N. K. Premachandran (born 25 May 1960) is an Indian politician. He is presently the
Member of Parliament from
Kollam Lok Sabha constituency
Kollam Lok Sabha constituency ( ml, കൊല്ലം (ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) (formerly Quilon Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
Assembl ...
. He was the former minister for Water Resources in the
Government of Kerala and was responsible for irrigation, ground water development, water supply and sanitation. He was a
member of both houses of the
Parliament of India (
Lok Sabha and
Rajya Sabha). He is known for his public speeches. Premachandran has written a book ''Oh Iraq'' based on his travel experience to
Iraq. He was instrumental in taking up the issue of the safety of
Mullaperiyar Dam.
He initiated a number of innovative steps in drinking water sector. He began the consultancy wing of
Kerala Water Authority
Kerala Water Authority is an autonomous authority established for the development and regulation of water supply and waste water collection and disposal in the state of Kerala
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called Wascon and mooted the bottled water plant and pipe factory.
Education
He completed BSc from
Fathima Matha National College, Kollam. He passed LLB from
Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram with record marks and with first rank in 1985.
Political History
N. K. Premachandran is currently the Central Secretariat Member of the
Revolutionary Socialist Party. He started his political career through the student organisation of Revolutionary Socialist Party. During his political career he held various positions at both state and national level.
He was elected as Member of the
Navaikulam
Navaikulam is a panchayat in Varkala Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated 11km east of Varkala town and 37km north of Trivandrum City along NH66.
The term "navaya" means "the place where Vedic scrip ...
Grama Panchayat between 1987 and 1995. He was elected as a Member of District Panchayat in 1995. He was elected to
Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996 and thereafter in 1998 and 2014 from Kollam Constituency. He was elected to
Rajya Sabha in 2000. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from
Chavara assembly constituency in
Kollam district and became a Minister for Water Resources during 2006–2011. He is a Parliamentarian and orator.
In the
2019 Indian general election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...
he won from the Kollam with a record margin of 1.5 lakh votes. He introduced a private member bill overturning Sabarimala verdict and it was the first private bill introduced in 17th Lok Sabha.
References
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Living people
Malayali politicians
1960 births
India MPs 1996–1997
India MPs 1998–1999
Lok Sabha members from Kerala
Rajya Sabha members from Kerala
India MPs 2014–2019
India MPs 2019–present
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) politicians
Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni