N. Sakthan

N. Sakthan
Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
12 March 2015 [1] – 19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)
Chief MinisterOommen Chandy
Preceded byG. Karthikeyan
Succeeded byP. Sreeramakrishnan
ConstituencyKattakada
Minister for Transport, Government of Kerala
In office
2004 (2004) – 2006 (2006)
Chief MinisterOommen Chandy
Preceded byK. B. Ganesh Kumar
Succeeded byMathew T. Thomas
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2026 (2026)
Preceded byK. Ansalan
ConstituencyNeyyattinkara
In office
2011 (2011) – 2016 (2016)
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byI. B. Satheesh
ConstituencyKattakkada
In office
2001 (2001) – 2011 (2011)
Preceded byP. Bhaskaran Venganoor
Succeeded byV. Sivankutty
ConstituencyNemom
In office
1982 (1982) – 1987 (1987)
Preceded byM.R Raghuchandrabal
Succeeded byNeelalohithadasan Nadar
ConstituencyKovalam
Personal details
Born (1951-05-05) 5 May 1951
Kanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, State of Travancore–Cochin
(present day Kerala), India
PartyIndian National Congress
SpouseStella
Children2
Alma materGovernment Law College, Thiruvananthapuram
As of 9 Nov, 2012
Source: kerala.gov.in

N. Sakthan (born 5 May 1951) is an Indian politician who served as Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2016. He is currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Neyyattinkara since 2026.

He previously served as an MLA from Kovalam (1982-87), Nemom (2001-11) and Kattakada (2011-16). He also served as Minister for Transport from 2004 to 2006 under Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

Personal life

Sakthan was born to Nalla Thampi and Y. Thankamma 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, Tintu and Dr. Tisha.

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-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.

Year Constituency Closest rival Result Majority (votes)
1977 Kovalam Neelalohithadasan Nadar (LDF-IND) Lost 4,115
1982 M.R Raghuchandrabal (INC(I)) Won 3,357[2]
1987 Neelalohithadasan Nadar (Lok Dal) Lost 21.899
2001 Nemom Venganoor P. Bhaskaran (CPI(M)) Won 8,357[3]
2006 Venganoor P. Bhaskaran (CPI(M)) Won 10,749[4]
2011 Kattakkada M.V Jaya Dali (LDF-IND) Won 12,916
2016 I. B. Sathish (CPI(M)) Lost 849
2026 Neyyattinkara K. Ansalan (CPI(M)) Won 6,966

References

  1. ↑ "N. Sakthan elected Deputy Speaker". The Hindu. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Statistical report on general election, 1982 to the legislative assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Statistical report on general election, 2001 to the legislative assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Statistical report on general election, 2006 to the legislative assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2011.
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