K. Babu

K. Babu
കെ .ബാബു
K. Babu; കെ .ബാബു
Constituency	Thrippunithura
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 of Thrippunithura
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 May 2021
Preceded by	M. Swaraj
	In office; 1991–2016
Succeeded by	M. Swaraj
Personal details
Born	2 June 1951 (age 72); Angamaly, Kochi
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Smt. Geetha
Children	2 daughters
Residence	Thrippunithura, Kochi, Kerala
	As of 26 Oct, 2012; Source: kerala.gov.in

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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 is the representative of Thripunithura constituency in Kerala from 1991 to 2016 and again from 2021.^[1]

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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
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
2021	M Swaraj (CPIM)	1,232

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Minister[edit]

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

References[edit]

↑ "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

External links[edit]

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LAC-2006-RESULS/075.pdf

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Early life[edit]

Political life[edit]

Minister[edit]

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