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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
C. S. Sujatha was born on 28 May 1965 in a family in [[Vallikunnam]], [[Alappuzha]] to Ramachandran Nair P. and Sumathy Pillai. She is married to Baby G on 21 Oct 1990. The couple has a daughter. She is a relative of | C. S. Sujatha was born on 28 May 1965 in a family in [[Vallikunnam]], [[Alappuzha]] to Ramachandran Nair P. and Sumathy Pillai. She is married to Baby G on 21 Oct 1990. The couple has a daughter. She is a relative of playwright and communist leader [[Thoppil Bhasi]]. | ||
She has B.Sc., LL.B. degrees, graduating from M. S. M. College [[Kayamkulam]] and Law Academy Law College, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. | She has B.Sc., LL.B. degrees, graduating from M. S. M. College [[Kayamkulam]] and Law Academy Law College, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
She became the [[District council (India)|District Panchayat President]] of [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]] in 1995 at the age of 29.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4183&lastls=14|access-date=2021-05-24|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> She remained in the position till 2004. In 2004 Sujatha defeated [[Ramesh Chennithala]] of [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] by a margin of 7,414 votes in the Mavelikara constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General elections 2019: All eight Kerala women to become Lok Sabha MPs|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jan/31/general-elections-2019-all-eight-kerala-women-to-become-lok-sabha-mps-102079.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Sujatha is the first CPI(M) candidate who has contested the elections in the party symbol to win from Mavelikara, which is considered to be a traditional [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] stronghold. She is also the first woman to represent Mavelikara in the Lok Sabha. | She became the [[District council (India)|District Panchayat President]] of [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]] in 1995 at the age of 29.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4183&lastls=14|access-date=2021-05-24|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> She remained in the position till 2004. In 2004 Sujatha defeated [[Ramesh Chennithala]] of [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] by a margin of 7,414 votes in the Mavelikara constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General elections 2019: All eight Kerala women to become Lok Sabha MPs|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/nation/2019/jan/31/general-elections-2019-all-eight-kerala-women-to-become-lok-sabha-mps-102079.html|access-date=2021-05-24|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Sujatha is the first CPI(M) candidate who has contested the elections in the party symbol to win from Mavelikara, which is considered to be a traditional [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] stronghold. She is also the first woman to represent Mavelikara in the Lok Sabha. She is now selected as Central Committee Member of CPI(M). | ||
She was the CPI(M) candidate for [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|the assembly election on 13 April 2011]] at [[Chengannur (State Assembly constituency)|Chengannur]] constituency. | She was the CPI(M) candidate for [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|the assembly election on 13 April 2011]] at [[Chengannur (State Assembly constituency)|Chengannur]] constituency. | ||