A. N. Shamseer
A. N. Shamseer | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Kerala | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan |
| Constituency | Thalassery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1977 Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala |
| Political party | CPI(M) |
| Spouse | Dr. P. M. Sahala |
| Children | Izaan Shamseer |
| Residence | Thalassery |
A. N. Shamseer (born 24 May 1977) is an Indian politician from Thalassery, Kannur district, Kerala state. He is elected as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thalassery constituency to 14th and 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[1][2] He is Kerala State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). [3]He was the former President of Kerala chapter of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).[4]
Personal life
A. N. Shamseer was born to Shri Usman Komath and Smt. A. N. Sareena in Kodiyeri, Thalassery, Kannur. He did his schooling in BEMP high school, Thalassery and subsequently completed his pre-degree from Government Brennen College, Thalassery. He holds master's degrees in law (LL.M) and Anthropology from Kannur University.[5]
Political career
A. N. Shamseer entered into politics as a Students' Federation of India (SFI) activist during his school days. He was part of the leadership of SFI right from school to the all India level.[6] He was elected as College Union General Secretary, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery in1995.
Shamseer was the first Chairman of the Kannur University Union in 1998. He was the President, S.F.I. Kannur District Committee in 2003. He was elected as the state secretary of SFI in 2008 and All India Joint Secretary of S.F.I. Later he moved onto DYFI and became Kannur District President in 2012. Shamseer contested in General Election to Loksabha in April 2014 as the CPI(M) candidate from Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency) in Kerala but loses with a margin of 3306 votes.[7][8]He was the president of the DYFI Kerala state committee between 2016 and 2018.[9]
| Year | Constituency | Closest Rival | Majority
(Votes) |
Won/Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Thalassery | A P Abdullakutty (INC) | 34117 | Won |
| 2021 | Thalassery | M. P. Aravindakshan (INC) | 36801 | Won |
| Year | Constituency | Closest Rival | Majority
(Votes) |
Won/ Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vadakara | Mullappally Ramachandran (INC) | 3306 | Lost |
Controversies
- In 2012, Shamseer issued threats against the police in a speech while he was DYFI's Kannur district president. He was tried in 2016, and sentenced to three months in prison and a ₹2000 fine for criminal intimidation.[10]
- In November 2018, Kerala High Court quashed the appointment of Shamseer's wife in Kannur University and directed the university to appoint the first rank holder,[11][12] the court had alleged violation of norms and nepotism in the appointment.[13][14]
- In April 2021, Honorable High Court of Kerala stopped the move to appoint MLA A N Shamseer’s wife Dr Sahala as assistant professor in HRD Centre of Kannur University. [15]
- A N Shamseer's photo being imprinted on calendars distributed in government schools in Thalassery, his constituency. The calendars also bear the caption “Nammude kunjungal thottadutha pothuvidhyalathilekku” (our kids to the near by public schools). The calendars were distributed as part of an educational project “Ellarum Schoolinu Oppam” lead by the MLA in his constituency.[16][17]
References
- ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "സംസ്ഥാന കമ്മിറ്റി". www.cpimkerala.org. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "DYFI changing with the times". 13 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Niyamasabha Profile" (PDF). niyamasabha.org. Niyamasabha Kerala. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "SFI office-bearers elected at meet". The Hindu. 13 November 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Candidates for the 2014 parliament elections".
- ^ "Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)", Wikipedia, 17 March 2021, retrieved 6 May 2021
- ^ "A N Shamsser elected new DYFI state president". 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "CPM MLA gets 3 months in jail". Times Of India. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Kerala HC quashes appointment of Thalassery MLA Shamsheer's wife in Kannur University". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Posting of Shamseer's wife: Kerala High Court verdict a setback to government". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "HC seeks explanation over appointment of MLA's wife in Kannur varsity". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "എ.എൻ.ഷംസീറിന്റെ ഭാര്യ ജോലി ചെയ്ത തസ്തികയിലെ ഒഴിവ് മറച്ചുവച്ച് സർവകലാശാല". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "HC stops appointment of AN Shamseer's wife in Kannur University". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Another week, another Shamseer controversy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "സ്കൂളുകളില് വിതരണം ചെയ്ത കലണ്ടറുകളില് രാഷ്ട്രപിതാവിന് പകരം സിപിഎം എംഎല്എയുടെ മുഖം; എല്ലാ ക്ലാസുകളിലും തൂക്കണമെന്ന് ഉത്തരവ്". www.infomagic.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.