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| name = K. Balakrishnan<br />
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| term = May 2011 – 2016<br />
| constituency = [[Chidambaram (state assembly constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|02|05|df=y}} (age 65)<br />
| birth_place = [[Annamalai Nagar]], [[Chidambaram]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br />
| otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations--><br />
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| residence = Chidambaram, [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| source = http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/158.htm<br />
| parents = Father : Kannan <br />Mother : Muthulakshmi<br />
| spouse = Jansirani<br /><br />
| birth_name = Kannan. Balakrishnan<br />
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'''K. Balakrishnan''' is an Indian politician and a former member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Chidambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Chidambaram constituency]]. He represents the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] party.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 }}</ref> Currently he serves as the State Secretary of CPI(M) Tamil Nadu Unit<ref>{{cite web|title = Balakrishnan elected as CPI-M's Tamil Nadu unit secretary|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/feb/20/balakrishnan-elected-as-cpi-ms-tamil-nadu-unit-secretary-1776287.html}}</ref><br />
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On 2 September 2015, Balakrishnan was arrested for refusing to call off a protest at a train station as part of a strike. He later complained of uneasiness and was taken to the Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital at Chidambaram where he was treated for his illness.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mla-admitted-to-hospital/article7610318.ece| title = MLA admitted to hospital - The Hindu}} </ref> From his college days in Annamalai University, he involved in politics and continuously fighting against injustice and working for people welfare. He was appointed as State Secretary of CPI(M) Tamil Nadu on Feb 21 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balakrishnan appointed State CPI(M) secretary|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/balakrishnan-appointed-state-cpim-secretary/article22810499.ece}}</ref><br />
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