Kodiyeri Balakrishnan - Profile and Biography
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is one of the strongest leaders of the LDF section of CPI (M). He is one of the candidates in the coming Kerala elections 2011. Read more about Kodiyeri Balakrishnan to know the full political career and profile of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.
Date of Birth : 16th November 1953
Political Party : Communist Party of India - Marxist
Political status : Minister for Home and Tourism in Kerala
Constituency election : LDF candidate in Thalassery, Kerala
Educational qualification : B.A graduate
Marital status : Married to Smt S.R Vinodini
Children : Two sons
Languages known : Malayalam, English, Hindi
Father's name : Sri Kunhunni Kurup
Mother's name : Smt Narayani Amma
Colleges from which Kodiyeri graduated : Mahatma Gandhi College, Mahe and Trivandrum University College.
Schooling information : Kodiyeri Junior Basic School and Oniyan High School
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is a member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) as well as the Minister for Home and Tourism in Kerala state. He is one of the strongest leaders of CPI (M). His huge contributions to the party has made the party elect him as the Polit bureau member since 2008. He came into politics through the students wing of CPI (M) during his college days. For many successive years, he remained the state leader of SFI (Students Federation of India). While studying in Kodiyeri Oniyan High school, Kodiyeri was the K.S.F Unit Secretary and during his college days at Mahatma Gandhi College at Mahe, he was the Union chairman of K.S.F. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has also been imprisoned for 16 months under MISA during the Emergency Period in 1975. In Thalassery, he was elected four times as the MLA. Kodiyeri represented the Thalassery Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2011. He reigned as the Minister for Home and Tourism development of the Kerala state from 2006 to 2011. From 1980 to 1982, Kodiyeri was the District President of the DYFI. He has also been elected once as the CPI (M) secretary in the Kannur district. Kodiyeri is also the Karshakasangam State Joint Secretary.Political life of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan joined the CPI (M) in 1970. During his tenure as Home Minister, he has brought about many changes and improvements in Kerala. The new movement called 'JANAKEEYA Police' was formulated by him which ultimately changed the image of the police force in Kerala. New vehicles were also given to the police force. Previously the police vehicle was a blue jeep but now it has changed to the white Invader. Specifically in Thalassery, Kodiyeri has made huge contributions and developed the district in many forms. Renovations have been made to the forts and churches in Thalassery. Some other developments are also in the process with new projects formulated for creating a marine walk in Thalassery. There was another incident in which Kodiyeri was imprisoned which took place after a rail picketing in connection to a farmer's strike. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's background
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was born in the Kodiyeri village of Thalassery. He did his schooling in Kodiyeri Junior Basic School and Oniyan High School. He has obtained his college graduate degree from Mahatma Gandhi College, Mahe and Trivandrum University College. There have been occasions where Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has been abused and man handled by the RSS party and has also faced atrocities at the hands of the police force. During the Muthanga incident, Kodiyeri has also conducted a hunger strike before the secretariat of Trivandrum. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's residence address and telephone number
D - 10
T C 15/1397
Tagore Nagar,
Vazhuthacaud
Thiruvananthapuram
Tel: 0471 2727842, 2727882
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