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{{Infobox Indian politician
|name = P. Geetha Jeevan
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|office = Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
|term_start = 24 May 2016
|term_end =
|predecessor = [[S.T. Chellapandian]]
|successor =
|1blankname = Chief Minister
|1namedata = [[J. Jayalalithaa]],<br/>[[O. Panneerselvam]],<br/>[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|constituency = [[Thoothukudi (state assembly constituency)|Thoothukudi]]
|term_start1 = 13 May 2006
|term_end1 = 15 May 2011
|predecessor1 = [[S. Rajammal]]
|successor1 = [[S.T. Chellapandian]]
|1blankname1 = Chief Minister
|1namedata1 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
|constituency1 = [[Thoothukudi (state assembly constituency)|Thoothukudi]]
|office2 = Tamil Nadu Minister for Social Welfare
|term_start2 = 13 May 2006
|term_end2 = 15 May 2011
|1blankname2 = Chief Minister
|1namedata2 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
|office3 = Tamil Nadu Minister for Animal Husbandry
|term_start3 = 2006
|term_end3 = 2008
|1blankname3 = Chief Minister
|1namedata3 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
|office4 = Member of [[Gram panchayat|Panchayat]]
|term_start4 = 2001
|term_end4 = 2006
|constituency4 = [[Thoothukudi District]] [[Gram panchayat|Panchayat]]
|office5 = [[Chairperson]] of [[Gram panchayat|Panchayat]]
|term_start5 = 1996
|term_end5 = 2001
|constituency5 = [[Thoothukudi District]] [[Gram panchayat|Panchayat]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|05|06}}
|birth_place = [[Thoothukudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|spouse = Jeevan Jacob Rajendran
|relations = [[N. Periasamy]] (father)
|children = 2
|residence =
|occupation =
|website = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=277 Tmt GEETHA JEEVAN. P]
}}
'''P. Geetha Jeevan''' (born 6 May 1970) is the current MLA of [[Thoothukudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Thoothukudi constituency]] in the [[Fifteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. She was previously the minister of [[social welfare]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] during the 2006-11 DMK Government and prior to holding that office had been in charge of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry.<ref>[http://www.tn.gov.in/rti/proactive/legislative_assembly/mlas_addrs_list_eng.pdf]</ref>

== Early life ==
Geetha Jeevan was born in [[Thoothukudi]], Tamil Nadu, India, on 6 May 1970{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} and is the daughter of [[N. Periasamy]], himself a former Thoothukudi constituency MLA.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=Descendants shine in party of rising sun |first=B. |last=Kolappan |date=21 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421015034/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/descendants-shine-in-party-of-rising-sun/article8501998.ece |archivedate=2016-04-21}}</ref> She holds a master's degree in commerce awarded by [[A.P.C. Mahalakshmi College for Women]], Thoothukudi, having previously attended Geetha Matriculation Higher Secondary School in the city.

Geetha married Jeevan Jacob Rajendran on 7 September 1990. The couple have a son and a daughter.

== Political career ==
Geetha Jeevan was a member and chairperson of Thoothukudi district [[panchayat]] between 1996 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=277 |title=Geetha Jeevan Nadar profile at Tamil Nadu government website}}</ref> She defeated Danielraj from [[AIADMK]] with about 15000 votes in [[Thoothukudi (state assembly constituency)|Thoothukudi]] constituency to become member of the assembly.<ref>[http://electionresults.nic.in/24/24227.htm Geetha Jeevan defeats Danielraj]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> The Social Welfare ministry portfolio was given to her when [[Poongothai Aladi Aruna]] was implicated in a telephone controversy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080531151623/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/21/stories/2008052158240100.htm Geetha Jeevan receives Social welfare ministry]</ref>

In the 2011 Tamil Nadu state elections, Geetha Jeevan was defeated by [[S. T. Chellapandian]] of the AIADMK party with about 27000 votes. In contrast, in the 2016 elections she defeated him with about 20000 votes.

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Thoothukudi]]
[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu ministers]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women in Tamil Nadu politics]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:Members of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

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