N. Sakthan to be Kerala assembly speaker

Posted on 10th Mar 2015 11:45 am by mohit kumar

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 (IANS) Kerala assembly's Deputy Speaker N. Sakthan will be fielded as the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) nominee for the post of speaker, UDF convenor P.P. Thankachen said here on Monday.

The post became vacant after the demise of speaker G. Karthikeyan on Saturday.

"The decision to field Sakthan has been taken but no decision has been taken on who should be fielded as the deputy speaker," Thankachen told reporters after the UDF meeting at the official residence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

Sakthan, 63, is a member of the powerful Nadar community, which has a sizeable population in the capital district.

Sakthan, a former minister, is also a four-time legislator from the capital district and has been the deputy to Karthikeyan since 2011.

Sakthan's election to the post is a certainty as, in the 140-member assembly, the UDF has 74 seats while the Left opposition has 65. One seat is vacant following Karthikeyan's death.

Other news

Hijab Row: Notice to Karnataka government in hijab ban case, Supreme Court to hear next on September 5

Supreme Court issues notice to Karnataka government in hijab ban case. The top court will now hea

Riyaz Naikoo was the face of Hizbul Mujahideen after Burhan Wani

Riyaz Naikoo, the top terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen killed today, was the face of Hizbul Mujahid

Sonia Gandhi endorses sacking of Goa Congress MLA

Panaji, March 11 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has endorsed the sacking of its legisla

HIV-Hepatitis Patients Using As Weapon? Sick prisoners are being recruited in Putin's private army

President Vladimir Putin would not have expected the kind of resistance Russia is facing in the U

China is using Nepal to dodge America, deal with Iran despite the ban

Clever China is using Nepal not only against India but is also using Nepalese banks and companies

India-Syria Ties: S Jaishankar meets Syrian Foreign Minister, assures continuous humanitarian assistance

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Syrian counterpart Dr. Faisal Mekdad on Thursday.

India-West Indies 2nd T20 today: Team India has a chance to equal Pakistan's record, see the playing-11 of both the teams

The second match of the five-match T20I series between India and West Indies will be played at Ba

DC vs GT: 'We could have won this match but...', David Warner became emotional after the defeat in the match, told where the mistake happened

David Warner Appreciates Sai Sudharsan, DC vs GT, IPL 2023. Delhi Capitals, captained by David Wa

AUS vs PAK: Pat Cummins gave a funny answer to Hafeez's statement 'Pakistan played better than Australia', said a big thing

Australia defeated Pakistan in the second Test and took a 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series

Wagner Group: Russia's hired killers, who have been given the responsibility of killing the Ukrainian President, are so dangerous that Europe has also banned

Now five days have passed since Russia attacked Ukraine. Despite this, the Russian army has still