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A. N. Shamseer (born 24 May 1977) is an Indian politician who is the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2022. He represents Thalassery State Assembly Constituency since 2016.[1][2] He was the CPI(M) nominee for Lok Sabha in the Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency in the 2014 Indian general election and is Kerala State Committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).[3] He was the former President of Kerala lobby of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).[4]
A. N. Shamseer | |
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![]() An Indian politician. He is the 24th Speaker of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. | |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan |
Constituency | Thalassery |
24th Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 12 September 2022 | |
Deputy | Chittayam Gopakumar |
Preceded by | M. B. Rajesh |
Personal details | |
Born | Thalassery, Kerala, India | 24 May 1977
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Spouse | Dr. P. M. Sahala |
Children | Izaan Shamseer |
Residence | Thalassery |
He is elected as the 24th Speaker [5] of Kerala Legislative Assembly on 12 September 2022 after defeating Mr. Anwar Sadath on a margin of 96-40.
A. N. Shamseer was born to Shri Usman Komath and Smt. A. N. Sareena in Kodiyeri, Thalassery, Kannur.
Shamseer did his schooling at the Basel Evangelical Mission Parsi High School, Thalassery, and subsequently completed his pre-degree from Government Brennen College, Thalassery. He then graduated in Law (BA; LL.B) from the School of Legal Studies, Department of Law, Kannur University. He also holds master's degrees in Law (LL.M) and Anthropology from Kannur University Campus.[6]
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.[7] He was elected as College Union General Secretary, Govt. Brennen College, Thalassery in 1995.
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 General Election to Loksabha in April 2014 as the CPI(M) candidate from Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency) in Kerala but lost with a margin of 3306 votes.[8] He was the president of the DYFI Kerala state committee between 2016 and 2018.[9]
Year | Constituency | Closest Rival | Majority
(Votes) |
Won/ Lost |
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2014 | Vadakara | Mullappally Ramachandran (INC) | 3306 | Lost |
Special Interests: Reading
Part Time Recreations: Cricket