N. K. Premachandran

N.K. Premachandran was born into a Nair family to N. Krishana Pillai and Maheswari Amma on May 25, 1960, in Navaikulam, which is Kollam-Trivandrum border of Trivandrum district. His family roots are from Kollam and Northern part of Trivandrum districts.^[2]

He completed BSc from Fatima Mata National College, Kollam. He passed LLB from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram with record marks and with first rank in 1985.^[3]

He was the former minister for Water Resources in the Government of Kerala and was responsible for irrigation, ground water development, water supply and sanitation.^[4] He was a member of both houses of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).^[5][6] He is known for his public speeches.^[7] Premachandran has written a book Oh Iraq based on his travel experience to Iraq. He was instrumental in taking up the issue of the safety of Mullaperiyar Dam.^[8]

He initiated a number of innovative steps in drinking water sector. He began the consultancy wing of Kerala Water Authority called Wascon and mooted the bottled water plant and pipe factory.^[9]

NK Premachandran is currently the Central Secretariat Member of the RSP (India).^[10][11][12] He started his political career through the student organisation of RSP. During his political career he held various positions at both state and national level.

He was elected as Member of the Navaikulam Grama Panchayat between 1987 and 1995. He was elected as a Member of District Panchayat in 1995. He was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996 and thereafter in 1998 and 2014 from Kollam Constituency.^[13] He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2000.^[14][15] He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Chavara Assembly constituency in Kollam district and became a Minister for Water Resources during 2006–2011. He is a Parliamentarian and orator.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

In the 2019 Indian general election, he won from the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency with a record margin of 1.5 lakh votes. He introduced a private member bill overturning Sabarimala verdict and it was the first private bill introduced in 17th Lok Sabha.

In the 2024 Indian general election, he won from the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency with a record margin of more than 1.5 lakh votes.^[21]