C. Jayan Babu

C. Jayan Babu is a politician from Kerala, India, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In 1988 he became the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram for the first time. He is the youngest Mayor in the history of Thiruvananthapuram. In 2000 he became the Chairman of Trivandrum Development Authority (TRIDA). Then again in 2005 (2005 to 2011) he became the 42nd mayor of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. He is the only person who has been elected as a Thiruvananthapuram Mayor twice.

In 2016 C. Jayan Babu was elected as Trivandrum Development Authority, Chairman. This is second time he is again serving as TRIDA chairman.

He is CPI(M) Thiruvananthapuram district committee member. The Kannur party conference elected him to party state control commission. He represents the Pappanamcode ward in the City Council. He married P. Suprabha who holds the position of Kerala State Librarian in Kerala and they have a daughter named Revathy JayanBabu who is a fashion designer living in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A. Sampath who is the member of parliament is his brother in law.[1]

References
  1. The Hindu : Front Page : Jayan Babu sworn in as Mayor


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