
K. Karunakaran is a politician, trade unionist, freedom fighter born in Trichur (India).
Kannoth Karunakaran (5 July 1918 – 23 December 2010) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the chief minister of Kerala in 1977, from 1981 to March 1982, from May 1982 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995. He is the founder of the Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition, which governed the state in the periods of 1982-87, 1991-96, 2001-06 and 2011-16; and currently is the main opposition in Kerala since 2016. He has also served as the Union Minister for Industry from 1995 to 1996 and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for four terms- 1967 to 1969, 1978 to 1979, 1980 to 1981 and 1987 to 1991. He also has the distinction of being one of the longest serving Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leaders in the country, holding that post from 1967 to 1995.
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| Born | 5 July 1918, Trichur |
| Profession | politician, trade unionist, freedom fighter |
| Nationality | India |
| Educated at | College of Fine Arts, Thrissur |
| Children | K. Muraleedharan |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Taurus |
| Nakshatra | Krittika (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Gemini |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Taurus |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: 765 Notable Horoscopes) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 40 of them (10%) have the Moon in Taurus, like K. Karunakaran, and 19 (5%) share the Krittika Nakshatra — the #4 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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K. Karunakaran was born on 5 July 1918 in Trichur. Birth details come from a published reference (source: 765 Notable Horoscopes) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
K. Karunakaran's Moon sign (Rashi) is Taurus and the Nakshatra is Krittika, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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