K. N. Balagopal Explained

K. N. Balagopal
Birth Date:1963 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kalanjoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Office2:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Pinarayi Vijayan
Term Start2:3 April 2010
Term End2:2 April 2016
Constituency2:Kerala
Office:Minister for Finance, Government of Kerala
Term Start:20 May 2021
Predecessor:T. M. Thomas Isaac
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Asha Prabhakaran
Children:2
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma Mater:Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
Office1:Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:Kottarakkara
Predecessor1:P. Aisha Potty

Kalanjoor Narayana Panicker Balagopal (born 28 July 1963) is an Indian Politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who is serving as the Minister for Finance,[1] [2] [3] Government of Kerala and Member of Legislative Assembly representing Kottarakkara. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament from 2010 to 2016.[4] [5] [6]

Personal life

Son of P. K. Narayana Panicker and Radhamony Amma, Balagopal was born at Kalanjoor, Pathanamthitta on 28 July 1963. Balagopal is an M.Com., LL.B., LL.M. graduate as well as a social and political worker. He married Asha Prabhakaran on 24 March 1999 and the couple have one son and one daughter. His brother K. N. Madhusoodanan, an entrepreneur with business interests in varied fields, is the part time chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank.[7]

Political career

He entered politics through Students Federation of India and held positions such as district president (Kollam), state president (Kerala), and all India President of SFI and DYFI. He was also the President of Kerala University Employees Confederation and a Member of Student Syndicate, Kerala University. He was the Political Secretary of Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri V.S. Achuthanandan from 31 May 2006 – 13 March 2010. He is a member of CPI(M) Kerala State Committee since 1998. He was elected to Rajya sabha in April 2010 and was a Member of Parliament from April 2010-April 2016. In 2021 Kerala Assembly Election, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Kottarakkara constituency by a margin of 10814.[8] He is now selected as Central Committee member of CPI(M).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala: V Shivankutty to be new education minister, KN Balagopal to helm finance department . Times Now . Vivek Karindalam . 19 May 2021 . 21 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 21 May 2021 . 21 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521145347/https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791 . dead .
  3. Web site: Notifications - Government of Kerala, India. 2021-05-21. kerala.gov.in.
  4. Web site: 17 members take oath in Rajya Sabha . . 16 April 2010 . 13 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Detailed Profile: Shri K.N. Balagopal . archive.india.gov.in . 13 October 2015.
  6. Web site: RS membership, safe seats likely for JD(U) . . 6 May 2015 . 13 October 2015.
  7. https://www.dhanbank.com/shri-kn-Madhusoodanan/
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 4 May 2021 . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418133041/https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx . dead .