G. Karthikeyan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids G. Karthikeyan
Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2 June 2011 (2011-06-02) – 7 March 2015 (2015-03-07)
Preceded by	K. Radhakrishnan
Succeeded by	N. Sakthan
Governor	R. S. Gavai M. O. H. Farook H. R. Bhardwaj Nikhil Kumar Sheila Dikshit P. Sathasivam
Constituency	Aruvikkara
Deputy leader of the Opposition & M.L.A for Aryanad, Kerala
In office 2006 (2006)–2011 (2011)
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Government of Kerala
In office 2001 (2001)–2004 (2004)
Preceded by	E. Chandrasekharan Nair
Succeeded by	Adoor Prakash
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-20)20 January 1949 Varkala, United State of Travancore and Cochin, Dominion of India
Died	7 March 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 66) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Dr. M. T. Sulekha
Children	2 (incl. K. S. Sabarinadhan)
As of 7 March, 2015 Source: kerala.gov.in

G. Karthikeyan (20 January 1949 – 7 March 2015) was an Indian politician and former speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Aruvikkara constituency, who represented the Indian National Congress.

Political life

G. Karthikeyan entered politics through student movements and was a leader of Kerala Students Union (KSU). He held a Bachelor of Laws degree. He served as the State president of Kerala Students Union. He was a Student member of senate of Kerala University and Secretary of Kerala University Union. He also held various posts in Youth Congress, including State General Secretary and State President. He was the General Secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Karthikeyan was the only elected Vice President of KPCC and also served as the Chief Whip and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party. He served as Minister for Electricity (Government of Kerala) in the Ministry headed by Shri A.K. Antony in 1995 and was the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in the A.K. Antony Ministry in 2001. He was also an A.I.C.C. Member.

G Karthikeyan has been elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly as M.L.A in 1982 (Trivandrum North),1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 (Aryanad) and in 2011 (Aruvikkara). He was elected as the speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011, succeeding K. Radhakrishnan. He died on 7 March 2015, aged 66, at Health Care Global (H.C.G.) hospital in Bangalore, after suffering from serious complications of cancer. He was the second Speaker to die in office, after K. M. Seethi Sahib in 1961, and the first to die during a legislative session. He is survived by his wife and children.