N. Sakthan

N. Sakthan 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
Speaker of Kerala Legislature
In office
12 March 2015 [1] – 19 May 2016
Preceded byG. Karthikeyan
Succeeded byP. Sreeramakrishnan
GovernorP. Sathasivam
ConstituencyKattakada
Member of legislative assembly
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byI.B.Satheesh
ConstituencyKattakkada
In office
2001–2011
Preceded byP.Bhaskaran Venganoor
Succeeded byV. Sivankutty
ConstituencyNemom
Minister for Transport, Government of Kerala
In office
2004–2006
Preceded byK. B. Ganesh Kumar
Succeeded byMathew T. Thomas
Personal details
Born (1951-05-05) 5 May 1951
Kanjiramkulam, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Smt. Stella
Children2 daughters
ResidenceThiruvananthapuram, India
As of 9 Nov, 2012
Source: kerala.gov.in

Personal life

Sakthan was born to Shri. Nalla Thampi and Smt. Y. Thankamma. He was born at Kanjiramkulam 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 S S, Younger daughter is Dr. Tisha S S.

Political career

N. 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 term 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 Kattakkada, 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)
YearConstituencyClosest rivalMajority (votes)
1982KovalamM.R Raghuchandrabal (INC(I))3,357[2]
2001NemomVenganoor P. Bhaskaran (CPI(M))8,357[3]
2006NemomVenganoor P. Bhaskaran (CPI(M))10,749[4]
2011KattakadaM.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
  1. "N. Sakthan elected Deputy Speaker". 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1982_ST_REP.pdf
  3. http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf
  4. http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf
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