Kanam Rajendran (10 November 1950 – 8 December 2023) was an Indian politician who was a member of the

Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

. He represented

Vazhoor Vazhoor is a town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.It is a village, panchayat and block with headquarters at Kodungoor on NH183. Basically an agrarian community inhabits this part, whose income depends on rubber cultivatio ...

constituency in the

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 30 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 ...

from 1982 to 1991. In March 2015, he was elected the Secretary of

Kerala State Council. Kanam was born in Koottickal, a village in

Kottayam district Kottayam () is one of List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Kerala, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettu ...

on 10 November 1950. He studied at

CMS College Kottayam The CMS College (Church Missionary Society College), established in 1817, is one of the earliest Western-style colleges in India. The college is considered to be the oldest institution of higher education in India along with the Presidency Colle ...

. Kanam died on 8 December 2023, at the age of 73. The death happened at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, where he had been undergoing diabetes treatment. He had undergone a foot amputation surgery as part of the treatment. The immediate cause of death was a heart attack. The mortal remains were brought to his native place, and a funeral with full state honours was held at Kanam,

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

on 10 December 2023. Many personalities paid their tribute.

Positions held

* Secretary,

(CPI) Kerala State Committee * Secretary, All India Youth Federation (AIYF) Kerala State Committee * Secretary,

All India Trade Union Congress The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is the oldest trade union federation in India. It is associated with the Communist Party of India. According to provisional statistics from the Ministry of Labour, AITUC had a membership of 14.2 mil ...

(AITUC) Kerala State Committee * Vice President, AIYF National Council * Member, CPI State Secretariat * Member, 7th Kerala Legislative Assembly (1982–87) * Member, 8th Kerala Legislative Assembly (1987–91) * Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances (1984–87)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajendran, Kanam 1950 births 2023 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala Politicians from Kottayam district Malayali politicians Kerala MLAs 1982–1987 Kerala MLAs 1987–1991