K. S. Sabarinadhan (born 5 September 1983) is an Indian politician who belongs to the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
. He represented
Aruvikkara constituency in the
Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...
from 2015 to 2021.
Early life and education
Sabarinadhan was born to former minister and speaker
G. Karthikeyan
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 ...
and M. T. Sulekha in
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...
on 5 September 1983.
Sabarinadhan did his schooling at
Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
, motto_translation = ''Greater''; ''More''
, type = Private primary and secondary school
, gender = Boys
, established =
, founder = Fr. Joseph Edamaram, SJ
, rel ...
. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from
College of Engineering, Trivandrum
The College of Engineering Trivandrum, commonly known as CET, is the first engineering college in Kerala, situated in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. It was founded in 1939 during the reign of the Travancore King, Chithira Thir ...
in 2005. Thereafter he worked for a brief period in
IT sector
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at
Mindtree
Mindtree Ltd was an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational information technology services and consulting company, headquartered in Bangalore. It is a part of the Larsen & Toubro Group. Since its foundation in 1999, the company has e ...
,
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
. He completed his
MBA
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from
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon in 2008. After that, he worked with the
Tata Group
The Tata Group () is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India's largest conglomerate, with products and services in over 150 countries, and operations in 100 countries across six continent ...
in
Mumbai
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for several years, eventually spending a few years working with the
Tata Trusts
Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) came into being in 1919 with a sum of Indian currency 8 million. It is under the ownership of Ratan Tata. Established in accordance with the will of Sir Ratanji Tata, the Trust is now one of the oldest grant bestowing ...
in the areas of healthcare and nutrition.
Personal life
Sabarinadhan is married to
Divya S. Iyer
Divya Sesha Iyer (born 16 October 1984) is an Indian bureaucrat, medical doctor, editor, and author who is part of the Indian Administrative Service in Kerala. She is the Managing Director of Vizhinjam International Seaport. She previously has ...
, a civil service officer, thus becoming the first MLA–
IAS IAS may refer to:
Science
* Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States
* Image Analysis & Stereology, the official journal of the International Society for Stereology & Image Analysis.
* Iowa Archeological Society, Uni ...
couple in Kerala. The couple have a son.
Political career
In 2015, Sabarinadhan contested the by-election from
Aruvikkara constituency, which was vacated due to the death of his father. He defeated
M. Vijayakumar by a margin of 10,128 votes.
In the
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left ...
, he was re-elected from Aruvikkara constituency. He defeated A. A. Rasheed of
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
by a margin of 21,314 votes. In 2020, he became the vice president of Kerala
Youth Congress
The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the Partition of India in 1947 until the late 1960s. While p ...
.
In the
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
The election saw the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) reta ...
, he lost to
G. Steephen
Advocate G. Steephen is an Indian politician belonging to the CPI(M). He represents Aruvikkara in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala ...
of the
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
by 5046 votes.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabarinadhan, K. S.
Living people
Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala
Kerala MLAs 2011–2016
Kerala MLAs 2016–2021
1983 births