N. Jayaraj

Dr. Narayana Kurup Jayaraj (Malayalam: എന്‍. ജയരാജ്‌‌) (born 1 January 1956) is an Indian politician and is the current Chief Whip and MLA representing KCM. Son of Shri K. Narayana Kurup and Smt. K. Leela, Dr. N. Jayaraj was a member of the state committee of Kerala Youth Front (M). He is also a founding member of Sanskruti, a movement for the cultural development of the Vazhoor locality.^[2]

Dr. N. Jayaraj
Chief Whip of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 June 2021 (2021-06-03)
Preceded by	K. Rajan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2011
Preceded by	Alphons Kannanthanam
Constituency	Kanjirappally
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-01) 1 January 1956 (age 69)
Political party	Kerala Congress (M)
Spouse	S. Geetha
Children	One daughter
Parent(s)	K. Narayana Kurup K. Leela Devi
Residence(s)	Karukachal, Kottayam
Website	[1]

In this Indian name, the name Narayana Kurup is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jayaraj.

He is awarded Ph.D. from Kerala University on the topic "Revenue Expenditure Pattern and its Implication on Economic Development of Kerala". He is a retired college lecturer from NSS Hindu College Perunna. He was a member of Kottayam district panchayat twice before getting elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly. An active participant in environmental issues and General Editor of 'Ela', an Environment Magazine, he is the founder of 'Ente Manimalayar'- an organisation for conservation of Manimalayar.