K. Rajan (politician)

Krishnankutti Rajan (born 26 May 1973) is an Indian politician who has served as the Minister for Revenue and Housing of Kerala since 2021.^[1] He previously served as the Chief Whip of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2021. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2016 representing Ollur.

Adv. K. Rajan
Minister for Revenue and Housing, Government of Kerala
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)
Chief Minister	Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by	E. Chandrasekharan
Chief Whip of Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) – 3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)
Preceded by	Thomas Unniyadan
Succeeded by	N. Jayaraj
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 June 2016
Preceded by	M. P. Vincent
Constituency	Ollur
Personal details
Born	(1973-05-26) 26 May 1973 (age 52) Anthikad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Political party	Communist Party of India
Spouse	Anupama N.
Parents	P. Krishnankutti Menon K. Remani
Alma mater	Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur (Bachelor of Science) Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram (Bachelor of Laws)
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He is also a member of the Kerala State Executive Committee of Communist Party of India and national secretary of AIYF.

Personal life

Son of Shri P. Krishnankutti Menon and Smt. K. Remani; born at Anthikad on 26 May 1973. He is married to Smt. Anupama N.^[2]

Political career

• Secretary AISF Kerala & AIYF Kerala

• Vice President, AISF National

• Secretary, AIYF National

• Executive Member, CPI Kerala

• Council Member, CPI National

• MLA, Ollur (2016-21)

• MLA, Ollur (2021-2026)

• Chief Whip, Kerala LA

• Minister, Government of Kerala

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election

Year	Constituency	Closest Rival	Majority (Votes)	Won/Lost
2016	Ollur	M P Vincent (INC)	13248	Won[3]
2021	Ollur	Jose Valloor (INC)	21506	Won[4]