C. K. Asha

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C. K. Asha
സി.കെ. ആശ
C.K. Asha.jpg
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
Preceded byK. Ajith
ConstituencyVaikom
Personal details
Born (1976-05-20) 20 May 1976 (age 47)
Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India
ResidenceVaikom, Kottayam

C. K. Asha (born 20 May 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India. She is a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, representing the Vaikom constituency. She is the former Vice President of All India Students Federation District Committee Kottayam. She was also two-time Vice-chairperson of St. Xavier's College, Kothavara.[1][2][3]

Early life[edit]

Asha is the daughter of K. Chellappan and V. B. Bhasurangi. She was born at Vaikom on 20 May 1976. She held positions of Vice President, A.I.S.F. Kottayam District Committee; State Committee Member, A.I.S.F.; Vice Chairperson, College Union, St. Xavier's College, Kothavara (two times); Member, Mahilasangam Mandalam Committee; C.P.I. Branch Executive Member.

Political career[edit]

C. K. Asha was elected as a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, from Vaikom constituency. She was one among the 11% of women in the LDF government of 2016.[4]

In 2021, Asha won the Vaikom constituency by defeating P. R. Sona of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 29122 votes.

References[edit]

  1. "C K Asha from the party CPI Won against Adv. A Saneeshkumar of INC". indianballot.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. "Meet the 11 women MLAs who will join the Kerala Assembly". Haritha John. The NewsMinute. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. "MLA hurt after fall in assembly". The Times of India. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. "GElections 2016".

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