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N K Premachandran, born on 25th May 1960 in Navaikulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is a prominent figure in Indian politics and a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP). He was born to N Krishna Pillai and Maheswari Amma. He earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, with record marks and first rank in 1985.
His political journey started through the student organisation of the RSP. He was elected as a Member of the Navaikulam Grama Panchayat between 1987 and 1995. He was also selected as a Member of District Panchayat in 1995.
His national political journey started when he was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time in 1996 and after that in 1998, 2014 and 2019 from Kollam Constituency. He was elected to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament in 2000. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Chavara Assembly constituency in Kollam district and became a Minister for Water Resources from 2006 to 2011.
