K. Krishnankutty | |
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കെ. കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി | |
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| Minister for Electricity and ANERT, Government of Kerala | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Preceded by | M. M. Mani |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | K. Achuthan |
| Constituency | Chittur |
| Minister for Water Resources,Government of Kerala | |
| In office 26 November 2018 –3 May 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Preceded by | P. J. Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Roshy Augustine |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991 –1996 | |
| Preceded by | K. A. Chandran |
| Succeeded by | K. Achuthan |
| Constituency | Chittur |
| In office 1980 –1987 | |
| Preceded by | P. Shankar |
| Succeeded by | K. A. Chandran |
| Constituency | Chittur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1944 |
| Party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Spouse | K. Vilasini |
| Residence(s) | Periyar,Cliff House Compound,Nanthencode,Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kunjukutty Krishnankutty (born 13 August 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Minister for Electricity of Kerala since 2021. [1] He previously served as the Minister for Water Resources of Kerala from 2018 to 2021. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Chittur since 2016 and previously from 1991 to 1996 and from 1980 to 1987. He is a member of the Indian National Janata Dal (a breakaway party of JD(S).
He started his political career with the Congress party and became a KPCC member in 1969 and continued till the inception of Janata Party. [2] He was elected to the ministry of Kerala in 2018. He is a strong supporter of Cooperative Movement in Kerala. [3] He has previously held the responsibility of being the president of Perumatty Service Co-operative Bank,the director of Palghat District Co-operative Bank and Kerala State Co-operative Bank. [2] He became a legislator in 6th,7th,9th and the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. [2] He became a Minister in Pinarayi Vijayan's Ministry,after replacing Mathew T. Thomas,the legislator from Thiruvalla constituency. [4]
He is the former Kerala State General Secretary of the Janata Dal (Secular). [5]
He was born to Kunjukutty and Janaki of Ezhuthani in Perumatty on 13 August 1944. [6] He completed 8th standard from Government S. M. High School,Tattamangalam. [6]
He lives with wife Vilasini and son Narayanankutty at Ezhuthani near Chittur. The couple's other children are Latha Balasai,K Ajayan and K Biju IAS,who is the director of the department of Industries and Commerce.
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