Thennala Balakrishna Pillai

Thennala Balakrishna Pillai
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
22 April 2003  21 April 2009
ConstituencyKerala
In office
30 July 1991  2 April 1998
ConstituencyKerala
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1982 (1982)  1987 (1987)
Preceded byC. P. Karunakaran Pillai
Succeeded byR. Unnikrishnan Pillai
ConstituencyAdoor
In office
1977 (1977)  1980 (1980)
Preceded byThengamam Balakrishnan
Succeeded byC. P. Karunakaran Pillai
ConstituencyAdoor
President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2004 (2004)  2005 (2005)
Preceded byP. P. Thankachan
Succeeded byRamesh Chennithala
In office
1998 (1998)  2001 (2001)
Preceded byVayalar Ravi
Succeeded byK. Muraleedharan
Personal details
Born(1930-03-11)11 March 1930
Quilon, Kingdom of Travancore, India
(present-day Sooranad, Kollam, Kerala, India)
Died6 June 2025(2025-06-06) (aged 95)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Spouse
Sathi Devi
(m. 1963)
Children1
Parents
  • N. Gopala Pillai
  • N. Eswari Amma
Alma materMahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram

Thennala Balakrishna Pillai (11 March 1930 – 6 June 2025) was an Indian politician representing the Indian National Congress and was a Member of the Parliament representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. (KPCC) 1998–2001 and 2004–2005.

Thennala Balakrishna Pillai died on 6 June 2025 at Thiruvananthapuram.