17 Facts About Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was the secretary of the CPI Kerala State Committee from 2015 to 2022.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan stepped down from the position of state secretary due to his failing health.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was the chief editor of the Malayalam newspaper Deshabhimani.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan represented Thalassery State Assembly Constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1991 and again from 2001 to 2016.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan entered politics through the student wing of the CPI in 1970.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the Students' Federation of India and its All India Joint Secretary between 1973 and 1979.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was a CPI Politburo member and was CPI Parliamentary Party deputy leader.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was elected as an MLA to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982,1987,2001,2006 and 2011 from Thalassery.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was Minister of Home affairs of Kerala during the time of V S Achudanandan Ministry.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was re-elected for a second term as a State Secretary in 2018 and for a third term in March 2022.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was the youngest child and only son of his parents.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan had four elder sisters, all much older than him.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan studied in Kodiyeri Junior Basic School and Oniyan High School.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan became active in politics while studying at Mahatma Gandhi Government Arts College, Mahe and was active in University College, Thiruvananthapuram.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and admitted in Apollo Hospital, Chennai from 28 August 2022 in view of worsening health.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan died on 1 October 2022, at the age of 68.