Ganesh Kumar
| K. B. Ganesh Kumar | |
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| Minister of Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema Kerala State | |
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In office 2011–2013 |
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| Minister of Transport Kerala State | |
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In office 2001–2003 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Pathanapuram | |
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Assumed office 2001 |
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25 May 1966 Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
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Kerala Congress (B) (UDF: 2001-2015) (LDF: 2015-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Yamini Thankachy (1994–2013) Bindhu Menon (2014-present) |
| Children | Adithyakrishnan, Devaraman (sons) |
| Parents | R.Balakrishna Pillai, Valsala |
| Occupation | Film Actor, Television Host , Politician |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | kbganeshkumar |
Keezhoote Balakrishna Pillai Ganesh Kumar (born 25 May 1966) is an Indian film & television actor, television host, and politician. Ganesh Kumar is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) representing the Pathanapuram constituency of Kollam district, Kerala. He made his debut as an actor in the film Irakal (1985) directed by K. G. George. He has starred in over a 100 Malayalam films doing a variety of roles.
Most recently, he was the Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala beginning May 2011 until his resignation on 1 April 2013. He was elected to the State Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) from Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam district for the first time in 2001 and has represented the constituency ever since. He was Transport Minister from May 2001 to March 2003. He is the son of R. Balakrishna Pillai, former Minister of Kerala.
In May 2001, Ganesh Kumar was elected to the Kerala Assembly from Pathanapuram on the Kerala Congress (B) ticket. He defeated his opponent, K Prakash Babu, by a margin of 9,931 votes. This was the first time in the history of Kerala that an individual from the film industry had been elected to the Assembly. (Earlier, industry titans like Prem Nazir had tasted defeat at the hustings.) Ganesh Kumar’s father and former Minister, R. Balakrishna Pillai had also been elected from the neighbouring constituency of Kottarakara, which he had represented for several decades. The father-son duo made history by becoming the first such pair to adorn the Kerala Assembly simultaneously.
Ganesh Kumar became Transport Minister in the A K Antony cabinet in May 2001 and went on to give a good account of himself. Though a political novice at that time, he turned around the ailing KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) and earned a reputation for providing a clean and efficient administration. In March 2003, he stepped down from his ministerial post to facilitate his father's induction into the Cabinet. The smooth transition took many by surprise.
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