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| name = K.K.Balakrishnan
| native_name = കെ.കെ.ബാലകൃഷ്ണന്‍
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| office1 = [[First Karunakaran ministry|Minister for Harijan Welfare,Devaswoms and Irrigation]], [[Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m066.htm|title=K. K. Balakrishnan, niyamasabha.org}}</ref>
| term_start1 = 11 April 1977
| term_end1 = 25 April 1977
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[K. Karunakaran]]
| predecessor1 = [[Vella Eacharan]]
| successor1 = Himself
| office2 = [[First Antony ministry|Minister for Harijan Welfare, Devaswoms and Irrigation]], [[Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m066.htm|title=K. K. Balakrishnan, niyamasabha.org}}</ref>
| term_start2 = 27 April 1977
| term_end2 = 27 October 1977
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| 1namedata2 = [[A. K. Antony]]
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| 2namedata2 = Harijan Welfare <br>Irrigation<br> Flood Control<br>Anti-sea Erosion<br> Devaswoms<ref>Kerala Gazette 1977 April 27
Volume: XXII, GazetteNumber:25</ref>
| predecessor2 = Himself
| successor2 = Damodaran Kalassery
| office3 = [[Third Karunakaran ministry|Minister for Transport]], [[Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m066.htm|title=K. K. Balakrishnan, niyamasabha.org}}</ref>
| term_start3 = 24 May 1982
| term_end3 = 29 August 1983
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[K. Karunakaran]]
| predecessor3 = [[Lonappan Nambadan]]
| successor3 = N. Sundaran Nadar
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| death_cause = Heart attack
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Shri. '''K.K. Balakrishnan''' (20 June 1927 – 31 August 2000), senior Congress leader, He was a [[Minister (government)|minister]] in Various Governments lead by [[K. Karunakaran]] and [[A. K. Antony]]. He represented [[Chalakkudy]], [[Chelakkara]], [[Thrithala]] Constituencies in different Kerala Legislative Assemblies. He was a [[Minister (government)|minister]] in the Government of [[Kerala]], holding various portfolios including Irrigation, [[Transport]], [[Devaswom]] and [[Harijan]] welfare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/k_k_balakrishnan.php|title=KK Balakrishnan, State of Kerala}}</ref><ref>Kerala Gazette 1977 April 27
Volume: XXII, GazetteNumber:25</ref>

==Early life==
Shri. K.K. Balakrishnan, senior Congress leader, was born at Nedupuzha, in [[Thrissur|Trichur]] district on 20 June 1927 as the son of Shri. Karappakutty. He completed intermediate Course, and a Training Course in Khadi & Village Industries. Entering public life while a student, as a worker of the [[Indian National Congress]].

The late Smt. P.C. Rugmini was his wife and they have one son and four daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/k_k_balakrishnan.php|title=Kerala State – Everything about Kerala|last=Suresh|first=Sreelakshmi|last2=stateofkerala.in|website=stateofkerala.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>

Shri.K.K Balakrishnan died on 31 August 2000. [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] paid its homage to him on 21 December 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m066.htm|title=Members – Kerala Legislature|website=niyamasabha.org|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
He started his political career at [[Indian National Congress]],later became Executive member, [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee|KPCC]], Member, [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] and Organising Secretary, Kerala [[Indian National Trade Union Congress|INTUC]].

Shri. Balakrishnan became elected to the [[Travancore-Cochin|Travancore – Cochin]] Legislative Assembly in 1954 and subsequently to the Second Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1960 from Chalakudy, as an INC candidate. In 1970, 1977 and 1980 he was elected from [[Chelakkara]], in 1982 from [[Thrithala|Trithala]] and in 1991 from [[Vaikom]] constituency.

Shri Balakrishnan served as the Minister for Irrigation, Harijan Welfare a during 1977 –78, in the Ministries headed by Shri. [[K. Karunakaran]] and Shri. [[A. K. Antony|A.K. Antony]]. Later, from 24 May 1982 to 29 August 1983, he was the Minister for Transport, in the Ministry headed by Shri. [[K. Karunakaran]].

==Positions held==
* Chief Whip, Congress Legislature Party
* Convenor, Opposition Parties Joint Executive Committee
* Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of SC and ST during 1973-74, and 1979-81.
* General Secretary and later President,State Depressed class League
* Director, District Co-operative Bank, Trichur
* Member, Agricultural Production Committee,
* Member, Calicut University Senate.

== Assembly election candidature history ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Consultancy
!Opponent
!Result
!Margin
|-
|1954
|Thiru-Kochi
|Data not available
|Won
|Data not available<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/k_k_balakrishnan.php|title=Kerala State – Everything about Kerala|last=Suresh|first=Sreelakshmi|last2=stateofkerala.in|website=stateofkerala.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1960
|Chalakkudy
|
|Won
|164<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1960-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1960|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1965
|Chelakkara
|C. K. Chakrapani
|Won
|106<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1965-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1965|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1970
|Chelakkara
|N. K. Seshan
|Won
|1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1970-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1970|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1977
|Chelakkara
|K. S. Sankaran
|Won
|9935<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1977|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1980
|Chelakkara
|K. S. Sankaran
|Won
|1125<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1980|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1982
|Trithala
|N. Subbayyan
|Won
|619<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/k_k_balakrishnan.php|title=Kerala State – Everything about Kerala|last=Suresh|first=Sreelakshmi|last2=stateofkerala.in|website=stateofkerala.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1991
|Vaikom
|K.P. Sreedharan
|Won
|1030<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1991-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1991|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|1996
|Vaikom
|M.K.Kesavan
|Lost
|9409<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1996-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1996|website=elections.in|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Department of Devaswom]], [[Government of Kerala]]

[[File:1977APR27EO Page 1.png|thumb|Kerala Gazette 1977 April 27 Volume: XXII, GazetteNumber:25, Kerala Gazette Notification by Kerala governor on 1977 April 27 ordering the distribution of the business of the Government among the ministers, including Shri. K.K Balakrishnan]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1954–1956]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1960–1964]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1967–1970]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1970–1977]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1977–1979]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1980–1982]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1982–1987]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1991–1996]]

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