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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician (1949–2015)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| image = Karthikeyan 2012.jpg
| image = Karthikeyan 2012.jpg
| name = G. Karthikeyan
| name = G. Karthikeyan
| caption =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1949|01|20|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1949|01|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Varkala]], [[Travancore–Cochin|United State of Travancore and Cochin]], [[Dominion of India]]<br>(present day [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India)
| birth_place = [[Varkala]], [[Travancore–Cochin|United State of Travancore and Cochin]], [[Dominion of India]]<!-- What the place may correspond to on a modern map is a matter for an article's main text. -->
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2015|03|07|1949|01|20}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2015|03|07|1949|01|20}}
| death_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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| office = [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]

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| term_start = 2 June 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/g-karthikeyan-elected-speakerkerala-assembly/437673/|title=G Karthikeyan elected Speaker of Kerala Assembly|author=BS Reporter|date=3 June 2011|work=business-standard.com|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>
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| office = [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| term_end = 7 March 2015
| governor1 = {{Unbulleted_list|[[R. S. Gavai]]|[[M. O. H. Farook]]|[[H. R. Bhardwaj]]|[[Nikhil Kumar]]|[[Sheila Dikshit]]|[[P. Sathasivam]]}}
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
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| term_start = {{Start date|2011|06|02|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/g-karthikeyan-elected-speakerkerala-assembly/437673/|title=G Karthikeyan elected Speaker of Kerala Assembly|author=BS Reporter|date=3 June 2011|work=business-standard.com|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>
| 1namedata1 = [[Oommen Chandy]]
| term_end = {{End date|2015|03|07|df=yes}}
| predecessor = [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]
| predecessor1 = [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]
| successor = [[N. Sakthan]]
| successor1 = [[N. Sakthan]]
| constituency1 = [[Aruvikkara (State Assembly constituency)|Aruvikkara]]
| constituency1 = [[Aruvikkara (State Assembly constituency)|Aruvikkara]]
| office2 = Deputy Leader of the Opposition
| office2 = [[Deputy leader of the Opposition Of Kerala Legislative Assembly]] & [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|M.L.A]] for [[Aryanad]], [[Kerala]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2006||}}
| term_start2 = 2006
| term_end2 = {{End date|2011||}}
| term_end2 = 2011
| office3 = Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, [[Government of Kerala]]
| office3 = Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, [[Government of Kerala]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2001||}}
| term_start3 = 2001
| term_end3 = {{End date|2004||}}
| term_end3 = 2004
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
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|predecessor3 = [[E. Chandrasekharan Nair]]
| 1namedata3 = [[A. K. Antony]]
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|successor3=[[Adoor Prakash]]
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| predecessor3 = [[E. Chandrasekharan Nair]]
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| party =[[Indian National Congress]]
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| successor3 = [[Adoor Prakash]]
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| spouse = Dr. M. T. Sulekha
| office4 = Minister for Electricity, [[Government of Kerala]]
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| children = 2 (incl. [[K. S. Sabarinadhan]])
| term_start4 = 1995
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| parents =
| term_end4 = 1996
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| website =
| alma_mater =
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = [[A. K. Antony]]
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| footnotes =
| predecessor4 = [[C. V. Padmarajan]]
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| date = 7 March
| successor4 = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
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| year = 2015
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| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20121010172838/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4101&Itemid=2608 kerala.gov.in
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| spouse = Dr. M. T. Sulekha
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| children = 2 (incl. [[K. S. Sabarinadhan]])
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| parents =
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| website =
| alma_mater =
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| footnotes =
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| date = 7 March
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| year = 2015
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| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20121010172838/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4101&Itemid=2608 kerala.gov.in
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==Political life==
==Political life==
G. Karthikeyan entered politics through student movements and was a leader of [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU). He held a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree. He served as the State president of Kerala Students Union. He was a Student member of senate of [[Kerala University]] and Secretary of Kerala University Union. He also held various posts in [[Indian Youth Congress|Youth Congress]], including State General Secretary and State President. He was the General Secretary of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC).<ref>[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/karthikeyan.pdf G. Karthikeyan at Niyamasabha]</ref> Karthikeyan was the only elected Vice President of KPCC and also served as the Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party. He served as Minister for Electricity ([[Government of Kerala]]) in the Ministry headed by [[A. K. Antony|Shri A.K. Antony]] in 1995 and was the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the A.K. Antony Ministry in 2001. He was also an A.I.C.C. Member.
G. Karthikeyan entered politics through student movements and was a leader of [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU). He held a [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree. He served as the State president of Kerala Students Union. He was a Student member of senate of [[Kerala University]] and Secretary of Kerala University Union. He also held various posts in [[Indian Youth Congress|Youth Congress]], including State General Secretary and State President. He was the general secretary of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] (KPCC).<ref>[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/karthikeyan.pdf G. Karthikeyan at Niyamasabha]</ref> Karthikeyan was the only elected Vice President of KPCC and also served as the Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party. He served as Minister for Electricity ([[Government of Kerala]]) in the Ministry headed by [[A. K. Antony|Shri A.K. Antony]] in 1995 and was the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the A.K. Antony Ministry in 2001. He was also an A.I.C.C. Member.


G Karthikeyan has been elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as M.L.A in 1982 (Trivandrum North),1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 (Aryanad) and in 2011 (Aruvikkara). He was elected as the speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011, succeeding [[K. Radhakrishnan]]. He died on 7 March 2015, aged 66, at Health Care Global (H.C.G.) hospital in [[Bangalore]], after suffering from serious complications of [[cancer]]. He was the second Speaker to die in office, after [[K. M. Seethi]] Sahib in 1961, and the first to die during a legislative session. He is survived by his wife and children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-assembly-speaker-g-karthikeyan-passes-away/|title=Kerala Assembly speaker G Karthikeyan passes away|date=7 March 2015|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>
G Karthikeyan has been elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as M.L.A in 1982 (Trivandrum North), 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 (Aryanad) and in 2011 (Aruvikkara). He was elected as the speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011, succeeding [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]. He died on 7 March 2015, aged 66, at Health Care Global (H.C.G.) hospital in [[Bangalore]], after suffering from serious complications of [[cancer]]. He was the second Speaker to die in office, after [[K. M. Seethi]] Sahib in 1961, and the first to die during a legislative session. He is survived by his wife and children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/kerala-assembly-speaker-g-karthikeyan-passes-away/|title=Kerala Assembly speaker G Karthikeyan passes away|date=7 March 2015|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref>


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|'''Year'''||'''Constituency'''||'''Closest rival'''||'''Majority (votes)'''
|'''Year'''||'''Constituency'''||'''Closest rival'''||'''Majority (votes)'''
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|1982||Trivandrum North||K. Anirudhan ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]])||8,846<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1982_ST_REP.pdf</ref>
|1982||Trivandrum North||K. Anirudhan ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]])||8,846<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1982_ST_REP.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
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|1991||Aryanad||K. Pankajakshan ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||3,480<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1991_ST_REP.pdf</ref>
|1991||Aryanad||K. Pankajakshan ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||3,480<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1991_ST_REP.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1996||Aryanad||K.P Sankaradas ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||8,617<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1996_ST_REP.pdf</ref>
|1996||Aryanad||K.P Sankaradas ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||8,617<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1996_ST_REP.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
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|2001||Aryanad||G. Arjunan ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||12,071<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf</ref>
|2001||Aryanad||G. Arjunan ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||12,071<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
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|2006||Aryanad||T.J Chandrachoodan ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||2,198<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf</ref>
|2006||Aryanad||T.J Chandrachoodan ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||2,198<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
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|2011||Aruvikkara||Sreedharan Nair ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||10,674<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LAC-2011-RESULTS/136B.pdf</ref>
|2011||Aruvikkara||Sreedharan Nair ([[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]])||10,674<ref>http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LAC-2011-RESULTS/136B.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|}
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 9 January 2025

G. Karthikeyan
Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2 June 2011[1] – 7 March 2015
Chief MinisterOommen Chandy
Preceded byK. Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byN. Sakthan
ConstituencyAruvikkara
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
2006–2011
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Kerala
In office
2001–2004
Chief MinisterA. K. Antony
Preceded byE. Chandrasekharan Nair
Succeeded byAdoor Prakash
Minister for Electricity, Government of Kerala
In office
1995–1996
Chief MinisterA. K. Antony
Preceded byC. V. Padmarajan
Succeeded byPinarayi Vijayan
Personal details
Born(1949-01-20)20 January 1949
Varkala, United State of Travancore and Cochin, Dominion of India
Died7 March 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 66)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseDr. M. T. Sulekha
Children2 (incl. K. S. Sabarinadhan)
As of 7 March, 2015
Source: kerala.gov.in

G. Karthikeyan (20 January 1949 – 7 March 2015) was an Indian politician and former speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Aruvikkara constituency, who represented the Indian National Congress.

Political life

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G. Karthikeyan entered politics through student movements and was a leader of Kerala Students Union (KSU). He held a Bachelor of Laws degree. He served as the State president of Kerala Students Union. He was a Student member of senate of Kerala University and Secretary of Kerala University Union. He also held various posts in Youth Congress, including State General Secretary and State President. He was the general secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).[2] Karthikeyan was the only elected Vice President of KPCC and also served as the Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party. He served as Minister for Electricity (Government of Kerala) in the Ministry headed by Shri A.K. Antony in 1995 and was the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the A.K. Antony Ministry in 2001. He was also an A.I.C.C. Member.

G Karthikeyan has been elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as M.L.A in 1982 (Trivandrum North), 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 (Aryanad) and in 2011 (Aruvikkara). He was elected as the speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011, succeeding K. Radhakrishnan. He died on 7 March 2015, aged 66, at Health Care Global (H.C.G.) hospital in Bangalore, after suffering from serious complications of cancer. He was the second Speaker to die in office, after K. M. Seethi Sahib in 1961, and the first to die during a legislative session. He is survived by his wife and children.[3]

Major Election Victories
Year Constituency Closest rival Majority (votes)
1982 Trivandrum North K. Anirudhan (CPI(M)) 8,846[4]
1991 Aryanad K. Pankajakshan (RSP) 3,480[5]
1996 Aryanad K.P Sankaradas (RSP) 8,617[6]
2001 Aryanad G. Arjunan (RSP) 12,071[7]
2006 Aryanad T.J Chandrachoodan (RSP) 2,198[8]
2011 Aruvikkara Sreedharan Nair (RSP) 10,674[9]

References

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  1. ^ BS Reporter (3 June 2011). "G Karthikeyan elected Speaker of Kerala Assembly". business-standard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ G. Karthikeyan at Niyamasabha
  3. ^ "Kerala Assembly speaker G Karthikeyan passes away". The Indian Express. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1982_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1991_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1996_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LAC-2011-RESULTS/136B.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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