Name K. Balakrishnan Role Politician | Died 1984 | |
Political party Revolutionary Socialist Party Spouse(s) Chandrika Balakrishnan, B.A., Children Prof.Salim Balakrishnan, Adv.Romeo Balakrishnan, Baiju Balakrishnan Party Revolutionary Socialist Party | ||
State secretary K Balakrishnan Congress CPM Alliance in Tamil Nadu
Kesavan Balakrishnan (August 12, 1924 – July 16, 1984) was a politician, writer and editor.
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- State secretary K Balakrishnan Congress CPM Alliance in Tamil Nadu
- Early life
- Political life
- Books
- References
Early life
He was born to Sri C. Kesavan, former Chief Minister of the Travancore-Cochin state, and Smt Vasanthi.
Political life
Balakrishnan was one of the founding leaders of the Revolutionary Socialist Party in Kerala. He was elected as an MLA to the Travancore-Cochin State Assembly in 1954 from the constituency of Trivandrum II.
In 1971 he became the MP representing the constituency of Ambalapuzha in Loksabha.
He would later go on to receive the Thamarapathram, an award given to outstanding politicians and activists by the government of India.
Books
References
K. Balakrishnan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA