Sivakumar's tenure as speaker was shrouded in controversy surrounding his handling of the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis, where the opposition Barisan Nasional managed to obtain three defections from the elected government, enabling Barisan Nasional under Zambry Abdul Kadir to form the new government.
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Nizar despatched a letter to Sultan Azlan Shah to request an audience to discuss the dissolution of the assembly.
He is representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala winning against V. Surendran Pillai of KC(T) party in 2011 State Election.
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S. Sivakumar(Malayalam:വി.എസ് .ശിവകുമാര്) (born May 30, 1960 in Amaravila, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Health, Family Welfare and Devaswom, Government of Kerala.
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He emerged victorious against the former Minister V. Surendran Pillai of KC(T) party by a margin of 5352 votes.
He lost to V. S. Sivakumar in the 2011 State Election