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[[File:N Ramakrishnan.jpg|thumb|N. Ramakrishnan]]
'''N Ramakrishnan''' (13 March 1941 – 1 October 2012) was an Indian politician, affiliated to the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Ramesh-Chennithala-elected-as-new-opposition-leader/articleshow/52491317.cms | title=Ramesh Chennithala elected as new opposition leader | publisher=[[Times of India]] | date=29 May 2016 | accessdate=30 May 2016}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/888060728 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/886916670 cite #2 – verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC_bot/Job_18]]}}</ref> He served as the state Labour Minister in the Government of Kerala from 1991 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Former-Kerala-minister-N.-Ramakrishnan-passes-away/article12541242.ece|title=Former Kerala minister N. Ramakrishnan passes away|date=1 October 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=16 March 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born at Anjarakkandy, Kannur, Kerala on 13 March 1941 to M. K. Raghavan and N. Narayani. He was the eldest of their four children.

== Political career ==
Ramakrishnan's political career started as a trade unions activist among beedi workers. He organised the beedi workers under National Trade Union Congress. In 1967 he was elected as Youth Congress State Secretary. He was first elected to the Kerala legislative assembly in 1970 from Edakkad constituency of Kerala. He became Kannur DCC President in the year 1971 and went on to serve as the DCC president for 18 years. He was again elected to the Kerala legislative assembly in 1991 and became a minister in [[Fourth K. Karunakaran ministry|K. Karunakaran's cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.madhayamam.com/en/node/5174|title=Congress leader N Ramakrishnan passes away|website=www.madhayamam.com|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

He also served as Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee – General Secretary, Chairman of Kerala Handloom Development Corporation, Member of the Small Scale Industries Board, Chairman of Kannur Municipality and Chairman of Chamber of Municipal Chairpersons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/n-ramakrishnan-cremated-513974.html|title=N Ramakrishnan cremated|website=News18|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

== Death ==
Ramakrishnan died on 1 October 2012 after prolonged illness at a private hospital in Mangalore. He is survived by his wife C. Jayalakshmi, a son, and two daughters. One of his daughters, Amritha Ramakrishnan is currently active in Kerala politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianet.in/kannur-news/n-ramakrishnan-shifted-to-govt-hospital.html|title=Asianet-Breaking News {{!}}Kerala Local News {{!}}Kerala Latest News {{!}} Kerala Breaking News{{!}}News|website=www.asianet.in|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Kerala]]
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[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1991–1996]]
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