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Dam construction projects. Based on his report, R. Balakrishna Pillai and others were prosecuted by a
Special Court. The Supreme Court on 10 February 2011 sentenced R. Balakrishna Pillai and two others to one-year imprisonment for allegedly abusing their position in the award of a contract for the
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groups. He was re-elected to the state legislature in 1977 and then again in the general elections of 1980, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, and 2001, but was defeated in the 2006 election. His victory margin of 37,000 votes in 1980 remained a record for the State
Assembly polls for more than a quarter
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1022:"ആര്. ബാലകൃഷ്ണ പിള്ള അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് കേരള രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലെ അതികായന് | Balakrishna Pillai | UDF | LDF | Passes away | Breaking News | Manorama News"
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R. Balakrishna Pillai was member of
Thiruvathankur Students' Union (which later became Tirukochi Vidyarthi Federation and later Kerala Students' Union).
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near
Kottarakkara in Kollam district, as the son of Keezhoote Raman Pillai and Karthyayani Amma. His father was a wealthy
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After the death of K. M. George in 1976, there was tussle for control of the party between
Balakrishna Pillai and
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December 1975 to June 1976, he served as the Minister for Transport, Excise and Jails in the Kerala Cabinet.
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1126:"Kerala: Towering figure & a darling of controversies | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India"
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1152:"Remembering R Balakrishna Pillai: A leader who played an important part in forming UDF"
790:(including Balakrishna Pillai) left the Congress and formed a regional party called the
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in India, holding portfolios such as
Transport and Electricity. He was a member of the
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Vatsalakumari and has two daughters and a son. The latter,
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in 2011. He also acted in two
Malayalam movies in 1979 and 1980 -
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558:(1964–1977, 1985–1991)
1238:. Sify.com (10 February 2011). Retrieved on 2 December 2011.
1073:"Kerala Congress B chairman Balakrishna Pillai passes away"
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landlord with plenty of land in the present-day Kerala and
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Apex court gives one-year jail to former Kerala minister
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734:Pillai died on 3 May 2021, at Vijaya hospital in
673:for almost three decades. He was the Chairman of
1634:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala
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643:, and the person should be referred to by the
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970:"മുന്മന്ത്രി ആര്. ബാലകൃഷ്ണ പിളള അന്തരിച്ചു"
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1365:Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)
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996:"Balakrishna Pillai's wife passes away"
1644:Indian politicians convicted of crimes
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1203:Justice K. Sukumaran (December 2001).
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821:. In 1977, the party split into the
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770:for the first time in 1960 from the
759:Balakrishna Pillai later joined the
170:25 May 1986 – 25 March 1987
66: – 29 August 2004
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683:, a biography of Pillai written by
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13:
1380:Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
1299:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
798:in the 1971 General Election from
772:Pathanapuram Assembly Constituency
655:Keezhoote Raman Balakrishna Pillai
606:Keezhoottu Puthen Veedu, Valakom,
181:24 May 1982 – 5 June 1985
144: – 25 June 1976
92: – 28 July 1995
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861:The government appointed Justice
270: – 12 May 2006
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552:(1950s–1964)
398: – 3 May 2021
374:Kerala State Welfare Corporation
1639:Kerala Congress (B) politicians
1385:Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)
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802:constituency and served as the
473:Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai
415:Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai
198:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
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1599:Lok Sabha members from Kerala
1390:Janadhipathya Kerala Congress
1205:"NO FORESIGHT... NO FOLLOWUP"
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786:In 1964, fifteen MLAs led by
16:Indian politician (1935–2021)
7:
1649:Kerala Congress politicians
1589:People from Kollam district
1370:National Secular Conference
857:Punishment by Supreme Court
833:He was a founder member of
768:Kerala Legislative Assembly
663:Kerala Legislative Assembly
250:Kerala Legislative Assembly
10:
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1504:Kadannappalli Ramachandran
1320:Nationalist Congress Party
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156:Minister for Electricity,
136:26 December 1975
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761:Indian National Congress
755:Indian National Congress
667:Kottarakara constituency
583:(died 2018)
550:Indian National Congress
44:Minister for Transport,
835:United Democratic Front
685:Vrindavanam Venugopalan
262:25 March 1977
84:22 March 1995
58:10 March 2003
1449:S. Ramachandran Pillai
1419:E. M. S. Namboodiripad
1360:Indian National League
766:He was elected to the
689:Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
436:23 July 2013
287:Kottara Gopalakrishnan
110:24 June 1991
1629:Kerala MLAs 2001–2006
1624:Kerala MLAs 1982–1987
1619:Kerala MLAs 1996–2001
1614:Kerala MLAs 1987–1991
1609:Kerala MLAs 1977–1979
1604:Kerala MLAs 1960–1964
1514:M. P. Veerendra Kumar
1499:R. Balakrishna Pillai
1439:Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
1375:Loktantrik Janata Dal
1277:Left Democratic Front
1210:. IPT. Archived from
813:Kerala Congress split
504:Kingdom of Travancore
390:17 May 2017
220:G. P. Mangalathumadom
25:R. Balakrishna Pillai
1584:Malayali politicians
1330:Janata Dal (Secular)
1026:www.manoramanews.com
804:Member of Parliament
500:Valakom, Kottarakara
158:Government of Kerala
46:Government of Kerala
1594:India MPs 1971–1977
1548:V. S. Achuthanandan
1429:V. S. Achuthanandan
1350:Kerala Congress (B)
1325:Kerala Congress (M)
880:V. S. Achuthanandan
687:with a foreword by
675:Kerala Congress (B)
562:Kerala Congress (B)
378:Forward Communities
345:N. Rajagopalan Nair
1464:Pannyan Raveendran
1355:Congress (Secular)
1177:PTI (3 May 2021).
1130:The Times of India
1102:The Economic Times
729:K. B. Ganesh Kumar
649:Balakrishna Pillai
462:Office established
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806:(MP) until 1977.
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