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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
| name | | name = M. B. Rajesh | ||
| | | image = M B Rajesh.JPG | ||
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| caption | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|03|12|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_date | | birth_place = [[Jalandhar, Punjab]], India | ||
| birth_place | | alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[University of Kerala]]|[[NSS College, Ottapalam]]}} | ||
| alma_mater | | education = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Bachelor of Laws]]|[[Master of Economics]]}} | ||
| education | | residence = [[Palakkad, Kerala]] | ||
| residence | | death_date = | ||
| death_date = | | death_place = | ||
| | | office1 = [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = {{Start date|2021|05|25|df=yes}} | ||
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| | | predecessor1 = [[P. Sreeramakrishnan]] | ||
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| | | office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| | | constituency2 = [[Thrithala]] | ||
| party | | term_start2 = {{Start date|2021|05|24|df=yes}} | ||
| spouse | | term_end2 = | ||
| children | | predecessor2 = [[V. T. Balram]] | ||
| parents | | office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | ||
| website | | constituency3 = [[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad]] | ||
| footnotes | | term_start3 = {{Start date|2009|05|31|df=yes}} | ||
| date | | term_end3 = {{End date|2019|05|23|df=yes}} | ||
| year | | predecessor3 = [[N. N. Krishnadas]] | ||
| source | | successor3 = [[V. K. Sreekandan]] | ||
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] | |||
| spouse = Ninitha Kanicheri | |||
| children = 2 | |||
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Balakrishnan Nair|M. K. Remani}} | |||
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'''M. B. Rajesh''' (born 12 March 1971) is an Indian politician and a former | '''M. B. Rajesh''' (born 12 March 1971) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as Speaker of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] and [[Member Of Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Thrithala]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpim-s-mb-rajesh-snatches-thrithala-congress-s-vt-balram-148175 | title=CPI(M)’s MB Rajesh snatches Thrithala from Congress’s VT Balram | publisher=The NewsMinute | work=Sreedevi Jayarajan | date=2 May 2021 | accessdate=24 May 2021}}</ref>He is a former Member of Parliament of the [[16th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. | ||
He represented the [[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad constituency]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iforindia.org/ReportCard.aspx?load=1&mp=ae278962-0821-4e46-b501-b5cb77d21a83|title=M. B. Rajesh (MP-Palakkad, Kerala) Report Card|publisher=iForIndia.org|accessdate=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029102744/http://www.iforindia.org/ReportCard.aspx?load=1&mp=ae278962-0821-4e46-b501-b5cb77d21a83|archive-date=29 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> of [[Kerala]] | He represented the [[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad constituency]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iforindia.org/ReportCard.aspx?load=1&mp=ae278962-0821-4e46-b501-b5cb77d21a83|title=M. B. Rajesh (MP-Palakkad, Kerala) Report Card|publisher=iForIndia.org|accessdate=22 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029102744/http://www.iforindia.org/ReportCard.aspx?load=1&mp=ae278962-0821-4e46-b501-b5cb77d21a83|archive-date=29 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> of [[Kerala]] from 2009 to 2019. He is from [[CPI (M)]] political party. | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
Rajesh is the eldest son of Balakrishnan Nair and M. K. Remani. He was born in [[Jalandhar, Punjab]] on 12 March 1971. A native of [[Chalavara, Shornur]] in [[Palakkad District]] of [[Kerala]], Rajesh is | Rajesh is the eldest son of Balakrishnan Nair and M. K. Remani. He was born in [[Jalandhar, Punjab]] on 12 March 1971, in a Hindu family. A native of [[Chalavara, Shornur]] in [[Palakkad District]] of [[Kerala]], Rajesh is graduated in Law from the [[University of Kerala]] and postgraduated in economics from the [[NSS College, Ottapalam]] affiliated to the [[University of Calicut]]. By profession, he is an advocate. Rajesh is married to Ninitha Kanicheri who is an Assistant Professor in Kalady Sanskrit University. | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Rajesh started his political life while he was a school student by organizing the [[Students' Federation of India|SFI]] at the school level. Later he became the President and then-Secretary of SFI Kerala State Committee. He also held positions including the Joint Secretary and Vice President of SFI Central Committee. After his student life, he was active in the [[Democratic Youth Federation of India]] | Rajesh started his political life while he was a school student by organizing the [[Students' Federation of India|SFI]] at the school level. Later he became the President and then-Secretary of SFI Kerala State Committee. He also held positions including the Joint Secretary and Vice President of SFI Central Committee. After his student life, he was active in the [[Democratic Youth Federation of India|DYFI]] where he became the National President. Rajesh is now a member of the Kerala state committee of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].M B Rajesh is the current lawmaker from [[Thrithala]] legislative constituency in [[Palakkad district]]. | ||
== Controversies == | |||
The appointment of his wife as assistant professor in Kalady Sanskrit university snowballed into a major political controversy ahead of 2021 legislative assembly elections as one of the subject experts in the interview board alleged irregularities in the process<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/appointment-of-cpim-leaders-wife-at-sanskrit-varsity-sparks-row/article33753576.ece|title=Appointment of CPIM leader's wife at Sanskrit university sparks row|website=The Hindu|date=4 February 2021}}</ref> | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
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