K. Krishnankutty | |
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കെ. കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി | |
Minister for Electricity and ANERT, Government of Kerala | |
Assumed office 20 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
Preceded by | M. M. Mani |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | K. Achuthan |
Constituency | Chittur |
Minister for Water Resources, Government of Kerala | |
In office 26 November 2018 – 3 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
Preceded by | P. J. Joseph |
Succeeded by | Roshy Augustine |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1991 –1996 | |
Preceded by | K. A. Chandran |
Succeeded by | K. Achuthan |
Constituency | Chittur |
In office 1980 –1987 | |
Preceded by | P. Shankar |
Succeeded by | K. A. Chandran |
Constituency | Chittur |
Personal details | |
Born | Perumatty, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Palakkad, Kerala, India) | 13 August 1944
Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
Spouse | K. Vilasini |
Residence(s) | Periyar, Cliff House Compound, Nanthencode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
Occupation | Politician |
Kunjukutty Krishnankutty (born 13 August 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Minister for Electricity of Kerala since 2021.[1] He previously served as the Minister for Water Resources of Kerala from 2018 to 2021. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Chittur since 2016 and previously from 1991 to 1996 and from 1980 to 1987. He is a member of the Janata Dal (Secular) Party.
He started his political career with the Congress party and became a KPCC member in 1969 and continued till the inception of Janata Party.[2] He was elected to the ministry of kerala in 2018 He is a strong supporter of Cooperative Movement in Kerala.[3] He came to the ministry He has previously held the responsibility of being the President of Perumatty Service Co-operative Bank, the Director of Palghat District Co-operative Bank and Kerala State Co-operative Bank.[2] He became a legislator in 6th, 7th, 9th and the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[2] He became a Minister in Pinarayi Vijayan's Ministry, after replacing Mathew T. Thomas, the legislator from Thiruvalla constituency.[4]
He is the former Kerala State General Secretary of the Janata Dal (Secular).[5]
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