P. T. A. Rahim is an Indian politician from
Kerala. He is from the
Indian National League. He represents the
Kunnamangalam constituency in
Kozhikode district and Pro-tem Speaker in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Career
Born at
Koduvally in
Kozhikode district on 8 March 1949, Rahim started his political career through
MSF during his college days. He completed a B.Com. degree at
Farook College and LLB at
Government Law College, Kozhikode. He was secretary of the
Indian Union Muslim League Kozhikode District Committee and he was also President of
Koduvally Grama Panchayath
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...
(1988–1993, 1998–2006). He left the Muslim League in early 2000s and formed Muslim League(R) with his followers. He made a successful movement in the Panachayat election held in 2005 with the support of
Left Front in Koduvally.
He became a noted politician when he defeated
K. Muraleedharan
Kannoth Muraleedharan (born 14 May 1957) is an Indian National Congress politician and MP from Vatakara, Kerala. He is the son of Congress leader K. Karunakaran. He was elected as an MP from Kozhikode constituency (1989, 1991, 1999) and fro ...
, the UDF candidate in Koduvally constituency in
2006 elections. In early 2011 with the support of LDF, under the leadership of P. T. A. Rahim a new party, National Secular Conference (NSC) was formed, which aimed to protect the rights of
Dalits, religious minorities and other backward sections of people.
The party was later merged with
Indian National League
Assembly Election Victories
References
1949 births
Living people
Malayali politicians
People from Kozhikode district
Kerala MLAs 2011–2016
Kerala MLAs 2016–2021
Indian National League politicians
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