Shanimol Osman

☆ Save On Wikipedia ↗
Shanimol Osman
ഷാനിമോള്‍ ഉസ്മാൻ
Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 June 2026 (2026-06-02)
Speaker
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Preceded byChittayam Gopakumar
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 May 2026 (2026-05-21)
Preceded byDaleema
ConstituencyAroor
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
28 October 2019 (2019-10-28) – 24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)
Preceded byA. M. Ariff
Succeeded byDaleema
ConstituencyAroor
Personal details
Born (1966-05-30) 30 May 1966
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
PartyIndian National Congress
SpouseAdv. Mohammed Osman
Children2
Education
Profession
  • Politician
  • Lawyer
  • Social worker

Shanimol Osman (born 30 May 1966) is an Indian politician from Kerala. She currently serves as the Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. She represents Aroor constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 21 May 2026. Shanimol is a member of the Indian National Congress.[1]

Political career

Electoral History
Election Party House Constituency Status
2011 INC Kerala Legislative Assembly Perumbavoor Lost
2016 Ottapalam Lost
2019 Lok Sabha Alappuzha Lost
2019^ Kerala Legislative Assembly Aroor Won
2021 Lost
2026 Won

^ - Indicates 2019 By- election

She is the first female leader from Kerala to become the secretary of the All India Congress Committee.[2] She is an LLB Degree holder who graduated from Kerala Law Academy in Thiruvananthapuram.[3] She contested from Alappuzha in the 2019 Indian general election but lost to Adv. A. M. Ariff of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by 9213 votes.

In the 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections, she won from Aroor Assembly constituency by defeating her nearest rival candidate, Manu C. Pulickal of the CPI(M) by a margin of 2,079 votes.[4]

Shanimol Osman was the only female MLA from the UDF in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

References