N. Sakthan (born 5 May 1951) is an Indian politician who was Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2016. He was also the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram, from 2011 to 2016.
N. Sakthan | |
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| Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 12 March 2015 [1] – 19 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | G. Karthikeyan |
| Succeeded by | P. Sreeramakrishnan |
| Governor | P. Sathasivam |
| Constituency | Kattakada |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | I. B. Satheesh |
| Constituency | Kattakkada |
| In office 2001–2011 | |
| Preceded by | P. Bhaskaran Venganoor |
| Succeeded by | V. Sivankutty |
| Constituency | Nemom |
| Minister for Transport, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Preceded by | K. B. Ganesh Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Mathew T. Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1951 Kanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Stella |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Thiruvananthapuram, India |
As of 9 Nov, 2012 Source: kerala.gov.in | |
Personal life
editSakthan was born to Nalla Thampi and Y. Thankamma. He was born at Kanjiramkulam in the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin on 5 May 1951. He has completed Master of Arts (M.A) and Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) degree. He married Smt. Stella and they have two daughters. Elder daughter's name is Tintu, Younger daughter is Dr. Tisha.
Political career
editN. Sakthan entered politics through Kerala Students Congress, the students wing of Kerala Congress. He was the treasurer of Trivandrum District Congress Committee (D.C.C) during 1987–1993, DCC General Secretary during 1993–2000, Member, District Council during 1991–1994. Sakthan is a member of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (K.P.C.C) executive and All India Congress Committee (AICC) from 2005.
Sakthan was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as an Independent candidate in 1982 (Kovalam). Later he represented the Indian National Congress party and was re-elected to the assembly in 2001 and 2006 (Nemom) and in 2011 (Kattakada). In 2011, he first served as the pro-tem Speaker of the Assembly, and later was elected Deputy Speaker. When G. Karthikeyan, the speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly died in office, Sakthan was elected to the post of Speaker, thus becoming the first person to serve in the posts of Pro tem Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Speaker, that too in a single assembly period. In 2016, he again contested from Kattakada, but then, he was defeated by I. B. Satheesh, a new contestant from CPI (M), by a margin of votes.
| Major Election Victories (Kerala Assembly) | |||
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| Year | Constituency | Closest rival | Majority (votes) |
| 1982 | Kovalam | M.R Raghuchandrabal (INC(I)) | 3,357[2] |
| 2001 | Nemom | Venganoor P. Bhaskaran (CPI(M)) | 8,357[3] |
| 2006 | Nemom | Venganoor P. Bhaskaran (CPI(M)) | 10,749[4] |
| 2011 | Kattakada | M.V Jaya Dali (LDF-IND) | 12,916 |
Sakthan served as Minister for Transport in the Government of Kerala under Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from 2004 to 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "N. Sakthan elected Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1982_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]