K.G.Marar
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Kuruvannil Govindan Marar (b.September 17, 1934 - d.25 April 1995) was the former State Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) in Kerala
, India
. He was the third son among four children of Narayana Marar and Nayan Marsyar. Arrested during Indian Emergency of 25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977, he was imprisoned for 18 months. After getting released from the jail K G Marar became the leader of Janata party and the District President of Kannur. In 1980 K G Marar became the State Secretary of BJP. He was very active in Kerala Political scenario and held various positions including State General Secretary and State President of BJP. He has actively represented BJP in various elections, the last one in 1991 where he got defeated by a wafer thin margin of 1000 votes from Mancheswaram constituency.
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP) in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was the third son among four children of Narayana Marar and Nayan Marsyar. Arrested during Indian Emergency of 25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977, he was imprisoned for 18 months. After getting released from the jail K G Marar became the leader of Janata party and the District President of Kannur. In 1980 K G Marar became the State Secretary of BJP. He was very active in Kerala Political scenario and held various positions including State General Secretary and State President of BJP. He has actively represented BJP in various elections, the last one in 1991 where he got defeated by a wafer thin margin of 1000 votes from Mancheswaram constituency.