V. Balram
{{Short description|Indian politician (1947–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = V. Balram
| office1 = Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 1996
| term_end1 = 2004
| constituency1 = Wadakkanchery
| predecessor1 = K. S. Narayanan Namboodir
| successor1 = A. C. Moideen
| party = Indian National Congress
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|11|10|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|01|18|1947|11|10|df=y}}
}}
Adv. Vellur Balram (also written as V. Balaram; 10 November 1947 – 18 January 2020) was an Indian lawyer and politician from Kerala belonging to Indian National Congress who was the general secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He was elected as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Wadakkanchery in 1996 and 2001.
Biography
Balram was born on 10 November 1947 to T. Raman Nair and Vellur Chinnammu Amma in the temple town of Guruvayur, then a part of Malabar district in Madras State. His father hailed from Erumapetty in the then Kingdom of Cochin. He was also the nephew of Vellur Krishnankutty Nair, an Indian Independence Activist and lawyer.{{cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m079.htm|title=V. BALARAM|accessdate=19 January 2020|website=Kerala Legislative Assembly}} He was the general secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/former-cong-mla-v-balram-dead/article30596225.ece
|title=Former Cong. MLA V. Balram dead|date=18 January 2020
|accessdate=19 January 2020|website=The Hindu}}
Balram was elected as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Wadakkanchery in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://keralaassembly.org/winner96.html
|title=Winners of Kerala Assembly elections 1996 with victory margins
|accessdate=19 January 2020|website=Kerala Legislative Assembly}} He was also elected from this constituency in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://keralaassembly.org/winner01.html
|title=Winners of Kerala Assembly elections 2001 with victory margins
|accessdate=19 January 2020|website=Kerala Legislative Assembly}} He resigned from his legislator post in 2004. K. Muraleedharan contested from his assembly constituency in bypoll and he contested from Kozhikode in Lok Sabha Election 2004. Both of them lost in the elections.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Murali-resigns-from-Antony-Cabinet/articleshow/675036.cms
|title=Murali resigns from Antony Cabinet
|date=14 May 2004
|access-date=19 January 2020|website=The Times of India}}
Balram was married to Kanchanamala. They had two daughters. The names of their two daughters are Deepa and Laxmi.{{cite news|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news.php?id=227252&u=
|title=Former MLA and Congress leader V Balaram passes away
|date=18 January 2020
|accessdate=19 January 2020|website=Kerala Kaumundi}}
Balram died on 18 January 2020 at the age of 72.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/jan/19/ex-mla-v-balram-passes-away-2091432.html
|title=Ex-MLA V Balram passes away
|date=19 January 2020
|accessdate=19 January 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}
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Category:Kerala MLAs 1996–2001
Category:Kerala MLAs 2001–2006
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala
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