Nalakath Soopy is a prominent leader of Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

 (IUML) and former Minister

Minister (government)

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 of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Biography

He came to active politics through the Muslim Students Federation and held high position in the party. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly

Kerala Legislative Assembly

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 from Perinthalmanna Constituency in 1980 for the first time, and re elected to the Assembly

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 in all the General Elections till 2001. Served as the Minister for Education

Education

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 from 2001 to 2004 in A.K. Antony Ministry.The then opposition Left Democratic Front had demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court Judge into the allegations of corruption against Education minister Nalakath Soopy in the sanctioning of new BEd colleges.