March 2012
|predecessor = [[Veliyam Bhargavan]]
| predecessor         = [[Veliyam Bhargavan]]
|successor   = [[Pannyan Raveendran]]
| successor           = [[Pannyan Raveendran]]
| constituency_MP1= [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur]]
| constituency_MP1   = [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur]]
| majority1     =  
| majority1           =  
| parliament1   = Indian
| parliament1         = Indian
| term_start1 = 2004  
| term_start1         = 2004
| term_end1     = 2009
| term_end1           = 2009
| predecessor1 = [[A. C. Jose]]
| predecessor1       = [[A. C. Jose]]
| successor1= [[P. C. Chacko]]
| successor1         = [[P. C. Chacko]]
| office2            = Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| office2            = Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2        = 2006
| term_start2        = 2006
| term_end2          = 3 May 2021
| term_end2          = 3 May 2011
| constituency2      = [[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)|Cherthala]]
| constituency2      = [[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)|Cherthala]]
| predecessor2        = [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| predecessor2        = [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| successor2          = [[A. K. Antony]]
| successor2          = [[A. K. Antony]]
| constituency_MP3= [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]
| constituency_MP3   = [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]
| majority3     =  
| majority3           =  
| parliament3   = Indian
| parliament3         = Indian
| term_start3 = 1977  
| term_start3         = 1977
| term_end3     = 1980
| term_end3           = 1980
| predecessor3 = [[A.K. Gopalan]]
| predecessor3       = [[A.K. Gopalan]]
| successor3= K. Kunhambu
| successor3         = K. Kunhambu
| constituency_MP4= [[Thalassery]]
| constituency_MP4   = [[Thalassery]]
| majority4     =  
| majority4           =  
| parliament4   = Indian
| parliament4         = Indian
| term_start4 = 1971  
| term_start4         = 1971
| term_end4     = 1977
| term_end4           = 1977
| predecessor4 = Constituency Established
| predecessor4       = Constituency Established
| successor4= Constituency Demolished
| successor4         = Constituency Demolished
| party =[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
| party               = [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
| religion =  
| religion           =  
| spouse = Bulu Roy Chowdhary
| spouse             =  
| children =  
| children           =  
| website =  
| parents            = C. K. Kumara Panicker, Ammukutty Amma
| footnotes =  
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| footnotes           =
| native_name        =  
}}
}}


'''C. K. Chandrappan''' (10 November 1935 – 22 March 2012) was a politician from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He was the Kerala state secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2362643.ece|title=The Hindu : States / Kerala : Hazare's detention denial of right to dissent: Chandrappan|date=16 August 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908053022/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2362643.ece|archive-date=8 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the president of [[All India Kisan Sabha (Ajoy Bhavan)|All India Kisan Sabha]] at the time of his death. He was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] representing the [[Thalassery (Lok Sabha constituency)]] from 1971 to 1977, [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] from 1977 to 1980 and [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] from 2004 to 2009. Chandrappan served as Member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly of Kerala]] from 1991 to 1996 representing [[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)|Chertala]].
{{Given name hatnote|Chandrappan|Cheerapanchira Kuntirishery|lang=Malayali}}'''Cheerapanchira Kuntirishery Chandrappan''' (10 November 1935 – 22 March 2012) was a politician from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He was associated with [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2362643.ece|title=The Hindu : States / Kerala : Hazare's detention denial of right to dissent: Chandrappan|date=16 August 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=23 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908053022/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2362643.ece|archive-date=8 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] representing the [[Thalassery (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thalassery]] from 1971 to 1977, [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]] from 1977 to 1980 and [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur]] from 2004 to 2009. Chandrappan served as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from 1991 to 1996 representing [[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)|Chertala]], [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born on 10 November 1935 to C. K. Kumara Panicker and Ammukkutty in [[Muhamma]], [[Alappuzha district]] of Kerala state. He was the 3rd son of the couple. His father, C. K. Kumara Panicker, was a famous leader of CPI and was known as ''Vayalar Stalin''. Panicker was one of the frontline fighters in the [[Punnapra-Vayalar uprising]]. Chandrappan passed MA from [[University College Trivandrum|University College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]].
C. K. Chandrappan was born in [[Alleppey]], to Ammukutty and politician C. K. Kumara Panicker of the Kuntirishery family, a [[Vayalar]] tributary of the wealthy [[Cheerappanchira]] family in [[Muhamma|Muhamma, Alappuzha]]. Kumara Panicker was one of the frontline fighters in the legendary [[Punnapra-Vayalar uprising]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-07-30 |title=The Hindu : States / Kerala : C. K. Chandrappan dead |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3078541.ece |access-date=2024-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730032014/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3078541.ece |archive-date=30 July 2012 }}</ref>


==Political life==
==Early political career==
Chandrappan started his political life when he was a student. He was an active member of leftist youth federations in the 1970s. He took part in the [[Goa liberation movement]] and was jailed as a political prisoner on various occasions in Delhi, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>http://www.newageweekly.in/2012/03/comrade-c-k-chandrappan-is-no-more_24.html?m=1</ref>
Chandrappan started his political life when he was a member of leftist youth federations in the 1970s. He took part in the [[Goa liberation movement]] and was jailed as a political prisoner on various occasions in Delhi, Calcutta and Trivandrum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newageweekly.in/2012/03/comrade-c-k-chandrappan-is-no-more_24.html?m=1 |title = NEW AGE WEEKLY: Comrade C. K. Chandrappan is No More}}</ref>
He won 3 times in Loka Sabha Elections 1971 ([[Thalassery]]), 1977 ([[Kannur]]) and 2004 ([[Thrissur]]). In 1987 [[Vayalar Ravi]] defeated Chandrappan in [[Cherthala]] assembly constituency. In 1991 he defeated [[Vayalar Ravi]]. After that in 1996 [[A. K. Antony]] defeated Chandrappan.
He was the national president of [[All India Youth Federation|All India Youth Federation (AIYF)]] and [[All India Students Federation|All India Students Federation (AISF)]]. Also he was the Chairman of [[Kerala Tourism Development Corporation|KTDC]] and Managing Director of Prabhath Book House.


In November 2010 , he took over as [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party of India (CPI)]] State secretary from [[Veliyam Bhargavan]]. At that time he was the national president of Kisan Sabha and member of CPI national secretariat. In 11 February 2012 he was elected as state secretary at the state party congress held at Kollam.
==Right to recall proposed bills for MP and MLA==
He was adjudged the top performer by the National Social Watch, an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]].
Constitution (Amendment) Bill about Voter's right to recall elected representatives was introduced in [[Lok Sabha]] by [[C. K. Chandrappan]] in 1974 and [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] had supported this but the bill did not pass.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=87k_AAAAMAAJ&q=Right+to+Recall&pg=RA11-PA1910|title=Vajpayee, Atal Bihari (5 September 1996). "State of the Nation". Shipra Publications – via Google Books.|isbn=9788185402703|last1=Vajpayee|first1=Atal Bihari|year=1996|publisher=Shipra Publications }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/anna-hazares-call-on-right-to-reject-and-right-to-recall-rekindled-debate-over-electoral-concepts/articleshow/9775883.cms|title= Social activist Anna Hazare during his protests had been campaigning for Right to Recall and right to Reject.|newspaper= The Economic Times}}</ref>
He attended the 25th Congress of Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1975, Bulgarian Communist Party Congress in 1981,Young Communist League in Moscow, World Youth Festival in Sofia, and World Food summit in 1994 at Rome.


He was the Editor of Youth Life a Journal in English, Yuva Vedi (Hindi) Krishikkaran Monthly in Malayalam and was the Chief Editor of Janayugom Daily.
==Personal life and death==
[[File:ONV CPI STATE MEET 2012DSC 0127.A.JPG|thumb|right|[[O. N. V. Kurup]] and C. K. Chandrappan in CPI State meeting at Kollam in 2012]]
He married Bulu Roy Chowdhury in 1978.<ref>[https://englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/english-news-1.875960 "Bulu Roy Choudhary passes away"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.</ref> C. K. Chandrappan died in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] on 22 March 2012 at the age of 76, due to cancer.<ref>
 
{{cite news|title=C. K. Chandrappan dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3078541.ece|access-date=22 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730032014/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3078541.ece|archive-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Chandrappan was married to Bulu Roy Chodhary on 28 October 1978, a political activist from [[West Bengal]]. The couple did not have children.
His mother Ammukkutty belonged to the [[Cheerappanchira]] family mentioned in the tales of Sabarimala Ayyappan. Incidentally Chandrappan was the cousin of [[Susheela Gopalan]] who was also from the Cheerappanchira family.
 
==Death==
C. K. Chandrappan died in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] on 22 March 2012 at the age of 76, due to cancer.<ref>{{cite news|title=C. K. Chandrappan dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3078541.ece|access-date=22 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730032014/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article3078541.ece|archive-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was cremated with full state honours at Valiya Chudukadu crematorium in [[Cherthala]] on the next day. His wife Bulu Roy Chowdhury died on 19 February 2016.


==References==
==References==
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C. K. Chandrappan
C. K. Chandrappan
Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kerala State Council
In office
14 November 2010 – 22 March 2012
Preceded byVeliyam Bhargavan
Succeeded byPannyan Raveendran
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Thrissur
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byA. C. Jose
Succeeded byP. C. Chacko
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2006 – 3 May 2011
Preceded byVayalar Ravi
Succeeded byA. K. Antony
ConstituencyCherthala
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Kannur
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byA.K. Gopalan
Succeeded byK. Kunhambu
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Thalassery
In office
1971–1977
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byConstituency Demolished
Personal details
Born(1935-11-10)10 November 1935
Cherthala, Alleppey, Travancore
Died23 March 2012(2012-03-23) (aged 76)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Political partyCommunist Party of India (CPI)
Parent(s)C. K. Kumara Panicker, Ammukutty Amma
ResidenceThiruvananthapuram

Template:Given name hatnoteCheerapanchira Kuntirishery Chandrappan (10 November 1935 – 22 March 2012) was a politician from Kerala, India. He was associated with Communist Party of India (CPI).[1] He was a member of the Lok Sabha of India representing the Thalassery from 1971 to 1977, Kannur from 1977 to 1980 and Thrissur from 2004 to 2009. Chandrappan served as MLA from 1991 to 1996 representing Chertala, Kerala.

Early life[edit | edit source]

C. K. Chandrappan was born in Alleppey, to Ammukutty and politician C. K. Kumara Panicker of the Kuntirishery family, a Vayalar tributary of the wealthy Cheerappanchira family in Muhamma, Alappuzha. Kumara Panicker was one of the frontline fighters in the legendary Punnapra-Vayalar uprising.[2]

Early political career[edit | edit source]

Chandrappan started his political life when he was a member of leftist youth federations in the 1970s. He took part in the Goa liberation movement and was jailed as a political prisoner on various occasions in Delhi, Calcutta and Trivandrum.[3]

Right to recall proposed bills for MP and MLA[edit | edit source]

Constitution (Amendment) Bill about Voter's right to recall elected representatives was introduced in Lok Sabha by C. K. Chandrappan in 1974 and Atal Bihari Vajpayee had supported this but the bill did not pass.[4][5]

Personal life and death[edit | edit source]

He married Bulu Roy Chowdhury in 1978.[6] C. K. Chandrappan died in Thiruvananthapuram on 22 March 2012 at the age of 76, due to cancer.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Hindu : States / Kerala : Hazare's detention denial of right to dissent: Chandrappan". The Hindu. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Hindu : States / Kerala : C. K. Chandrappan dead". The Hindu. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "NEW AGE WEEKLY: Comrade C. K. Chandrappan is No More".
  4. ↑ Vajpayee, Atal Bihari (1996). Vajpayee, Atal Bihari (5 September 1996). "State of the Nation". Shipra Publications – via Google Books. Shipra Publications. ISBN 9788185402703.
  5. ↑ "Social activist Anna Hazare during his protests had been campaigning for Right to Recall and right to Reject". The Economic Times.
  6. ↑ "Bulu Roy Choudhary passes away". Mathrubhumi. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "C. K. Chandrappan dead". The Hindu. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

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