I. C. Balakrishnan
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = I. C. Balakrishnan
| image =File:Shri I.C. Balakrishnan, MLA, addressing at the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, at Mananthavady, Wayanad District, Kerala on September 24, 2011.jpg
| caption = I.C. Balakrishnan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|5|25}}
| birth_place = Valad, Wayanad
| residence = Valad, Wayanad
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| office1 = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 =2011
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| constituency1 = Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad
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| successor1 = Incumbent
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| party = Indian National Congress
| spouse = Lakshmi
| children = Three daughters
| nationality = Indian
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I. C. Balakrishnan is a member of 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Sulthan Bathery constituency, representing Indian National Congress party.{{Cite web |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/i_c_balakrishnan.htm |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |access-date=24 April 2016 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317121947/http://niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/i_c_balakrishnan.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|title=I.C Balakrishnan(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SULTHANBATHERY(WAYANAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=https://myneta.info/Kerala2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=955|access-date=2022-02-14|website=myneta.info}}
Political life
He started his political life as a leader of KSU, while studying in GHSS Valad. He was the member of Thavinjal Grama Panchayat and Wayanad district Panchayat. He was the District President of Indian Youth Congress Wayanad. Now, he is the district president of Youth Congress, Wayanad.
He contested the 2016 election against CPIM candidate E.A. Sankaran and won the seat with a margin of 7,583 votes.{{Cite web|title=I C Balakrishnan Election Results 2021: News, Votes, Results of Kerala Assembly|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/kerala-assembly-election-candidates-list-2021/i-c-balakrishnan-11018-4|access-date=2022-02-14|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-05-02|title=Sulthanbathery Kerala Election 2021 Final Results LIVE:INC Candidate I.C BALAKRISHNAN wins from Sulthanbathery, Details Inside|url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/sulthanbathery-kerala-election-2021-results-live-updates-constituency-number-18-sulthanbathery-kerala-election-2021-vote-counting-results-leading-trailing-1456309|access-date=2022-02-14|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2021-10-05|title=Ex-DCC chief of Wayanad quits party|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ex-dcc-chief-of-wayanad-quits-party/article36847853.ece|access-date=2022-02-14|issn=0971-751X}}
Personal life
He was born in 1975 at Valad as the son of Chandu and Meenakshi. He is married to Lakshmi and has three daughters. He was born in a middle class family.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala