P. Balan

P. Balan (20 September 1930 - 8 June 2004) was an Indian National Congress politician from Kerala, India. He represented Ottapalam Assembly constituency in 5th and Sreekrishnapuram Assembly constituency in the 8th and 9th Kerala Legislative Assemblies.

P. Balan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1987–1996
Preceded byE. Padmanabhan
Succeeded byGirija Surendran
ConstituencySreekrishnapuram
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1979
Preceded byP. P. Krishnan
Succeeded byV. C. Kabeer
ConstituencyOttapalam
Personal details
Born(1930-09-20)20 September 1930
British India
Died6 August 2004(2004-08-06) (aged 73)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
SpouseA. V. Bharathy
Children3

Biography

P. Balan was born on September 20, 1930, the son of N. Sankaran Nair.[1] As a child, he was sent to work at a wood cutting company by his family, due to poverty.[2] But he escaped from that and later started his job as a sewing worker.[2]

Balan and his wife A. V. Bharathy have two daughters.[1] He died on June 8, 2004, at a private hospital in Coimbatore, following a respiratory illness.[1][3]

Political career

As a member of Indian National Congress, Balan served as general secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and the president and secretary of Palakkad District Congress Committee.[1] He also held several positions including member of Indian Coffee Board, president of INTUC and state president of Deseeya Karshaka Thozhilali Federation (National Agricultural Workers' Federation).[1]

Balan represented Ottapalam Assembly constituency in the 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly and Sreekrishnapuram Assembly constituency in the 8th and 9th Kerala Legislative Assemblies.[1]

References
  1. "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org.
  2. ബാബു, എസ് ജഗദീഷ് (10 June 2020). "കാലത്തെ തോല്‍പ്പിച്ച പി.ബാലന്‍". exclusivedaily news. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. Staff (9 June 2004). "പി. ബാലന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". malayalam.oneindia.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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