Pinarayi Vijayan#Controversies

{{family name hatnote|Pinarayi|Vijayan|Indian name|lang=Toponymic}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pinarayi Vijayan

| image = Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 2023.tif

| caption = Vijayan in 2023

| order = 12th

| office = Chief Minister of Kerala

| governor = {{ubl|P. Sathasivam|Arif Mohammad Khan|Rajendra Arlekar}}

| term_start = 25 May 2016

| predecessor = Oommen Chandy

| 1blankname1 = Ministry and Departments

| 1namedata1 = * General Administration

All India Services
Planning and Economic Affairs
Science, Technology and Environment
Pollution Control
Scientific Institutes
Personnel and Administrative Reforms
Election
Integration
Information Technology
Sainik Welfare
Distress Relief
State Hospitality
Airports
Metro Rail
Inter - State River Waters - Kaveri, Nila and Periyar Tribunals
Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation
Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation
Information and Public Relations
Non- Resident Keralites’ Affairs
Home
Vigilance
Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice
Fire and Rescue Services
Prisons
Printing and Stationery
Welfare of Minorities
All important policy matters
Subjects not mentioned elsewhere

| term_start1 = 25 May 2016

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Oommen Chandy

| office2 = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

| term_start2 = 2 June 2016

| predecessor2 = K. K. Narayanan

| constituency2 = Dharmadom

| term_start3 = 1996

| term_end3 = 2001

| constituency3 = Payyanur

| predecessor3 = C. P. Narayanan

| successor3 = P. K. Sreemathi

| term_start4 = 1991

| term_end4 = 1996

| constituency4 = Kuthuparamba

| predecessor4 = K. P. Mammoo Master

| successor4 = K. K. Shailaja

| term_start5 = 1970

| term_end5 = 1979

| constituency5 = Kuthuparamba

| predecessor5 = K. K. Abee

| successor5 = N. V. Raghavan

| office9 = Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| term_start9 = 24 March 2002

| office10 = Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala State Committee

| term_start10 = 25 September 1998

| term_end10 = 23 February 2015

| predecessor10 = Chadayan Govindan

| successor10 = Kodiyeri Balakrishnan

| office7 = Minister for Electricity, Kerala

| 1blankname7 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata7 = E. K. Nayanar

| term_start7 = 20 May 1996

| term_end7 = 19 October 1998

| predecessor7 = G. Karthikeyan

| successor7 = S. Sharma

| office8 = Minister of Co-operatives, Kerala

| 1blankname8 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata8 = E. K. Nayanar

| term_start8 = 20 May 1996

| term_end8 = 19 October 1998

| predecessor8 = M. V. Raghavan

| successor8 = S. Sharma

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|05|24}}

| birth_place = Pinarayi, Cannanore, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Kannur, Kerala, India)

| residence = Cliff House, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| spouse = {{marriage|T. Kamala|1979}}{{cite web|title=Happy Anniversary മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പിണറായി വിജയനും ഭാര്യ കമലയ്ക്കും വിവാഹ വാര്‍ഷിക ആശംസകളുമായി മുഹമ്മദ് റിയാസ്|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/kerala/muhammed-riyas-wedding-anniversary-wishes-to-pinarayi-vijayan-and-kamala-as-281719.html|access-date=21 April 2021|website=News 18 Malayalam|date=2 September 2020 |language=ml|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502160732/https://malayalam.news18.com/amp/news/kerala/mp-abdusamad-samadani-wins-malappuram-lok-sabha-by-election-jk-377869.html?pv_candidate=1|url-status=live}}

| parents =

| children = 2

| relatives = P. A. Mohammed Riyas (son-in-law)

| alma_mater = Government Brennen College, Thalassery (BA){{cite news |title=A college that moulded the CM Pinarayi Vijayan, and many more |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/210516/a-college-that-moulded-the-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-many-more.html |access-date=25 July 2018 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=21 May 2016 |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502160545/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/210516/a-college-that-moulded-the-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-many-more.html |url-status=dead }}

| signature = Pinarayi Vijayan Signature.png

| website = {{URL|pinarayivijayan.in}}

}}

Pinarayi Vijayan ({{IPA|ml|piɳɐraːji ʋid͡ʒɐjɐn|lang}}; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian politician who has served as the{{Efn|He is the 12th person to serve as CM, while serving the 23rd CM|name=CM|group=lower-alpha}} Chief Minister of Kerala since 25 May 2016.{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/how-captain-pinarayi-vijayan-led-ldf-in-kerala-is-set-to-break-a-decades-old-record/650583/|title=How 'captain' Pinarayi Vijayan led LDF in Kerala, is set to break a decades-old record|date=2 May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=13 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513172756/https://theprint.in/politics/how-captain-pinarayi-vijayan-led-ldf-in-kerala-is-set-to-break-a-decades-old-record/650583/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/993702/preview-captain-pinarayi-vijayan-likely-to-lead-kerala-again-bjp-vote-share-matter-of-interest|title=Preview: 'Captain' Pinarayi Vijayan likely to lead Kerala again, BJP vote share matter of interest|date=2 May 2021 |access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502032524/https://scroll.in/latest/993702/preview-captain-pinarayi-vijayan-likely-to-lead-kerala-again-bjp-vote-share-matter-of-interest|url-status=live}}{{Cite news| title = Pinarayi Vijayan to be sworn-in as Kerala chief minister on May 25| url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pinarayi-vijayan-to-be-sworn-in-as-kerala-chief-minister-on-may-25/articleshow/52371911.cms| access-date = 21 May 2016| archive-date = 26 July 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726151224/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pinarayi-vijayan-to-be-sworn-in-as-kerala-chief-minister-on-may-25/articleshow/52371911.cms| url-status = live}} A member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), he is the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) (1998–2015). He has also served as Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives during the third E. K. Nayanar ministry. Vijayan won a seat in the May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election and 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the CPI(M) candidate for Dharmadom constituency and was selected as the leader of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala.{{cite web |date=20 May 2016 |title=Pinarayi Vijayan, 72, Will Be Kerala Chief Minister, Not Achuthanandan, 92 |url=http://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/left-leader-pinarayi-vijayan-to-be-kerala-chief-minister-reports-1408160 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106232104/https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/left-leader-pinarayi-vijayan-to-be-kerala-chief-minister-reports-1408160 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |access-date=20 May 2016 |website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Dharmadam Election Result 2021 LIVE: CM Pinarayi Vijayan wins |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/dharmadam-election-result-2021-live-how-to-check-dharmadam-assembly-vidhan-sabha-election-winners-losers-vote-margin-news-updates-9138711.htm |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}{{Cite web | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS1112.htm?ac=12 | title=General Election to Vidhan Sabha - Trends & result May-2021 | website=results.eci.gov.in | publisher=Election Commission of India}} He is the first chief minister from Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full term (five years) in office.{{Cite news|title=LDF shatters Kerala's 40-year record, Pinarayi Vijayan now the Marxist Helmsman|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/kerala/ldf-shatters-keralas-40-year-record-pinarayi-vijayan-now-the-marxist-helmsman/articleshow/82359214.cms|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206100814/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/kerala/ldf-shatters-keralas-40-year-record-pinarayi-vijayan-now-the-marxist-helmsman/articleshow/82359214.cms|url-status=live}} In 2022, he also became the longest-continuous serving chief minister of Kerala surpassing C. Achutha Menon who had been the first to remain in office for 2364 consecutive days.{{Cite news|title=Pinarayi Vijayan becomes longest serving CM for 2364 days|work=Mathrubhumi|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/pinarayi-vijayan-completes-2364-days-in-power-1st-kerala-cm-to-achieve-feat-1.8045888|access-date=14 November 2022|archive-date=14 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114085333/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/pinarayi-vijayan-completes-2364-days-in-power-1st-kerala-cm-to-achieve-feat-1.8045888|url-status=live}}

Early and personal life

Vijayan was born on 24 May 1945 in Pinarayi, Kannur, Kerala, as the youngest son of Maroli Koran and Alakkatt Kalyani.{{cite web|date=8 May 2020|title=Know the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan|url=https://www.keralacm.gov.in/biography-chief-minister-kerala/|access-date=8 May 2020|website=Kerala CM|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201025929/https://www.keralacm.gov.in/biography-chief-minister-kerala/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://niyamasabha.nic.in/index.php/content/member_homepage/2370 |title=Members Profile |publisher=Niyamasabha.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2022-08-05 |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626234117/https://niyamasabha.nic.in/index.php/content/member_homepage/2370 |url-status=live }} He had 14 siblings of whom only three survived. After graduating from school, he worked as a handloom weaver for a year before joining for a pre-university course in the Government Brennen College, Thalassery. Subsequently, he earned B.A. Economics degree from the same college.{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/210516/a-college-that-moulded-the-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-many-more.html | title=A college that moulded the CM Pinarayi Vijayan, and many more | work=Deccan Chronicle | date=21 May 2016 | access-date=21 May 2016 | archive-date=6 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106232051/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/210516/a-college-that-moulded-the-cm-pinarayi-vijayan-and-many-more.html%20 | url-status=dead }}

He is married to Kamala Vijayan and has two children, daughter Veena Vijayan who is married to P. A. Mohammed Riyas and son Vivek Kiran Vijayan. His wife is a retired teacher.{{Cite news|title=Communist leader Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter starts an IT company in Bengaluru|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/keralas/369|access-date=29 June 2019|archive-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629232637/https://www.thenewsminute.com/keralas/369|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=Vijayan mum on son's admission|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/vijayan-mum-on-son-s-admission/244666/|access-date=29 June 2019|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707081000/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/vijayan-mum-on-son-s-admission/244666|url-status=live}}

Political career

= Early political career (1964–1970) =

File:Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with a team of delegates from European Union Research and Innovation.jpg]]

Pinarayi Vijayan entered politics through student union activities at Government Brennen College, Thalassery. He eventually joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1964. Vijayan became Kannur district secretary of the Kerala Students Federation (KSF), which later became the Students Federation of India (SFI). He went on to become the state secretary and subsequently the state president of KSF. He then moved on to Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF), which later became the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). He became the president of the state committee. During that period, when communists in Kerala were organising the political activities from different hide-outs, Pinarayi Vijayan was imprisoned for one and a half years. Later, he was elected as the president of the Kerala state co-operative bank. He became the Kannur district secretary of the CPI(M) when M.V. Raghavan left the party over the 'alternative document' row.

= Kerala Assembly (1970–present) =

At the age of 25, in 1970 assembly election Vijayan contested from Kuthuparamba and won the seat making him Kerala's youngest legislator, a record still unbroken.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} He was elected to the Assembly in 1970, 1977 and 1991 from Kuthuparamba, in 1996 from Payyanur and in 2016, 2021 from Dharmadom.

== Electoral performance in Kerala Assembly ==

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! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Opponent

! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Result

! style="background:#666; color:white;"|Margin

1970

|Kuthuparamba

|Thayath Raghavan (PSP)