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Prayar Gopalakrishnan

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Prayar Gopalakrishnan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2001 (2001)–2006 (2006)
Preceded byR. Latha Devi
Succeeded byMullakkara Retnakaran
ConstituencyChadayamangalam
Personal details
Born(1949-09-20)September 20, 1949
Kollam, Kerala, India
Died4 June 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 72)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSudharma. S
Children3
Parents
  • R. Krishnan Nair
  • J. Meenakshi Amma
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician

Prayar Gopalakrishnan[1] (20 September 1949 – 4 June 2022) was an Indian National Congress politician from Kollam, India. He was the president of Travancore Devaswom Board.[2] He was an MLA of Kerala and a member of KPCC.[3]

Career

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Prayar began his political career through Kerala Students Union. He was the Kollam district president of KSU and Indian Youth Congress and college union chairman of SN College, Kollam.

He was founder-president of the Kerala State Milk Societies Association, and a long-time chairman of Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) from its inception to 2000. He was instrumental in Milma's growth as a major institution in the cooperative sector. Gopalakrishnan also served as vice president, Indian Dairy Association, and member, National Dairy Development Board.

He was elected to Kerala legislative assembly from Chadayamangalam constituency in 2001.

Death

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He died on 4 June 2022 due to heart attack while traveling.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "പ്രയാർ ഗോപാലകൃഷ്ണൻ അന്തരിച്ചു".
  2. ^ "Board | Travancore Devaswom Board". travancoredevaswomboard.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "KPCC Prayar Gopalakrishnan". kpcc.org.in. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Prayar Gopalakrishnan appointed devaswom board president". www.kaumudi.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.