KP Dhanapalan passes away at 76

Exam-focused facts from the 1 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

KP Dhanapalan, a senior Congress leader and former Member of Parliament, passed away at the age of 76 at a private hospital in Paravur, Ernakulam.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009 from the Chalakudy constituency.
Dhanapalan served as the president of the Ernakulam District Congress Committee (DCC).
He held positions including member of Paravur Municipality, chairman of Milma, and member of the board of directors of North Malabar Gramin Bank.
He was regarded as a close confidant of former Chief Minister A.K. Antony.