Ekbal Bappukunju is a public health activist, a neurosurgeon, and an academic in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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and is serving as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board since 2016. He was the Vice-chancellor of the

University of Kerala University of Kerala (formerly known as University of Travancore) is a state-run public university in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chithi ...

during the period 2000–2004. He completed his pre-degree from St. Berchmans College Changanacherry.Former vice chancellors of the

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He was a member of the Kerala State Planning Board from 1996 to 2000, during which he played a vital role in People's Plan Campaign, a decentralization move by the

Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...

. He was contested in the 2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections from Changanassery Assembly Constituency as a LDF candidate and lost to UDF candidate former minister C F Thomas. He was the chairman of

Kerala State Pollution Control Board The Kerala State Pollution Control Board is a body of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the State of Kerala, India. The board is charged with enforcing laws related to environmental protection. The Pollution Control Bo ...

.Kerala state pollution control board members
/ref> He is also one of the joint convenors of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (Public Health Movement - India). He is the President of the Democratic Alliance For Knowledge Freedom, Kerala. He was the chairperson of the Expert Committee set up by the

to explore the possibility of setting up a new university of health sciences. The committee submitted its report on the proposed structure and functions of the university in April 2007. Ekbal is an activist of Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad and has held various offices in the organisation. He was the President of Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad from 1983 to 1985. He was former editor of the online Science Journal of Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad: www.luca.co.in. His book ''Indian Oushadha Mekhala Innale Innu'' received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Scholarly Literature in 2015.

Ekbal is a follower of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

(CPI(M)) from which he was expelled in 2004 by left-wing hardliners. His membership was later restored. He is married to A Meharunnisa, the former principal and Professor of Anatomy of Govt. TD Medical College at Alappuzha and Kottayam Medical College. She is currently working as head of department of anatomy in SUT Medical College Trivandrum.

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Original copy of scan affidavit's, Kerala Assembly Election 2011, National Election Watch

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Project report on the establishment of medical university in Kerala (From 2007)

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