Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
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Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is one of the prominent communist leader from Kerala
, India
.
During 2001 to 2006 United Democratic Front (India)
(UDF) government, he was the deputy opposition leader of Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (LDF). During 2006 to 2011 LDF government, he was the home and tourism minister of Kerala state. At present he is a politburo member of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(CPI-M)
He was Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and its All India Joint Secretary between 1973 and 1979. During the time of The Emergency (India) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was imprisoned under MISA for 16 months.
During 1980 to 1982, he was the Kannur District President of Democratic Youth Federation of India
(DYFI).
At present he is CPI (M) Polit Bureau Member and CPI (M) Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982, 1987 and 2001 from Kannur and in 2006 & 2011 he was elected from Tellichery.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
During 2001 to 2006 United Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
(UDF) government, he was the deputy opposition leader of Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (LDF). During 2006 to 2011 LDF government, he was the home and tourism minister of Kerala state. At present he is a politburo member of Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(CPI-M)
Political Life
He came to politics through the students wing of CPI-M at 1970.He was Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and its All India Joint Secretary between 1973 and 1979. During the time of The Emergency (India) Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was imprisoned under MISA for 16 months.
During 1980 to 1982, he was the Kannur District President of Democratic Youth Federation of India
Democratic Youth Federation of India
Democratic Youth Federation of India , is an Indian left-wing youth organization founded in 1980. DYFI, as it is popularly known, is politically linked to the Communist Party of India .The current general secretary of DYFI is Tapas Sinha and the president is P...
(DYFI).
At present he is CPI (M) Polit Bureau Member and CPI (M) Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982, 1987 and 2001 from Kannur and in 2006 & 2011 he was elected from Tellichery.