Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 — Candidates Data
— K N Balagopal
🗓 Polling: 2026-04-09📊 Counting: 2026-05-04🏛 140 seats
Polling: 9 April 2026Counting: 4 May 2026140 seats ·Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 — Candidates Data
Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 — Candidates Data›Candidate profile
K N
Balagopal
Kalanjoor Narayana Panicker Balagopal
“Finance Minister of Kerala; key LDF leader from Kollam”
4
Elections listed
3
Won
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Entered politics
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Political affiliation
partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
state unitCPI(M) Kerala
allianceLeft Democratic Front (LDF)
ideologyMarxist left, CPI(M)
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Electoral record
WWW•3W · 0L · 2010–2026
| Year | Body | Constituency | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rajya Sabha | Rajya Sabha | Won | Served 2010–2016. |
| 2011 | Assembly | Kottarakkara | Won | |
| 2021 | Assembly | Kottarakkara | Won | |
| 2026 | Assembly | Kottarakkara | Incumbent candidate (election pending) |
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Political entry
Students’ Federation of India in college.
- State Secretary — SFI
- All India President — SFI
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Ministerial & key roles
Minister for Finance
From May 2021
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Organisational career
State
State Secretariat Member
CPI(M)
District
District Secretary (Kollam)
CPI(M)
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Personal
date of birth1963-07-28
place of birthKalanjoor, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India
nationalityIndian
professionAdvocate, teacher and politician
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Education
Schooling:
B.Sc.
Physics
Punalur S. N. College
M.A.
Political Science
Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram
LL.B.
Law
Kerala Law Academy Law College
Highest qualification: M.A. (Political Science), LL.B.
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Family
Father
Narayana Panicker
Mother
Saraswathi Amma
Marital status
Married
Spouse
S. Sreedevi
College teacher
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Known for
Finance Minister in Pinarayi Vijayan’s second ministry.Former SFI national president and Rajya Sabha MP.
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Sources
Last compiled: 2026-04-02
- Wikipedia biography of K. N. Balagopal
- LinkedIn and legislature bios (education, posts)
- BallotView Kottarakkara 2026 listing
Data compiled from publicly available sources with the assistance of AI. View constituency list.