Quick Info
| Profession | Politician, physician and former civil servant |
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| Nationality | Indian |
Latest News about P. Sarin
02/10/2026
Information obtained under the Right to Information Act showed the total government expenditure on Sarin's Vijnana Keralam post, including salary and vehicle costs, at about Rs 16.62 lakh. The disclosure drew attention to his monthly remuneration of about Rs 88,889. The figures were reported by Manorama News.
07/05/2025
The Kerala government appointed Dr P. Sarin as strategic adviser to the Vijnana Keralam project, which operates under K-DISC and aims to build a skilled, knowledge-based workforce. He was reported to receive a monthly salary of around Rs 80,000 for the post. The appointment came after he had left Congress and joined the CPI(M) following his by-election candidacy.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Dr. P. Sarin is an Indian politician, physician and former civil servant from Palakkad, Kerala. He was expelled from the Indian National Congress in October 2024 and later stood as an independent candidate backed by the Left Democratic Front in a by-election. He was later appointed strategic adviser to the Vijnana Keralam initiative under the Kerala government. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| MBBS | Government Medical College, Kozhikode |
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| Other | Graduate professional MBBS, University of Calicut, 2006 (as listed in a 2021 candidate affidavit) |
Career
| Civil services | Ranked 555th in the Civil Services Examination; cleared the Indian Audit and Accounts Service in 2009 and was posted in Thiruvananthapuram and later Karnataka as Deputy Accountant General |
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| Political | Contested the Ottapalam seat in Palakkad as an Indian National Congress candidate in the 2021 Kerala election; served as convener of the KPCC Digital Media Cell; expelled from the Congress in October 2024 after protesting the party's candidate choice for the Palakkad by-election; contested the Palakkad by-election in November 2024 as an independent backed by the CPI(M)-led LDF, finishing third |
| Current role | Strategic advisor to Vijnana Keralam, a knowledge-economy initiative in Kerala, since 2025 (appointed May 2025) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Before joining the civil services, he trained and qualified as a medical doctor. | |
| 2. His 2021 candidate affidavit listed his spouse as a medical doctor. | |
| 3. His entry into the CPI(M) after leaving Congress drew considerable public discussion in Kerala. |
