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N. Sakthan
N. Sakthan
Speaker of Kerala Legislature
	In office; 12 March 2015 – 19 May 2016
Preceded by	G. Karthikeyan
Succeeded by	P. Sreeramakrishnan
Governor	P. Sathasivam
Constituency	Kattakada
Member of 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 (age 73); Kanjiramkulam, Kerala, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Smt. Stella
Children	2 daughters
Residence(s)	Thiruvananthapuram, India
	As of 9 Nov, 2012Source: kerala.gov.in

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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.

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-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)
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

^ ^a ^b "N. Sakthan elected Deputy Speaker". 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
^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf
^ http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf

[Hindu2011-1] "N. Sakthan elected Deputy Speaker". 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[2] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1982_ST_REP.pdf

[3] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2001_ST_REP.pdf

[4] ttp://ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_2006_ST_REP.pdf

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+'''N. Sakthan''' is an Indian politician who was Speaker of the [[Kerala Legislature|Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 2015 to 2016. He was also the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Kattakada]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], from 2011 to 2016.
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 ==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.
+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 [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]], by a margin of votes.
+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 [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]], by a margin of votes.
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