K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M)

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = K. Balakrishnan

| image = K Balakrishnan Speech Venmani 2018 (cropped).jpg

| caption =

| office = Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 16 May 2011

| term_end = 22 May 2016

| predecessor = A. Arunmozhithevan

| successor = K. A. Pandian

| constituency = Chidambaram

| office1 = Secretary, CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Committee

| term_start1 = 20 February 2018

| term_end1 = 5 January 2025

| predecessor1 = G. Ramakrishnan

| successor1 = P. Shanmugam

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|02|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Annamalai Nagar, Madras State, India

| nationality = Indian

| party = 20px Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| otherparty =

| relations =

| children =

| residence = Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

| occupation = Politician

| source = http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/158.htm

| parents = Father : Kannan
Mother : Muthulakshmi

| spouse = Jansirani

| birth_name = Kannan. Balakrishnan

}}

K. Balakrishnan is an Indian politician and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Chidambaram constituency. He represents the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party.{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 }} He is the Former Secretary of CPI(M) Tamil Nadu.{{cite web|title = Balakrishnan elected as CPI-M's Tamil Nadu unit secretary|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/feb/20/balakrishnan-elected-as-cpi-ms-tamil-nadu-unit-secretary-1776287.html}}

From his college days in Annamalai University, he was involved in politics and is continuously fighting against injustice and working for people's welfare.

On 2 September 2015, Balakrishnan was arrested for refusing to call off a protest at a train station as part of a strike. He later complained of uneasiness and was taken to the Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital at Chidambaram where he was treated for his illness.{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/mla-admitted-to-hospital/article7610318.ece| title = MLA admitted to hospital - The Hindu}} He served as the State Secretary of CPI(M) Tamil Nadu from February 21 2018 to January 5, 2025.{{cite web|title=Balakrishnan appointed State CPI(M) secretary|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/balakrishnan-appointed-state-cpim-secretary/article22810499.ece}}