C. H. Kanaran
C. H. Kanaran | |
|---|---|
| State Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala | |
| In office 1964–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | E. K. Nayanar |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Hameed Ali Shemnad |
| Succeeded by | E. V. Kumaran |
| Constituency | Nadapuram |
| In office 1957–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Hameed Ali Shemnad |
| Constituency | Nadapuram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Missing required parameter 1=month! 1909 |
| Died | 20 October 1972 (aged 62–63) |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | Parvati |
| Source: Legislative Assembly | |
C. H. Kanaran (1909 – 20 October 1972) was a political leader who represented the Nadapuram constituency in the 1st Kerala Legislative Assembly. He entered the Kerala Legislative Assembly as a CPI representative. He worked as a teacher in his early days. C.H. Kanaran was a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1951–56. After the formation of the CPI(M), he was the state secretary of the party for a long time.
He had shown interest in national struggles even during his school days. He was a complete rationalist. When the Congress Socialist Party started building peasant organizations, he withdrew from the rationalist campaign and started organizing the peasants. He won the elections to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1946. He spent a long time in hiding during the period when the Communist Party was banned. He was arrested in 1948. When the party split, he stood firmly with the CPI(M). He died in 1972.