K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)
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K. Balakrishnan is an Indian politician and a former member of the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding office ...
from the Chidambaram constituency. He represents 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 ...
party. He is the Former Secretary of CPI(M) Tamil Nadu. From his college days in
Annamalai University The Annamalai University (AU) is a public state university in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The sprawling campus offers courses of higher education in arts, science, engineering, management, humanities, agriculture, and physical education. ...
, he was involved in politics and is continuously fighting against injustice and working for people's welfare. On 2 September 2015, Balakrishnan was arrested for refusing to call off a protest at a train station as part of a strike. He later complained of uneasiness and was taken to the Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital at Chidambaram where he was treated for his illness. He served as the State Secretary of CPI(M) Tamil Nadu from February 21 2018 to January 5, 2025.


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Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016 Living people 1953 births People from Cuddalore district {{CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub