In the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, UDF’s Rajan J Balan contested from Thrissur against LDF’s Alankode Leelakrishnan and NDA’s Padmaja Venugopal.
Rajan Ji Balan is The Indian National Congress (INC) candidate is contesting from Thrissur Assembly constituency in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections. The constituency is set to witness a triangular contest, with Balan representing the United Democratic Front, Alankod facing LDF’s Lilakrishnan and NDA’s Padmaja Venugopal.
Rajan is a familiar face in local politics with a long civil record. He has expressed confidence in winning the elections and says he has a close relationship with the people of the country Tresor.
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5 Key Facts about Rajan G Balan
- Rajan G Balan, 63 years old, is a businessman by profession and has declared the value of his assets $2.67 crore in his election declaration. Details regarding his educational background are not available in public domain.
- Rajan served as the fifth mayor of Thrissur Municipal Corporation and has been a member of the council since the corporation’s inception. He says that this long experience in local government gives him confidence in the elections.
- Moving on to the electoral history of the constituency, the Congress held the Thrissur seat in 2011, where Tirampil Ramakrishnan defeated CPI’s P Balachandran by a margin of 16,169 votes.
- The CPI regained the constituency in 2016 by a much narrower margin and has held it ever since. With the recent election results so hotly contested, the result in Thrissur could swing in either direction.
- Rajan Balan campaigned for the 2026 elections by focusing on local issues such as traffic congestion and waste management, while highlighting his experience in civic administration.
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