K. P. Dhanapalan, Former Chalakudy MP, Dies at 76
Why in the news
Kerala lost a senior Congress figure with the death of K. P. Dhanapalan, a former Member of Parliament, at the age of 76.
Key facts
- Person: K. P. Dhanapalan, senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
- Age at death: 76; he died in Kerala.
- Constituency: Chalakudy, held between 2009 and 2014.
- Other roles: important responsibilities within the party and in the state’s cooperative sector.
Exam angle
- Obituary-type question: name, party, constituency and the years he served as MP.
- Constituency to remember: Chalakudy (Kerala), 2009 to 2014.
- Age at death: 76.