| Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | |
| Office: | Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Predecessor: | V. N. Vasavan |
| Constituency: | Kottayam |
| Office1: | Minister for Forest, Transport and Cinema, Government of Kerala |
| Predecessor1: | Aryadan Muhammed |
| Successor1: | K. Raju (Forest) A. K. Saseendran (Transport) A. K. Balan (Cinema) |
| Office2: | Minister for Home, Vigilance, Fire and Resources, Government of Kerala |
| Predecessor2: | Oommen Chandy |
| Successor2: | Ramesh Chennithala |
| Office3: | Minister for Revenue, Government of Kerala |
| Predecessor3: | K. P. Rajendran |
| Successor3: | Adoor Prakash |
| Office4: | Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency4: | Adoor |
| Predecessor4: | R. Unnikrishna Pillai |
| Successor4: | Chittayam Gopakumar |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | Lalithambika Radhakrishnan |
| Children: | 3 |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Thiruvanchoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Alma Mater: | Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Source: | http://www.keralacm.gov.in/index.php/cabinet/council-of-ministers |
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (born 26 December 1949) is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala.[1] [2] From 13 April 2012 to 1 January 2014, he was the Home Minister in Oommen Chandy Ministry, Government of Kerala.[3] He simultaneously held the Vigilance portfolio for the same time period and subsequently took over Forest, Transport, Sports, Cinema & Environment portfolios for the remaining duration of the ministry.[4]
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was born to K. P. Parameswaran and M. G. Gourikutty on 26 December 1949 at Thiruvanchoor in the erstwhile United State of Travancore and Cochin. He completed a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram and worked as an advocate in Kottayam bar.
He married Lalithambika. They have two sons, Dr. Anupam Radhakrishnan and Arjun Radhakrishnan; and a daughter, Athira Radhakrishnan.
Thiruvanchoor entered public service as a student activist, through Balajanasakhyam, KSU and Youth Congress, rising to become the leader of various youth organizations. He held many important positions within KSU, Youth Congress and KPCC, including:
He contested the 1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Kottayam assembly, and he lost to T.K Ramakrishnan of CPI(M).
He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 from Adoor and currently represents Kottayam constituency. He also served as the General Secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (I).
| Major election victories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Constituency | Closest rival | Majority (votes) | |
| 1991 | Adoor | R. Unnikrishna Pillai (CPI(M)) | 5,767[5] | |
| 1996 | Adoor | K. N. Balagopal (CPI(M)) | 9,201[6] | |
| 2001 | Adoor | Kadamminitta Ramakrishnan (LDF-IND) | 14,050[7] | |
| 2006 | Adoor | D. K. John (Kerala Congress) | 18,464[8] | |
| 2011 | Kottayam | V. N. Vasavan (CPI(M)) | 711[9] | |
| 2016 | Kottayam | Reji Sakharia (CPI(M)) | 33,632[10] | |
UDF Government 2004–2006:
UDF Government 2011–2016: