Chettur Balakrishnan, senior BJP leader from Kerala, dies

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chettur Balakrishnan passed away in Kozhikode, Kerala, on Thursday (September 18, 2025). He was 80. Mr. Balakrishnan was a member of the party’s national council.

Mr. Balakrishnan had been leading a retired life at his home at Omassery in Kozhikode following age-related ailments. He had worked as the BJP’s Kerala State vice-president and Kozhikode district president.

Mr. Balakrishnan was elected twice to the Mukkom grama panchayat. He was also a functionary of the Mukkom Service Cooperative Bank and director of Kerala Gramin Bank.

Mr. Balakrishnan unsuccessfully contested in the 1996 Assembly elections from the Koduvally segment.

He was a staff at the AUP school, Malayamma.

Mr. Balakrishnan is survived by his wife and two sons.