[2] A. K. Balan was born to Kelappan and Kunhi on 3 August 1948 at Nadapuram in present-day Kozhikode district, Kerala.

[5] Naveen is married to Namitha Venugopal[6] and was an international business developer in Paris, France.

[10] He was elected to Lok Sabha from Ottapalam constituency in 1980 and to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kuzhalmannam in 2001.

He is first electricity minister of any state in Indian history to electrify a district completely.

In February 2010, under his ministry Palakkad was declared first district in India to be fully electrified.