K. S. Sabarinadhan

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K. S. Sabarinadhan
കെ.എസ്. ശബരീനാഥൻ
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
1 July 2015 (2015-07-01) – 23 May 2021 (2021-05-23)
Preceded byG. Karthikeyan
Succeeded byG. Steephen
ConstituencyAruvikkara
Personal details
Born (1983-09-05) 5 September 1983 (age 40)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Children1
Parents
Education
OccupationPolitician

K. S. Sabarinadhan (born 5 September 1983) is an Indian politician who belongs to the Indian National Congress. He represented Aruvikkara constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2021.

Early life and education[edit]

Sabarinadhan was born to former minister and speaker G. Karthikeyan and M. T. Sulekha in Thiruvananthapuram on 5 September 1983.

Sabarinadhan did his schooling at Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram.[1] He graduated in Electrical Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum in 2005. Thereafter he worked for a brief period in IT sector at Mindtree, Bangalore.[2] He completed his MBA from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon in 2008. After that, he worked with the Tata Group in Mumbai for several years, eventually spending a few years working with the Tata Trusts in the areas of healthcare and nutrition.[3]

Personal life[edit]

K.S Sabarinadhan with wife Divya S. Iyer

Sabarinadhan is married to Divya S. Iyer,[4] a civil service officer, thus becoming the first MLA–IAS couple in Kerala.[5] The couple have a son.[6]

Political career[edit]

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.[7][8][9]

In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he was re-elected from Aruvikkara constituency. He defeated A. A. Rasheed of CPI(M) by a margin of 21,314 votes.[10] In 2020, he became the vice president of Kerala Youth Congress.[11] In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he lost to G. Steephen of the CPI(M) by 5046 votes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Award for Ace Cinematographer". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ "പണ്ടേ 'തള്ളാൻ' മിടുക്കൻ, കൊതിച്ച ജോലി കിട്ടി; പക്ഷേ കാലം കാത്തുവെച്ചത് മറ്റൊരു നിയോഗം". www.manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature".
  4. ^ "Kaumudi Online".
  5. ^ "KS Sabarinadhan: Kerala MLA KS Sabarinathan marries IAS officer | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Sabari-Divya's baby boy named after a raga". Onmanorama.
  7. ^ "Aruvikkara By-Election Results LIVE: KS Sabarinathan Wins with Margin of 10128 Votes; UDF Wave in All Panchayats". International Business Times.
  8. ^ "Aruvikkara by-polls: Sabarinathan wins by 10128 votes". Kerala Kaumudi.
  9. ^ "Kerala assembly bypoll: Congress candidate KA Sabarinathan wins Aruvikara seat". Firstpost.
  10. ^ "kerala constituency-detail". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Kerala MLA Shafi Parambil is new Youth Congress president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2023.