Benny Behanan (born 22 August 1952) is an Indian politician from

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. He is a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

party who serves as Member of Parliament from

Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency) Chalakudy () is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls ...

. He was the MLA of Thrikkakara Legislative Assembly Constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was the General Secretary of the

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Kerala. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, s ...

for 17 years. Earlier he had won

Piravom Piravom () is a town and Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km from Ernakulam, the nearest city and south of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara.The Piravom Road Railway Sta ...

in 1982, and unsuccessfully contested the Idukki Parliament Constituency as UDF Candidate to the Lok Sabha in 2004. In

2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and vote ...

, he won the election with a margin of 1,32,274 votes against the LDF candidate

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. In

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, he won the election with a margin of 63,754 votes against the LDF candidate

C. Raveendranath Prof. Cheranalloor Raveendranath is an Indian politician and is the formeMinister for Educationof the Government of Kerala in the First Vijayan ministry, first Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry. He is a Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician fro ...

Political life

Hailing from a Congress family, Benny Behanan has held various positions within the party. *State president of the

Kerala Students Union The Kerala Students Union (abbreviated KSU) is the largest students organization in Kerala, India. It functions as the student wing of the INC. Organisation have strong ideology of Indian National Congress party. KSU was founded in 1957 at A ...

(KSU) from 1978 to 1979 *General Secretary, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress Committee from 1979 to 1982 *Member of KPCC Executive Since 1981 *In 1982, he was elected to the Kerala State Legislative Assembly *

All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members elected from States and union territories of India, state-level Pradesh Congress Commit ...

(AICC) Member since 1996 *Managing Director, Veekshanam Daily Newspaper since 2006 *President of Thrissur District Congress Committee since 2010 *Member Legislative Assembly in 2011 (Thrikkakkara Constituency) *Convenor, United Democratic Front (UDF), 2018 - 2020

Personal life

Benny Behanan was born to O. Thomas and Chinnamma Thomas on 22 August 1952 at

Vengola Vengola is a Panchayat and Village in Kunnathunad Taluk of Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies in the bus route from Perumbavoor to Kolenchery. Nearby villages are Kizhakkambalam (4.4 km), Vadavucode/Puthencruz (6.4& ...

, near

Perumbavoor Perumbavoor () is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Perumbavoor is part of the Kochi metrop ...

in present-day

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Behanan, Benny Malayali politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala 1952 births Living people Politicians from Kochi Kerala MLAs 2011–2016 India MPs 2019–2024 India MPs 2024–2029 Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election