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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = 
| name                = K. Krishnankutty
| honorific-suffix    = 
| image               = Https://images.app.goo.gl/RMTj4S7EkGssgGxL9
| office              = Minister for Electricity and [[Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology|ANERT]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start          = {{Start date|2021|05|20|df=yes}}
| predecessor         = [[M. M. Mani]]
| successor           = 
| 1blankname          = Chief Minister
| 1namedata           = [[Second Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| office1             = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1         = {{Start date|2016|06|02|df=yes}}
| term_end1           = 
| constituency1       = [[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]]
| predecessor1        = [[K. Achuthan]]
| successor1          = 
| office2             = [[First Vijayan ministry|Minister for Water Resources]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start2         = {{Start date|2018|11|26|df=yes}}
| term_end2           = {{End date|2021|05|03|df=yes}}
| successor2          = [[Roshy Augustine]]
| 1blankname2         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2          = [[First Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| office4             = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start4         = {{Start date|1991||}}
| term_end4           = {{End date|1996||}}
| constituency4       = [[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]]
| predecessor4        = K. A. Chandran
| successor4          = [[K. Achuthan]]
| term_start5         = {{Start date|1980||}}
| term_end5           = {{End date|1987||}}
| constituency5       = [[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]]
| predecessor5        = P. Shankar
| successor5          = K. A. Chandran
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|08|13}}
| birth_place         = [[Perumatty]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], India)
| nationality         = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| residence           = Periyar, Cliff House Compound, 
Nanthencode, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| party               = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| website             = 
| footnotes           = 
| date                = 
| year                = 
| source              = 
| caption             = FORMER PRESIDENT OF JDS KERALA
| predecessor2        = [[P. J. Joseph]]
| native_name_lang    = KK
| native_name         = കെ. കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി
| partner             = PALODE SANTHOSH
}}

'''K. Krishnankutty''' (born 13 August 1944) is an Indian politician and the current Minister for Electricity ,<ref>https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Notifications - Government of Kerala, India|url=https://kerala.gov.in/notifications|access-date=2021-05-21|website=kerala.gov.in}}</ref> [[Government of Kerala]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results |publisher=[[Kerala Legislature]] |url=http://www.keralaassembly.com/results |accessdate=8 June 2016}}</ref> and the Former Minister for Water Resources of [[Kerala]] state. He started his political career with the Congress party and became a KPCC member in 1969 and continued till the inception of Janata Party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m315.htm|website=www.niyamasabha.org|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> He is a strong supporter of Cooperative Movement in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/k-krishnankutty-sworn-new-kerala-minister-water-resources-92346|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2020-05-08|title=K Krishnankutty sworn in as new Kerala Minister for Water Resources|date=28 November 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> He became a legislator in 6th, 7th, 9th and the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref name=":0" /> He became a Minister in [[Pinarayi Vijayan|Pinarayi Vijayan's]] Ministry, after replacing the [[Mathew T. Thomas]], the legislator from [[Thiruvalla (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruvalla constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=K Krishnankutty: From a true son of soil to top echelons of power|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/nov/24/k-krishnankutty-from-a-true-son-of-soil-to-top-echelons-of-power-1902475.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

He is Former the Kerala State President of the Janata Dal (Secular).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala: LDF constituent JD(S) changes minister, K Krishnankutty takes charge of Water Resources Ministry|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-ldf-jds-minister-k-krishnankutty-takes-charge-water-resources-5467618/|date=2018-11-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>

He was born to Kunjukutty and Janaki of Ezhuthani in Perumatty on 13 August 1944.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=K Krishnankutty(Independent(IND)):Constituency- CHITTUR(PALAKKAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=http://myneta.info/kerala2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1144|website=myneta.info|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> He completed 8th standard from Government S. M. High School, Tattamangalam.<ref name=":1" />

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