Kunhiraman Palat Candeth

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Lieutenant General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth PVSM
Military Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu
In office 19 December 1961 – 6 June 1962
Preceded by	Post Established
Succeeded by	T. Sivasankar (as Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu)
Personal details
Born	(1916-09-23)23 September 1916 Ottapalam, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Palakkad, Kerala, India)
Died	19 May 2003(2003-05-19) (aged 86)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Relations	Sir C. Sankaran Nair (Maternal Grandfather) Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (Paternal Grandfather) Sir C. Madhavan Nair (Maternal Uncle)
Awards	Padma Bhushan Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance	Indian Empire  Republic of India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	1934–1973
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Royal Indian Artillery
Commands	Western Army 8 Mountain Division 17 Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 Operation Vijay Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971

Lieutenant General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth, PVSM (23 October 1916 – 19 May 2003) was a senior officer in the Indian Army who played a commanding role in the Liberation of Goa from Portuguese control in 1961, and briefly served as the Military Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu.

He later served as the Deputy Chief of Army Staff based in GHQ in New Delhi during the second war in 1965, and later effectively commanded the Western Command during the third war with Pakistan in 1971.