M. B. Rajesh

M. B. Rajesh
Minister for Local Self Governments and Department of Excise, Government of Kerala
Assumed office
6 September 2022
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan
Preceded byM.V. Govindan
23rd Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
25 May 2021 (2021-05-25) – 3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)
Preceded byP. Sreeramakrishnan
Succeeded byA N Shamseer
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)
Preceded byV. T. Balram
ConstituencyThrithala
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
31 May 2009 (2009-05-31) – 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23)
Preceded byN. N. Krishnadas
Succeeded byV. K. Sreekandan
ConstituencyPalakkad
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
23 June 2024
Preceded byK. Radhakrishnan
Personal details
Born (1971-03-12) 12 March 1971 (age 53)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseNinitha Kanicheri
Children2
Parents
  • Balakrishnan Nair
  • M. K. Remani
ResidencePalakkad, Kerala
Education
Alma mater

M. B. Rajesh (born 12 March 1971) is an Indian politician who has served as the State Minister for Local Self-Governments and Excise of Kerala, since 2022 and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, since 2024.[1][2] He previously served as the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2021 to 2022 and represents Thrithala State Assembly Constituency since 2021.

He was a Member of the Lok Sabha representing Palakkad Lok Sabha Constituency from 2009 to 2019.

  1. ^ "CPI(M)'s MB Rajesh snatches Thrithala from Congress's VT Balram". Sreedevi Jayarajan. The NewsMinute. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "വകുപ്പുകളിലും മാറ്റം; ദേവസ്വം വാസവന്, പാർലമെന്ററികാര്യം എംബി രാജേഷിന്". Mathrubhumi. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.