K. Babu
K. Babu കെ .ബാബു | |
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| Minister of Fisheries, Ports and Excise, Kerala | |
| In office 18 May 2011 – 23 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | S. Sarma (as Minister of Fisheries & Ports) P. K. Gurudasan (as Minister of Excise) |
| Succeeded by | Oommen Chandy |
| Member of Legislative assembly | |
| In office 1991–2016 | |
| Succeeded by | M. Swaraj |
| Constituency | Thrippunithura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1951 Angamaly, Kochi |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Smt. Geetha |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence(s) | Thrippunithura, Kochi, Kerala |
As of 26 Oct, 2012 Source: kerala.gov.in | |
K. Babu (Malayalam: കെ .ബാബു) (born 2 June 1951 in Angamaly, Cochin, Keralam, India.) is an Indian politician and the former Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Excise, Government of Kerala. He represented Thripunithura constituency in Kerala from 1991 to 2016.[1]
Early life
K Babu was born to Mr. K.Kumaran and Mrs. Ponnamma at Angamaly, Ernakulam district of Kerala. He completed his high school life in Angamaly St. Joseph school and is a degree holder from Sree Sankara College, Kalady. Mr. Babu married Geetha, have two daughters and lives near Tripunithura, Ernakulam.
Political life
Babu started his political career through the Kerala Students Union (KSU) in 1966. He was the first Chairman of Angamaly Municipal Council and the youngest Municipal Chairman then in Kerala. Served as Director, Kerala Plantation Corporation and Kerala State Consumer Federation. Was Vice-Chairman, Kerala University Union; President, Youth Congress Block Committee, Youth Congress District Committee (1977) and District Football Association, Ernakulam; General Secretary, Ernakulam District Congress Committee (1982–1991); General Secretary, I.N.T.U.C.; Office bearer of several Trade Unions in Kerala. Founder of Fine Arts Society, Angamaly. Executive Committee Member, K.P.C.C
K Babu was elected to the Kerala Legislative assembly for the first time in 1991 by defeating M.M Laurence of CPM with a margin of 4946 votes from Tripunithura constituency. It was considered a major political change in the constituency, as Tripunithura was a known Communist (Left) bastion till then. Babu has represented Tripunithura since then in the Kerala Legislative Assembly as he was re-elected in the years 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.[2]
| Election Victories | |||
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| Year | Closest rival | Majority (votes) | |
| 1991 | M.M.Lawrance (CPM) | 4,946 | |
| 1996 | Gopi Kottamurikkal(CPM) | 14,773 | |
| 2001 | K.Chandran Pillai (CPM) | 24,296 | |
| 2006 | K.N.Ravindranath (CPM) | 7,342 | |
| 2011 | C.M. Dinesh Mani (CPM) | 15,887 | |
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Minister
K.Babu was sworn in as a minister in Kerala for the first time in 2011. He was sworn in on 18 May 2011 as the Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Excise in the Oommen Chandy Ministry 2011-2016.
Portfolios
Excise, Ports, Harbour Engineering, Fisheries, Fisheries University, Airports, Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LAC-2006-RESULS/075.pdf
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