N. Sakthan
| N. Sakthan എന് . ശക്തന് | |
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| Speaker of Kerala Legislature | |
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Assumed office March 12, 2015 [1] | |
| Preceded by | G. Karthikeyan |
| Governor | H.R. Bhardwaj |
| Constituency | Kattakada |
| MLA for Nemom, Kerala | |
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In office 2006–2011 | |
| Minister for Transport, Government of Kerala | |
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In office 2004–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 May 1951 Kanjiramkulam, Kerala, India |
| Political party |
Indian National Congress  |
| Spouse(s) | Smt. Stella |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Thiruvananthapuram, India |
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As of Nov 9, 2012 Source: kerala.gov.in | |
N. Sakthan is an Indian politician who has been Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2011. He is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kattakada, Thiruvananthapuram and represents the Indian National Congress party.
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.
Political career
N. Sakthan entered politics through trade union in Kerala. 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).
| Major Election Victories (Kerala Assembly) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[5]