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V. D. Satheesan

Indian politician (born 1964)

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name	V. D.Satheesan
image	File:VD Satheesan.jpg
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office	11th [List of leaders of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly	Leader of the opposition
deputy	[P. K. Kunhalikutty
term_start
governor	Rajendra Arlekar
predecessor	Ramesh Chennithala
office1	Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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constituency1	Paravur
predecessor1	P. Raju
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birth_place	Nettoor, Kerala, India
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nationality	Indian
party	Indian National Congress
spouse	R. Lakshmipriya
children	1
parents	K. Damodara Menon
V. Vilasini Amma
residence	North Paravur
education	Master of Laws
alma_mater
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in the Kerala Legislative Assembly]] V. Vilasini Amma

Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan (born 31 May 1964) is an Indian lawyer and politician from the Indian National Congress, representing Paravur Assembly Constituency in Ernakulam District, serving as 11th Leader of the Opposition (UDF) in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Satheesan succeeded Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala as the Leader of the Opposition after the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. He also serves as the Vice President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.

Early life and career

Satheesan was born to K. Damodara Menon and V. Vilasini Amma in a Nair family on 31 May 1964 in Nettoor, Ernakulam District. He completed his primary education from Panangad High School, under-graduation from Sacred Heart College, Thevara, and post-graduation in Social Work (MSW) from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences. He then completed his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Kerala Law Academy Law College and Master of Laws (LLM) from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.

For Approximately 10 years Satheesan practised law in the Kerala High Court. He is married to R. Lakshmi Priya, and the couple have a daughter Unnimaya.

Political career

Satheesan was the chairman of Mahatma Gandhi University Union during 1986-1987. He has also served as the secretary for National Students' Union.

VD Satheesan's political debut was in 1996 when he lost to Communist Party of India candidate P. Raju in the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections.

Satheesan was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001 when he was practising as an advocate in the Kerala High Court.
In 2006 Kerala Assembly Elections, he won the election in Paravur Constituency against K M Dinakaran.
In the next Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011, he was again elected by defeating Pannyan Raveendran of Communist Party of India by 11,349 votes.
In 2016, he was re-elected as M L A from Paravur Constituency by defeating Sarada Mohan of Communist Party of India by a margin of 20,634 votes. He served as the Chief Whip of the Indian National Congress in the 12th Assembly.
In 2021, he was elected to Kerala legislative assembly again for the fifth time from the Paravur constituency by defeating M. T. Nixon of Communist Party of India by a margin of 22000 votes.

On 22 May 2021, Congress Working Committee declared V D Satheesan as the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

References

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[http://www.hindustanpages.com/shri-v-d-satheesan-mla-paravur-kerala Hindustan Pages]{{Dead link. (July 2025)
"V D Satheesan".
"Members - Kerala Legislature".
"പിണറായി വിജയന്റെ കരുത്തിനെ നേരിടാൻ വി.ഡി സതീശന്റെ പോരാട്ടവീര്യം".
"Members - Kerala Legislature".
Sushanth. "ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 1957 - 2016(Kerala)".
"Members - Kerala Legislature".
"Kerala Assembly Election Results in 2016".
Sudhi, K. s. (19 March 2021). "Kerala Assembly Elections {{!}} Congress banks yet again on Satheesan in Paravur". The Hindu.
തങ്ങള്‍, ശിഹാബുദ്ദീന്‍. "ഇനി പ്രതിപക്ഷത്തിന്റെ ചാട്ടുളി സതീശന്‍; തിരിച്ചുവരവിലേക്കുള്ള ആദ്യചുവട്‌".

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