K. Radhakrishnan (born 24 May 1964) is an Indian politician who is the CPI(M) Parliamentary Party Leader in

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and

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for

Alathur Alathur is a town, taluk and gram panchayat in Palakkad District, Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Alathur Taluk and is situated about 24 km from the district headquarters Palakkad through National Highway 54 ...

since

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. A veteran leader of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...

, Radhakrishnan previously served as a State Minister of Kerala from 2021 to 2024, and from 1996 to 2001. He also served as

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from 2006 to 2011. Radhakrishnan served in the

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for five terms, representing

Chelakkara Chelakkara is a large town in the Thrissur district of Kerala. Geography Chelakkara is located at . It has an average elevation of . Politics Chelakkara assembly constituency (SC) is part of Alathur. It is also the constituency of ex- Spea ...

from 1996 to 2016 and again from 2021 to 2024. He is a Member of the Central Committee of

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. He is the All India President of Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM).

Early life

He was born on 24 May 1964 in Pullikkanam,

Vagamon Vagamon () is an Indian hill station and a revenue village located in Peerumedu Taluk of Idukki district, and also Meenachil taluk and Kanjirappally taluk of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. Located in the Western Ghats ...

Idukki Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...

. He is a bachelor.

Political life

He was an active member in SFI, holding posts like unit secretary of

Sree Kerala Varma College Sree Kerala Varma College is a government-aided higher education institution located in Kanattukara, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Established in 1947, the college was founded by Aikya Keralam Thampuran, the Maharaja of the former Kingdom of Cochi ...

area secretary, and member of Thrissur district secretariat as an SFI leader. He also worked as Chelakkara Block Committee secretary and state committee member of

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, and he is now

central committee member. Radhakrishnan was elected to the

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

District Council in 1991 from the Vallathol Nagar division. He was elected to the Assembly in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2021. He served as Minister for the Welfare of Backward and Scheduled Communities and Youth Affairs from 1996 to 2001. He was Opposition Chief Whip from 2001 to 2006. He was District Secretary of

, Thrissur from 2016 to 2018. He was also District Convenor of

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, Thrissur from 2013 to 2018. He was the founder State President of Pattikajathi Kshema Samithi (Eng. Scheduled Castes Welfare Committee) briefly known as "PKS" is a welfare committee for scheduled castes of Kerala controlled by CPIM Kerala. He also served as the State President of Farm Workers Union ( CITU), Kerala Clay Pottery Workers Union. He was elected to CPI(M) Central committee on 22nd Party Congress held on 2018. He was elected to

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from

with a margin of 20,111 votes in

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Electoral record

Positions held

• SFI Unit Secretary, Sree kerala varma college Thrissur •

State committee member • Member, District Council, Thrissur from Vallathol Nagar Division •

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Chelakkara Assembly constituency Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA i ...

1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2021 • Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes &Tribes, Backward classes, Youth Affairs Nayanar Ministry 1996 - 2001 • Member District Committee,

Thrissur •

Opposition Chief Whip The Chief Whip is a political leader whose task is to enforce the whipping system, which aims to ensure that legislators who are members of a political party attend and vote on legislation as the party leadership prescribes. United Kingdom I ...

2001-06 • Member

District Secretariat, Thrissur • Member

State committee • Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly 2006-11 • District Secretary

Thrissur 2016 -18 • District Convenor, LDF Thrissur 2012-18 • State President, Pattikajathi Kshema Samithi (PKS) • State President Farm Workers Union ( CITU) • State President, Kerala Clay Pottery Workers Union • Central Committee member

2018 onwards • All India President, Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) • Minister for Devaswoms, Welfare Scheduled Castes & Tribes, Backward Classes, Parliamentary Affairs 2021-2024 Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry • Member of Parliament, Alathur Loksabha • Parliamentary Party Leader of CPI(M), Lok Sabha • Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on 'One Nation One Election' Bill- The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radhakrishnan, K. Malayali politicians Politicians from Thrissur Living people Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Sree Kerala Varma College alumni Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala 1964 births Kerala MLAs 1996–2001 Kerala MLAs 2001–2006 Kerala MLAs 2006–2011 Kerala MLAs 2011–2016 Kerala MLAs 2021–2026 India MPs 2024–2029