K. Sankaranarayanan Explained

K. Sankaranarayanan should not be confused with K R Narayanan.

K Sankaranarayanan
Honorific Prefix:His Excellency
Birth Date:15 October 1932
Birth Place:Palakkad, Madras Presidency, British India
Death Place:Sekharipuram, Kerala, India
Order1:20th
Office1:Governor of Maharashtra
Term Start1:22 January 2010
Term End1:24 August 2014
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Ashok Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
Predecessor1:S C Jamir
Successor1:Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge)
Order2:5th
Office2:Governor of Jharkhand
Term Start2:26 July 2009
Term End2:21 January 2010
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Shibu Soren
Predecessor2:Syed Sibtey Razi
Successor2:M. O. H. Farook
Order3:13th
Office3:Governor of Nagaland
Term Start3:3 February 2007
Term End3:28 July 2009
1Blankname3:Chief Minister
1Namedata3:Neiphiu Rio
Predecessor3:Shyamal Datta
Successor3:Gurbachan Jagat
Office4:Governor of Assam
Term Start4:26 June 2009
Term End4:27 July 2009
1Blankname4:Chief Minister
1Namedata4:Tarun Gogoi
Predecessor4:Shiv Charan Mathur
Successor4:Syed Sibtey Razi
Office5:Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Term Start5:4 September 2007
Term End5:26 January 2008
1Blankname5:Chief Minister
1Namedata5:Dorjee Khandu
Predecessor5:S. K. Singh
Successor5:Joginder Jaswant Singh
Term Start6:7 April 2007
Term End6:14 April 2007
1Blankname6:Chief Minister
1Namedata6:Gegong Apang
Dorjee Khandu
Predecessor6:M. M. Jacob
Successor6:S. K. Singh
Spouse:Prof K Radha
Children:1 daughter
Party:Indian National Congress

Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (15 October 1932 – 24 April 2022)[1] [2] was the governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra.[3] He had also served as the governor of Nagaland and Jharkhand.[4] Prior to his appointment as governor, he had served as a minister in several Congress led governments of Kerala headed by Chief Ministers A K Antony and K. Karunakaran.[5] On 24 August 2014, he was transferred by the NDA government to Mizoram.

Sankaranarayanan was also asked to assume the additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh during the absence on leave of S K Singh. The swear-in ceremony was held on 7 April 2007. When Singh was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 19 August 2007, Sankaranarayanan was also appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh,[6] and he was sworn in on 4 September 2007.[7] He remained in that post until January 2008, when Joginder Jaswant Singh became governor of Arunachal Pradesh. On 22 January 2010, he was sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra.[8] On 27 August 2011 he was given additional charge of Goa until the Indian government appointed B V Wanchoo to the post on 4 May 2012.[9]

Early life and career

Sankaranarayanan, veteran Congress leader, was born on 15 October 1932 in the city of Palakkad in the state of Kerala as the son of A Sankaran Nair and Smt K Lekshmi Amma.[10]

He entered politics while a student and had been an active member of the Students Organisation since 1946.Sankaranarayanan became elected to 5th KLA from Thrithala, 6th KLA from Sreekrishnapuram, 8th KLA from Ottappalam, and later, also to the 11th KLA, from Palghat constituency as an Indian National Congress member.

From 11 April 1977 to 25 April 1977 he handled the portfolios of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, and Community Development, in the Ministry headed by K Karunakaran. From 27 April 1977 to 27 October 1978, he handled the same portfolios in the Ministry headed by A K Antony. Again from 26 May 2001 to 29 August 2004, he was the Minister for Finance in the Ministry headed by A K Antony. He held the portfolios of Excise as well, until 10 February 2004. From 1989 to 1991 he served also as the chairman of the committee on Public Accounts and from 1980 to 1982 he was the chairman of the committee on Government Assurances. And from 1985 to 2001, he was the Convenor of the UDF.Along with that, he held various positions in the party as secretary, District Congress Committee, president, KPCC (O), general secretary, KPCC, member, All India Working Committee, and member, Parliamentary Board Congress (O).

ElectionConstituencyResultMajority
1965OttappalamLost8242
1967PalakkadLost9631
1977ThrithalaWon9724
1980SreekrishnapuramWon418
1982Lost10522
1987OttappalamWon1710
1991Lost4270
2001PalakkadWon10805

Death

Sankaranarayanan died on 24 April 2022 at his home in Sekharipuram, India from complications of a stroke, aged 89.[11] [12] He was cremated with full state honours at the premises of his ancestral home in Painkulam, Thrissur district.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: മുതിർന്ന കോൺഗ്രസ് നേതാവും മുൻമന്ത്രിയുമായ കെ. ശങ്കരനാരായണൻ അന്തരിച്ചു .
  2. Web site: മുതിർന്ന കോൺഗ്രസ് നേതാവ് കെ.ശങ്കരനാരായണൻ അന്തരിച്ചു .
  3. News: Sankaranarayanan to be sworn in as Maha Governor on 22 January. 19 January 2010. Zee News. 23 January 2010.
  4. News: Narayanan appointed West Bengal Governor; Shivraj Patil for Punjab . 16 January 2010. The Hindu. 23 January 2010.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014055928/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-19/india/27884646_1_nagaland-governor-congress-leader-k-sankaranarayanan "K Sankaranarayanan is new Nagaland Governor"
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018055632/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-20/india/27976001_1_nagaland-governor-b-l-joshi-t-n-chaturvedi "Tiwari appointed new Andhra governor"
  7. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200709041866.htm "Sankaranarayan takes additional charge as Arunachal Governor"
  8. News: Sankaranarayanan sworn in Maharashtra Governor. 22 January 2010. Press Trust of India. 23 January 2010.
  9. News: Former SPG chief BV Wanchoo new Goa Governor. 7 May 2012. Daily News and Analysis. 28 April 2012.
  10. Web site: Shri. K. Sankaranarayanan Rajbhavan Nagaland. 10 September 2020. en-US.
  11. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sankaranarayanan-passes-away/article65351916.ece Veteran Congress leader K. Sankaranarayanan passes away aged 89
  12. https://morningexpress.in/former-governor-and-congress-convener-k-sankara-narayanan-has-passed-away/ Former Governor and Congress Convener K Sankara Narayanan has passed away