| K.K.Balakrishnan | |
| Native Name: | കെ.കെ.ബാലകൃഷ്ണന് |
| Native Name: | instead.--> |
| Office1: | Minister for Harijan Welfare,Devaswoms and Irrigation, Kerala[1] |
| Term Start1: | 11 April 1977 |
| Term End1: | 25 April 1977 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | K. Karunakaran |
| Predecessor1: | Vella Eacharan |
| Successor1: | Himself |
| Office2: | Minister for Harijan Welfare, Devaswoms and Irrigation, Kerala[2] |
| Term Start2: | 27 April 1977 |
| Term End2: | 27 October 1977 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | A. K. Antony |
| 2Blankname2: | Portfolios |
| 2Namedata2: | Harijan Welfare Irrigation Flood Control Anti-sea Erosion Devaswoms[3] |
| Predecessor2: | Himself |
| Successor2: | Damodaran Kalassery |
| Office3: | Minister for Transport, Kerala[4] |
| Term Start3: | 24 May 1982 |
| Term End3: | 29 August 1983 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | K. Karunakaran |
| Predecessor3: | Lonappan Nambadan |
| Successor3: | N. Sundaran Nadar |
| Birth Date: | 1927 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nedupuzha, Trichur |
| Death Place: | Trichur, Kerala |
| Death Cause: | Heart attack |
| Resting Place: | Nedupuzha, Trichur |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | P.C. Rugmini |
| Children: | Sheela, Renuka, Geetha, Sasi Kumar, Leena |
| Parents: | Karappakutty & Vallikutty |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Mawards: | is not set --> |
| Awards: | is not set --> |
Shri. K.K. Balakrishnan (20 June 1927 – 31 August 2000), senior Congress leader, He was a minister in various governments led by K. Karunakaran and A. K. Antony. He represented Chalakkudy, Chelakkara, Thrithala constituencies in different Kerala Legislative Assemblies. He was a minister in the Government of Kerala, holding various portfolios including Irrigation, Transport, Devaswom and Harijan welfare.[5] [6]
Shri. K.K. Balakrishnan, senior Congress leader, was born at Nedupuzha, in Trichur district on 20 June 1927 as the son of Shri. Karappakutty. He completed intermediate Course, and a Training Course in Khadi & Village Industries. Entering public life while a student, as a worker of the Indian National Congress.
The late Smt. P.C. Rugmini was his wife and they have one son and four daughters.[7]
Shri.K.K Balakrishnan died on 31 August 2000. Kerala Legislative Assembly paid its homage to him on 21 December 2000.[8]
He started his political career at Indian National Congress,later became Executive member, KPCC, Member, AICC and Organising Secretary, Kerala INTUC.
Shri. Balakrishnan became elected to the Travancore – Cochin Legislative Assembly in 1954 and subsequently to the Second Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1960 from Chalakudy, as an INC candidate. In 1970, 1977 and 1980 he was elected from Chelakkara, in 1982 from Trithala and in 1991 from Vaikom constituency.
Shri Balakrishnan served as the Minister for Irrigation, Harijan Welfare a during 1977 –78, in the Ministries headed by Shri. K. Karunakaran and Shri. A.K. Antony. Later, from 24 May 1982 to 29 August 1983, he was the Minister for Transport, in the Ministry headed by Shri. K. Karunakaran.
| 1954 | Thiru-Kochi | Data not available | Won | Data not available[9] | |
| 1960 | Chalakkudy | Won | 164[10] | ||
| 1965 | Chelakkara | C. K. Chakrapani | Won | 106[11] | |
| 1970 | Chelakkara | N. K. Seshan | Won | 1999[12] | |
| 1977 | Chelakkara | K. S. Sankaran | Won | 9935[13] | |
| 1980 | Chelakkara | K. S. Sankaran | Won | 1125[14] | |
| 1982 | Trithala | N. Subbayyan | Won | 619[15] | |
| 1991 | Vaikom | K.P. Sreedharan | Won | 1030[16] | |
| 1996 | Vaikom | M.K.Kesavan | Lost | 9409[17] |