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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
|honorific-prefix = | | honorific-prefix = | ||
| name | | name = C. K. Saseendran | ||
| native_name | | native_name = സി. കെ. ശശീന്ദ്രൻ | ||
| honorific-suffix = | | honorific-suffix = | ||
| image | | image = C.K._Saseendran.jpg | ||
| Caption= | | Caption = | ||
| office | | office = Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)|Kalpetta]] | ||
| predecessor= [[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]] | | predecessor = [[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]] | ||
|term_start | | term_start = 2016 | ||
|term_end | | term_end = 2021 | ||
| constituency1 | | constituency1 = [[Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)|Kalpetta]] | ||
| party | | party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] | ||
| spouse = C. Usha | | spouse = C. Usha | ||
| children =Gautham, Anagha | | children = Gautham, Anagha | ||
| birth_date ={{Birth year and age|1958}} | | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| residence = [[Kalpetta]], [[Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web |title=C.K. Saseendran |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/c-k-saseendran/ |website=No Corruption |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> | | residence = [[Kalpetta]], [[Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web |title=C.K. Saseendran |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/c-k-saseendran/ |website=No Corruption |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
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| succeeded = [[T Siddique]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''C. K. Saseendran''' is an [[India]]n politician, social worker, farmer and the | '''C. K. Saseendran''' is an [[India]]n politician, social worker, dairy farmer, agriculturist and the former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)|Kalpetta]] in 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/kerala2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=258 | title=Kerala 2016 C K SASEENDRAN (Winner) KALPETTA | work=myneta.info | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/C-K-Saseendran-Gets-Third-Term/2015/01/04/article2602643.ece | title=C K Saseendran Gets Third Term | work=newindianexpress.com | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/kerala/kalpetta-mla-results | title=C K SASEENDRAN KALPETTA | work=ndtv.com | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/200516/c-k-saseendran-gets-a-well-deserved-win.html | title=C K Saseendran gets a well-deserved win | work=deccanchronicle.com | date=20 May 2016 | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
Saseendran entered politics through the students' movements of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} He became a full member of the party in 1981 and has worked as area secretary of CPI(M) for [[Kalpetta]] and [[Mananthavady]], and is a District Committee (DC) member.{{ | Saseendran entered politics through the students' movements of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} He became a full member of the party in 1981 and has worked as area secretary of CPI(M) for [[Kalpetta]] and [[Mananthavady]], and is a District Committee (DC) member.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members14kla.htm|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> In addition, he has served as the district secretary of CPI(M), convenor of Adivasi Bhoo Samrakshana Samiti, and a member of Kerala State Karshaka Thozhilali Union (KSKTU). Saseendran is seen as a champion of the tribals, who make up a considerable proportion of the population [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]] (the district he comes from), and has been at the forefront of numerousagitations for the landless tribals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/ck-saseendran-reelected-cpim-district-secretary/article2767660.ece|title=C.K. Saseendran re-elected CPI(M) district secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 January 2012|access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election | |||
!Constituency | |||
!Closest Rival | |||
!Majority | |||
(Votes) | |||
!Won/Lost | |||
|- | |||
|Kalpetta | |||
|M. V. Shreyams Kumar (JD(U)) | |||
|13083 | |||
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalpetta Election Result 2021 LIVE: Kalpetta MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/kalpetta-assembly-elections-kl-19/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> | |||
|} | |||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saseendran, C. K.}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Saseendran, C. K.}} | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Kerala MLAs | [[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]] | ||
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]] | [[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:People from Wayanad district]] | [[Category:People from Wayanad district]] | ||
[[Category:Social workers from Kerala]] | [[Category:Social workers from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Social workers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian farmers]] | [[Category:Indian farmers]] | ||
[[Category:1958 births]] | [[Category:1958 births]] | ||