E. K. Nayanar

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Comrade E. K. Nayanar
9th Chief Minister of Kerala
In office 20 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Governor	Khurshed Alam Khan Sukhdev Singh Kang
Preceded by	A. K. Antony
Succeeded by	A. K. Antony
In office 26 March 1987 – 17 June 1991
Governor	P. Ramachandran Ram Dulari Sinha Sarup Singh B. Rachaiah
Preceded by	K. Karunakaran
Succeeded by	K. Karunakaran
In office 25 January 1980 – 20 October 1981
Governor	Jothi Venkatachalam
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	K. Karunakaran
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	P. Kunhan
Succeeded by	A. K. Gopalan
Constituency	Palakkad
Leader of the Opposition, Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 1981–1987
Preceded by	K. Karunakaran
Succeeded by	K. Karunakaran
Constituency	Malampuzha
In office 1991–1992
Preceded by	K. Karunakaran
Succeeded by	V. S. Achuthanandan
Constituency	Thrikkarippur
Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala State Committee
In office 1972–1980
Preceded by	C. H. Kanaran
Succeeded by	V. S. Achuthanandan
In office 1992–1996
Preceded by	V. S. Achuthanandan
Succeeded by	Chadayan Govindan
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
In office 9 January 1992 – 19 May 2004
Personal details
Born	(1919-12-09)9 December 1919 Kalliasseri, Madras Presidency, British India (Now in Kerala, India)
Died	19 May 2004(2004-05-19) (aged 85) Delhi, India
Cause of death	Heart and Kidney failure
Resting place	Payyambalam Beach, Kannur, Kerala
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
As of 2 November, 2007 Source: Government of Kerala

Erambala Krishnan Nayanar (9 December 1919 – 19 May 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the 9th chief minister of Kerala from 1980 to 1981, 1987 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2001. He served in that position for a total of 10 years, 11 months and 22 days, thus making him the longest-served Chief Minister of Kerala. He was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).