Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair

Indian politician

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Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair

Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2011 (2011)–2016 (2016)
Preceded by| J. Arundathi
Succeeded by| D. K. Murali
Constituency| Vamanapuram
In office
1980 (1980)–1996 (1996)
Constituency| Vamanapuram
Preceded by| N. Vasudevan Pillai
Succeeded by| Pirappancode Murali
Personal details
Born|  (1938-03-27) 27 March 1938 (age 86)
Koliyakode, Kerala, India
Political party| Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse| B. Tulasi
Children| Two sons
Parent(s)| Neelakanta Pillai
Lekshmikutty Amma
Relatives| Lekshmi Nair (niece)
Residence(s)| Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram

Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair is an Indian politician and a lawyer. He represented Vamanapuram constituency in 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 13th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[1]

## Political life

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He started political activities through student-youth movements. He worked with several farmers' organizations. Presently he is the member of the Senate of University of Kerala. He also serves as the member of governing committee of Pariyaram Co-operative Medical College. He was previously elected to Kerala legislature in 1980, 1982, 1987, 1991 and 2011. He was elected to Kerala University Senate. He was a senate member for 16 years. He was also a Syndicate member for 6 years. He served as the President of State Agriculture Co-Operative Bank and State Co-Operative Bank. Now he is the Chairman of the State Co-Operative Union.

In 1995, Koliakode was expelled from CPI(M) as part of disciplinary proceedings, but he rejoined the party as a primary member after the Control Commission allowed his appeal.[2] In his autobiography, Pirappancode Murali accused Koliyakode, who is closely related to the CPM state leadership, of using that influence to avoid him from the candidature in Vamanapuram and when that failed, he tried to defeat him, but Krishnan Nair responded that the allegations leveled against him were false and baseless.[3]

## Family

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He is the son of Neelakanta Pillai and Lekshmikutty Amma. He has 2 brothers and a sister. He was born on 27 March 1938 at Koliyakode. He is a lawyer by profession. He is married to B Tulasi and has two sons, Unnikrishnan and Radhakrishnan. Lekshmi Nair, a culinary chef from Kerala is his niece.

## See also

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* Kerala Law Academy

## References

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1. ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
2. ^ "Koliyakode Krishnan Nair tried to defeat me in Vamanapuram: Pirappancode Murali". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
3. ^ "തുറന്നെഴുതി പിരപ്പൻകോട്, പച്ചക്കളളമെന്ന് കോലിയക്കോട്; ഗ്രൂപ്പ് ഓർമയിൽ സിപിഎം". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 19 October 2023.