A. K. Balan

A. K. Balan
Minister for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development and Electricity, Government of Kerala
In office
2006 (2006)–2011 (2011)
Preceded byAryadan Mohammed
Succeeded byAryadan Mohammed
ConstituencyCoyalmannam
Minister for Law, Cultural Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, SC/ST Development
In office
25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) – 3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)
Succeeded by
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1 June 2011 (2011-06-01) – 2021 (2021)
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byP. P. Sumod
ConstituencyTarur
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2001 (2001)–2011 (2011)
Succeeded byPosition dissolved
ConstituencyKuzhalmannam
Personal details
Born (1948-08-03) 3 August 1948 (age 76)
Nadapuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, Dominion of India
(present day Kozhikode, Kerala, India)
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseDr. P. K. Jameela
Children2
Parents
  • Kelappan
  • Kunhi
Education
Alma mater

A. K. Balan (born 3 August 1948) is an Indian politician and advocate. He was the Minister for Devaswom and SC/ST Development in the Left Democratic Front government under V. S. Achuthanandan from 2006 to 2011,[1] Minister for SC/ST, Law, Cultural Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs in the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry and a member of Central Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He represented the Tarur constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "Twelfth Kerala Legislative Assembly". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Members of Legislative Assempbly". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.