S. Sharma (born 24 October 1954) is an Indian politician who belongs to the

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...

. He is a former minister for fisheries, registration and harbour engineering, and electricity and co-operation in the

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and a member of

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State Committee of

. He represents the

Vypeen Vypin (Malayalam: വൈപ്പിന്‍, Cochin Portuguese: Isla Santa) is one of the group of islands that form part of the city of Kochi (Cochin), in the Indian state of Kerala. Vypin forms a barrier island which lies between the Ar ...

constituency in the

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. He has served as the chairman of Kochi Smart City and has been on the board of

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Career

Sharma was born on 24 October 1954 in

Ernakulam district Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...

. He is named after an unknown communist leader from North India; he does not belong to a community that typically uses the surname ''

Sharma Sharma is a Brahmin Hindu surname in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem ( nom. ) can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some Assamese Brahmins use Sarmah. According to Bhavishya P ...

''. He entered politics through

Students' Federation of India The Students' Federation of India (abbreviated as SFI) is an Indian left-wing student organisation politically aligned to the ideologies of Independence, Democracy and Socialism. Currently, V. P. Sanu and Mayukh Biswas are elected as the All ...

and

Democratic Youth Federation of India Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is a youth organisation in India. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab. DYFI identifies itself to be an i ...

. During his political career, he has served at different times as a member of Ernakulam district committee 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 nat ...

(1985), Ernakulam district secretary of DYFI, State President of DYFI (1986), and Central Committee Member of DYFI. He is currently a member of the State Committee of CPI(M). Sharma was elected to

in 1987, 1991 and 1996, 2006, 2011 and 2016 and served as minister for electricity and co-operation in the

Third E. K. Nayanar ministry The Tenth Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers, third E. K. Nayanar ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by CPI (M) The Communist Party of India ( ...

from October 1998 to May 2001. He was the minister for fisheries and harbour engineering and registration in the V. S. Achuthanandan ministry throughout its period. In 2016, he acted as the Protem Speaker of the 14th Kerala Assembly. He also chaired the Public Undertakings Committee from 1996 to 1998.

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* Malayali politicians Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala People from Ernakulam district 1954 births Living people Kerala MLAs 1987–1991 Kerala MLAs 1991–1996 Kerala MLAs 2011–2016 Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 {{Kerala-CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub