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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Distinguish|P. Jayarajan|M. V. Jayarajan}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = EP Jayarajan.jpg
| name = E. P. Jayarajan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|05|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Irinave]], [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Madras State]] (present day [[Kerala]]), India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| constituency =
| office2 =
| term =
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2016|05|25|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2016|10|14|df=yes}}
|predecessor2={{Unbulleted list|[[P. K. Kunhalikutty]] (Minister for Industries)|[[Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan]] (Minister for Sports)}}
|successor2=[[A. C. Moideen]]
| office1 = [[First Vijayan ministry|Minister for Industries and Sports]], [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2018|08|14|df=yes}}
| predecessor1 = [[A. C. Moideen]]
| successor1 = {{Unbulleted list|[[P. Rajeev (Kerala)|P. Rajeev]] (Minister for Industries)|[[V. Abdurahiman]] (Minister for Sports)}}
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 2011
| constituency3 =
[[Mattanur (State Assembly constituency)|Mattanur]]
|predecessor3=''constituency created''
|successor3=[[K. K. Shailaja]]
|term_start5=1991
|term_end5=1996
|predecessor5=[[M. V. Raghavan]]
|constituency5=[[Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)|Azhikode]]
|successor5=T. K. Balan
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|B. M. Krishnan Nambiar|E. P. Parvathi Amma}}
| spouse = P. K. Indira
| children = 2
| footnotes =
| source = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/e_p_jayarajan.htm
| term_end1 = 3 May 2021
| term_end3 = 2021
}}

'''E. P. Jayarajan''' (born 28 May 1950) is an Indian [[politician]] from the state of [[Kerala]]. He was the Minister for Industries and Sports in the [[First Vijayan ministry|Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry]]. He is elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from [[Mattanur (State Assembly constituency)|Mattanur constituency]] in [[Kannur district]] and is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

==Political career==
He was the first All India President of D.Y.F.I. ([[Democratic Youth Federation of India]]) and was the General Manager of the CPI(M) party mouthpiece ''[[Deshabhimani]]''. He was the President of Kerala Karshaka Sangham and Central Committee Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri. E. P.Jayarajan - Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/members/e_p_jayarajan.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116154556/http://www.niyamasabha.org:80/codes/13kla/members/e_p_jayarajan.htm |archive-date=16 November 2019 }}</ref>

He was a Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1996 and 2011 to 2021. On 25 May 2016, he took oath as the '''Minister for Industries and Sports''' under the new Kerala Cabinet led by [[Pinarayi Vijayan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/live-pinarayi-vijayan-sworn-in-as-kerala-cm/article8645207.ece|title=Pinarayi Vijayan swearing-in: As it happened|date=2016-05-25|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref> On 14 October 2016, he resigned over [[nepotism]] following allegations that he appointed his own family members as heads of public sector undertakings in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerala-minister-ep-jayarajan-facing-charges-of-nepotism-resigns-from-cabinet-3051496.html|title=Kerala minister EP Jayarajan, facing charges of nepotism, resigns from cabinet|date=14 October 2016|publisher=Firstpost|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.<ref>[http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nepotism-case-vigilance-report-acquits-ep-jayarajan-vacb-1.2264191 "Nepotism case: Vigilance report acquits EP Jayarajan"]. ''Mathrubhumi''. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
|-
|1987
|Azhikode
|MV Raghavan (UDF Independent)
|1389
|Lost<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1991|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1987-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|1991
|Azhikode
|C.P. Moosankutty (CMP)
|7709
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1991|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1991-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|Mattannur
|Joseph Chaavara (SJD)
|30512
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2011|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2011-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|Mattannur
|K. P. Prasanth (JD(U))
|43381
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2016|url=https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|E. P. Jayarajan}}
* [http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/e_p_jayarajan.htm E.P. Jayarajan MLA]

{{Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet 2016 |state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:People from Kannur district]]

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