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'''O. R. Kelu''' is an [[India]]n politician and the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Mananthavady]].


'''O. R. Kelu''' (born 2 August 1970) is an Indian politician and Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the [[Second Vijayan ministry|second Pinarayi Vijayan government]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-20 |title=OR Kelu to become Kerala's Minister for Welfare of SC, ST; second from Kurichya community |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2024/06/20/or-kelu-minister-ldf-scheduled-tribe-wayanad.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref> He got elected as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for the second term from [[Mananthavady (State Assembly constituency)|Mananthavady]], [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results |publisher=[[Kerala Legislature]] |url=http://www.keralaassembly.com/results |accessdate=8 June 2016}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
Son of Raman and Ammu, he was born at [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]] on 2 August 1970. Kelu is from [[Kurichiya]] tribe.<ref name=":0" /> Kelu is a farmer by profession. He is married to Santha P. K. and has two daughters. He is a [[Secondary School Leaving Certificate|SSLC]] dropout.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=SSLC dropout, daily wage worker, now a state minister: O R Kelu's remarkable journey |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2024/06/21/or-kelu-journey-sslc-dropout-daily-wage-worker-now-minister.html |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Onmanorama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members14kla.htm|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> He was once a daily wage worker.<ref name=":1" />

== Political career ==
He was the Member of [[Thirunelly]] Grama Panchayat for five years and became the President of Tirunelly Grama Panchayat for 10 years. He was the Member of Mananthavady Block Panchayat for 2 years. He was selected to the council of ministers of [[Second Vijayan ministry|second Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet]] as [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K Radhakrishnan]] had resigned his post he was allotted as Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes after he was elected to [[18th Lok Sabha]] from [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency|Alathur]].<ref name=":0" /> Also he is the first CPM minister from [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]].<ref name=":1" />
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|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Year
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
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|2016
|[[Mananthavady (State Assembly constituency)|Mananthavady]]
|P. K. Jayalakshmi ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|1,307
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|[[Mananthavady (State Assembly constituency)|Mananthavady]]
|P. K. Jayalakshmi ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|9,282
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 24 June 2024

O. R. Kelu
Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, Government of Kerala
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 June 2024 (2024-06-23)
Chief MInister Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded byK. Radhakrishnan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
Preceded byP. K. Jayalakshmi
ConstituencyMananthavady
Personal details
Born (1970-08-02) 2 August 1970 (age 54)[1]
Wayanad, Kerala, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseSantha P. K.
Children2
Residence(s)Thrissilery, Wayanad, Kerala, India[2]

O. R. Kelu (born 2 August 1970) is an Indian politician and Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the second Pinarayi Vijayan government.[3] He got elected as the MLA for the second term from Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala.[4]

Personal life

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Son of Raman and Ammu, he was born at Wayanad on 2 August 1970. Kelu is from Kurichiya tribe.[3] Kelu is a farmer by profession. He is married to Santha P. K. and has two daughters. He is a SSLC dropout.[5][6] He was once a daily wage worker.[5]

Political career

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He was the Member of Thirunelly Grama Panchayat for five years and became the President of Tirunelly Grama Panchayat for 10 years. He was the Member of Mananthavady Block Panchayat for 2 years. He was selected to the council of ministers of second Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet as K Radhakrishnan had resigned his post he was allotted as Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes after he was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Alathur.[3] Also he is the first CPM minister from Wayanad.[5]

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
Year Constituency Closest Rival Majority

(Votes)

Won/Lost
2016 Mananthavady P. K. Jayalakshmi (INC) 1,307 Won[7]
2021 Mananthavady P. K. Jayalakshmi (INC) 9,282 Won[8]

References

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  1. ^ "O. R. KELU" (PDF). Niyamasabha. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "O.R. Kelu". My Neta. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "OR Kelu to become Kerala's Minister for Welfare of SC, ST; second from Kurichya community". Onmanorama. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Results". Kerala Legislature. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "SSLC dropout, daily wage worker, now a state minister: O R Kelu's remarkable journey". Onmanorama. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Mananthavady Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Mananthavady Election Result 2021 LIVE: Mananthavady MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.


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