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	\| birth_place = [[Mayyil]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras State]], [[Dominion of India]]<br>(present day [[Kannur district\|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India)		\| birth_place = [[Mayyil]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras State]], [[Dominion of India]]<br />(present day [[Kannur district\|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India)
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	'''P. K. Sreemathy''' (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as '''P. K. Sreemathy Teacher''', is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. Born at [[Mayyil]] Panchayat in [[Kannur district]], Sreemathy was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|2001]] and [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|2006]] from [[Payyanur ~~(State~~ Assembly ~~constituency)\|Payyanur~~ constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=7 \|title = Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006}}</ref> She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of [[Kerala]] from 2006 to 2011.<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm P. K. Sreemathy Teacher] at official website of Kerala government</ref><ref>{{cite news		'''P. K. Sreemathy''' (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as '''P. K. Sreemathy Teacher''', is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]]. Born at [[Mayyil]] Panchayat in [[Kannur district]], Sreemathy was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|2001]] and [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|2006]] from [[Payyanur Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=7 \| title=Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006 \| access-date=9 August 2010 \| archive-date=10 October 2006 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010035806/http://keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=7 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of [[Kerala]] from 2006 to 2011.<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm P. K. Sreemathy Teacher] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104174637/http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm \|date=4 November 2007 }} at official website of Kerala government</ref><ref>{{cite news
	\|title = Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy		\|title = Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy
	\|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051303890600.htm		\|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051303890600.htm
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	\|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]		\|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
	\|accessdate = 1 August 2009		\|accessdate = 1 August 2009
	}}</ref> She was ~~member~~ of [[16th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Kannur (Lok Sabha ~~constituency)\|Kannur~~ constituency]].		}}</ref> She was [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|MP]] of [[16th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]].

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.<ref>http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm</ref> She ~~has been active~~ in ~~social life for~~ the ~~past 30 years~~.		Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm \|title=officialwebsite of kerala.gov.in \|website=www.kerala.gov.in \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104174637/http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm \|archive-date=2007-11-04}}</ref>
			She retired from service in 2003 while she was the head teacher at Neruvambram Upper Primary School.

	She was the Kannur District Council standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is [[All India Democratic Women's Association]] State secretary and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] National Committee Member. She was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur ~~(State~~ Assembly ~~constituency)\|Payyanur~~ constituency]].<ref>[http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Minister for Health & Social Welfare website]		She was the Kannur District Council standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is [[All India Democratic Women's Association\|AIDWA]] State secretary and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] National Committee Member. She was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur Assembly constituency]].<ref>[http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Minister for Health & Social Welfare website]
	</ref> She won the [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Kannur (Lok Sabha ~~constituency)\|Kannur~~ constituency]], defeating ~~[[Indian National Congress]]'s~~ [[K. Sudhakaran]] by a margin of 6566 votes.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-2014-results-cpim-candidate-p-k-sreemathi-wrests-seat-from-congress-in-kannur/articleshow/35213692.cms "Election 2014 Results: CPI(M) candidate P K Sreemathi wrests seat from Congress in Kannur"]. ''Economic Times''. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.</ref> She lost to [[K. Sudhakaran~~]] of [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)\|UDF~~]] with a margin of 94,559 votes in [[2019 Indian General election]]~~. E. Damodaran Nambiar is her husband. The couple has a son, Sudheer~~.		</ref> She won the [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]], defeating [[K. Sudhakaran]] by a margin of 6566 votes. She lost to [[K. Sudhakaran]] with a margin of 94,559 votes in [[2019 Indian general election\|2019 Indian General election]].

	== Positions held==		== Positions held==
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	* Standing Committee Chairman, Kannur District Panchayat.		* Standing Committee Chairman, Kannur District Panchayat.
	* President, Kannur District Panchayat.		* President, Kannur District Panchayat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=P K SREEMATHI TEACHER : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/candidates/p-k-sreemathi-teacher \|access-date=2023-01-01 \|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
	* State Secretary, [[All India Democratic Women's Association]]		* State Secretary, [[All India Democratic Women's Association\|AIDWA]]
	* [[CPI (M)]], National Committee Member.		* [[CPI (M)]], National Committee Member.
	* Health ~~Minister~~, [[~~Kerala Legislative Assembly~~]]		* Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala, [[Achuthanandan ministry]]
	* [[Member of Parliament]]		* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|MP]] from [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Members : Lok Sabha \|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/womenar.aspx?lsno=16&tab=0 \|access-date=2023-01-01 \|website=loksabha.nic.in}}</ref>
	*Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pk-sreemathi-teacher\|title=P.K. Sreemathi Teacher {{!}} National Portal of India\|website=www.india.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>		*Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pk-sreemathi-teacher\|title=P.K. Sreemathi Teacher {{!}} National Portal of India\|website=www.india.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>
	*Retired Head Teacher		*Retired Head Teacher
	*Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development		*Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
	*Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare		*Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
	*Member, Silk Board		*Member, Silk Board<ref name=":0" />

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]
	[[Category:~~Women in Kerala politics]]~~		[[Category:India MPs 2014–2019]]
	~~[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members~~]]
	[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]		[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]
	[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]		[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]
	[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2001–2006]]		[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2001–2006]]
	[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]		[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]
	[[Category:~~21st-century Indian politicians~~]]		[[Category:Women members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
			[[Category:Health ministers of Kerala]]

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	\| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)\|~~MLA~~]]		\| successor1 = [[Adoor Prakash]]

			\| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member]] of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
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	'''P. K. Sreemathy''' (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as '''P. K. Sreemathy Teacher''', is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and a member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. Born at [[Mayyil]] Panchayat in [[Kannur district]], Sreemathy was elected to [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur]] ~~assembly constituency~~.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=7 \|title = Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006}}</ref> She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of [[Kerala]] ~~during~~ 2006 - 2011.<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm P. K. Sreemathy Teacher] at official website of Kerala government</ref><ref>{{cite news		'''P. K. Sreemathy''' (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as '''P. K. Sreemathy Teacher''', is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. Born at [[Mayyil]] Panchayat in [[Kannur district]], Sreemathy was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|2001]] and [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election\|2006]] from [[Payyanur (State Assembly constituency)\|Payyanur constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=7 \|title = Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006}}</ref> She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of [[Kerala]] from 2006 to 2011.<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm P. K. Sreemathy Teacher] at official website of Kerala government</ref><ref>{{cite news
	\|title = Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy		\|title = Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy
	\|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051303890600.htm		\|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051303890600.htm
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	Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.<ref>http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm</ref> She has been active in social life for the past 30 years.		Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.<ref>http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm</ref> She has been active in social life for the past 30 years.

	She was the Kannur ~~Districtcouncil~~ standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is [[All India Democratic Women's Association]] State secretary and [[CPI (M)]] National Committee Member. She was elected to [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur]].<ref>[http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Minister for Health & Social Welfare website]		She was the Kannur District Council standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is [[All India Democratic Women's Association]] State secretary and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|CPI(M)]] National Committee Member. She was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur (State Assembly constituency)\|Payyanur constituency]].<ref>[http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Minister for Health & Social Welfare website]
	</ref> She won the [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kannur constituency]], defeating [[Indian National Congress]]'s [[K. Sudhakaran]] by a margin of 6566 votes.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-2014-results-cpim-candidate-p-k-sreemathi-wrests-seat-from-congress-in-kannur/articleshow/35213692.cms "Election 2014 Results: CPI(M) candidate P K Sreemathi wrests seat from Congress in Kannur"]. ''Economic Times''. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.</ref> She lost to [[K. Sudhakaran]] of UDF with a margin of ~~94559~~ votes in 2019 ~~Loksabha~~ election. Damodaran Nambiar is her husband. The couple has a son, Sudheer.		</ref> She won the [[2014 Indian general election\|2014 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Kannur constituency]], defeating [[Indian National Congress]]'s [[K. Sudhakaran]] by a margin of 6566 votes.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-2014-results-cpim-candidate-p-k-sreemathi-wrests-seat-from-congress-in-kannur/articleshow/35213692.cms "Election 2014 Results: CPI(M) candidate P K Sreemathi wrests seat from Congress in Kannur"]. ''Economic Times''. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.</ref> She lost to [[K. Sudhakaran]] of [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)\|UDF]] with a margin of 94,559 votes in [[2019 Indian General election]]. E. Damodaran Nambiar is her husband. The couple has a son, Sudheer.

	== Positions held<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pk-sreemathi-teacher\|title=P.K. Sreemathi Teacher {{!}} National Portal of India\|website=www.india.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>==		== Positions held==
	* Standing Committee Chairman, Kannur District Panchayat.		* Standing Committee Chairman, Kannur District Panchayat.
	* President, Kannur District Panchayat.		* President, Kannur District Panchayat.
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	* Health Minister, [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]		* Health Minister, [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
	* [[Member of Parliament]]		* [[Member of Parliament]]
	*Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women		*Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pk-sreemathi-teacher\|title=P.K. Sreemathi Teacher {{!}} National Portal of India\|website=www.india.gov.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>
	*Retired Head Teacher, [https://www.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN805IN805&ei=y5pFXZCiGsiuvgTz_LfIAQ&q=up%20school%20neruvambram&oq=up+school+neruvambram&gs_l=psy~~-~~ab.3...47723.54687..56027...0.0..0.0.0.......20....1..gws~~-~~wiz.ZTpXKNNViI0&ved=2ahUKEwiL5bHm9ebjAhUP448KHfbKAn8QvS4wAnoECAoQGA&uact=5&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=12029320,75270272,1700&tbm=lcl&rldimm=12839219383134257198&rldoc~~=~~1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e16!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2#rldoc=1&rlfi=hd:;si:4651049641485770487;mv:!1m2!1d12~~.~~040990899999999!2d75~~.~~28310119999999~~!~~2m2!1d12.01765!2d75.2574439!3m12!1m3!1d11340~~.~~786447647146!2d75~~.~~27027255!3d12~~.~~02932045!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i299!2i279!4f13.1 Neruvambram UP School]~~		*Retired Head Teacher
	*Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development		*Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
	*Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare		*Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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'''P. K. Sreemathy''' (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as '''P. K. Sreemathy Teacher''', is an [[India]]n politician and a member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. Born at [[Mayyil]] Panchayat in [[Kannur district]], Sreemathy was elected to [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur]] assembly constituency.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php4?year=2006&no=7 |title = Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006}}</ref> She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of [[Kerala]] during 2006 - 2011.<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm P. K. Sreemathy Teacher] at official website of Kerala government</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy
|url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051303890600.htm
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|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 15 May 2007
|date = 13 May 2007
|newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
|accessdate = 1 August 2009
}}</ref> She was member of [[16th Lok Sabha]], representing [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur constituency]].

== Biography ==
Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.<ref>http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm</ref> She has been active in social life for the past 30 years.

She was the Kannur Districtcouncil standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is [[All India Democratic Women's Association]] State secretary and [[CPI (M)]] National Committee Member. She was elected to [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 2001 and 2006 from [[Payyanur]].<ref>[http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Minister for Health & Social Welfare website]
</ref> She won the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha election]] from [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur constituency]], defeating [[Indian National Congress]]'s [[K. Sudhakaran]] by a margin of 6566 votes.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-2014-results-cpim-candidate-p-k-sreemathi-wrests-seat-from-congress-in-kannur/articleshow/35213692.cms "Election 2014 Results: CPI(M) candidate P K Sreemathi wrests seat from Congress in Kannur"]. ''Economic Times''. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.</ref> She lost to [[K. Sudhakaran]] of UDF with a margin of 94559 votes in 2019 Loksabha election. Damodaran Nambiar is her husband. The couple has a son, Sudheer.

== Positions held<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pk-sreemathi-teacher|title=P.K. Sreemathi Teacher {{!}} National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>==
* Standing Committee Chairman, Kannur District Panchayat.
* President, Kannur District Panchayat.
* State Secretary, [[All India Democratic Women's Association]]
* [[CPI (M)]], National Committee Member.
* Health Minister, [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of Parliament]]
*Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
*Retired Head Teacher, [https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN805IN805&ei=y5pFXZCiGsiuvgTz_LfIAQ&q=up%20school%20neruvambram&oq=up+school+neruvambram&gs_l=psy-ab.3...47723.54687..56027...0.0..0.0.0.......20....1..gws-wiz.ZTpXKNNViI0&ved=2ahUKEwiL5bHm9ebjAhUP448KHfbKAn8QvS4wAnoECAoQGA&uact=5&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=12029320,75270272,1700&tbm=lcl&rldimm=12839219383134257198&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e16!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2#rldoc=1&rlfi=hd:;si:4651049641485770487;mv:!1m2!1d12.040990899999999!2d75.28310119999999!2m2!1d12.01765!2d75.2574439!3m12!1m3!1d11340.786447647146!2d75.27027255!3d12.02932045!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i299!2i279!4f13.1 Neruvambram UP School]
*Member, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
*Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
*Member, Silk Board

== See also ==
* [[Kerala Council of Ministers]]

==References==
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