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== Life ==
== Life ==
Sabitha Beegam was born to MV Mohammed Kunju and Meharban on 29 May 1977. She did her Bachelors in Arts from TKM Arts and Science College, Kollam. She then pursued LLB from [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram|Government Law College, Trivandrum]].Ā  Ā 
Sabitha Beegam was born to MV Mohammed Kunju and Meharban on 29 May 1977. She did her Bachelors in Arts from TKM Arts and Science College, Kollam. She then pursued LLB from [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram|Government Law College, Trivandrum]].Ā  Ā 


== Politics ==
== Politics ==
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|title=Hattrick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation
|title=Hattrick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation
|publisher=TNIE
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|accessdate=2015-10-05}}</ref> In 2020 her record was replaced by [[Arya Rajendran]], the 21 year old Mayor of [[Thiruvananthapuram Corporation|Thiruvanthapuram Corporation.]]Ā  Ā 
|accessdate=2015-10-05}}</ref> In 2020 her record was replaced by [[Arya Rajendran]], the 21 year old Mayor of [[Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.]]Ā  Ā 


==References==
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[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian women social workers]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian women lawyers]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Kollam]]

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Adv.Sabitha Beegam
Mayor of Kollam(Quilon)
In office
5 October 2000 ā€“ October 2005
Personal details
BornKollam
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
EducationBA, LLB
OccupationAdvocate

Sabitha Beegam is the first Muslim Mayor in India.[1] She became the first mayor of Kollam Corporation at the age of 23. She is a lawyer, social worker and CPI(M) politician from Kollam.

Life

Sabitha Beegam was born to MV Mohammed Kunju and Meharban on 29 May 1977. She did her Bachelors in Arts from TKM Arts and Science College, Kollam. She then pursued LLB from Government Law College, Trivandrum.

Politics

Sabitha Beegam is a politician from Communist Party of India (Marxist). She joined AIDWA in 1995. She is currently the state joint secretary of All India Democratic Women's Association in Kerala and an area committee member of the party at Kollam.

In 2010, she was defeated by Maya Gopikrishnan from Congress by a margin of nine votes.[2]

Sabitha was the youngest Mayor elected in the history of any of the city corporations in Kerala.[3][4][5][6] In 2020 her record was replaced by Arya Rajendran, the 21 year old Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation.

References

  1. ↑ "Kollam Corporation first Mayor Adv.Sabitha Beegam : Kerala Local Body Election 2015 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Page-49;" (PDF). THE KERALA STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - CONSTITUTION, POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Garbage piles up in Kollam city". The Hindu. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2015.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "Page-3; GOVERNMENT OF KERALA - Law (H) Department" (PDF). GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hattrick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation". TNIE. Retrieved 5 October 2015.