Mariam Alexander Baby is an Indian politician and member of the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...

from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. He was elected to the Politburo of CPI(M) in the 20th Congress held at Kozhikode, Kerala, in 2012.

Personal life

M.A. Baby was born to P.M. Alexander and Lilly Alexander on April 5, 1954 at Prakkulam in

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

district of

. Baby did his schooling from Prakkulam Lower Primary School and Prakkulam NSS High School. It was during his high school days where he was first acquainted with politics. After completing basic schooling, Baby went to SN College, Kollam for higher studies. Later, Baby joined for BA in

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in SN College itself, but could not write the final year examination as he was incarcerated during the emergency period. He is married to Betty Louis and has a son Ashok Betty Nelson.

Political life

M.A. Baby joined Kerala Students Federation, the predecessor of

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, while he was studying at NSS high school, Prakkulam. He has held many responsible positions in Students Federation of India,

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. Currently he is a

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member of CPI(M). He was the Minister of Education in Kerala during the period 2006-2011. He unsuccessfully contested from

against

N. K. Premachandran N. K. Premachandran (born 25 May 1960) is an Indian politician. He is presently the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament from Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. He was the former minister for Water Resources in the Government of Ke ...

of Revolutionary Socialist Party during

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