C. K. Asha
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C. K. Asha | |
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| സി.കെ. ആശ | |
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| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | K. Ajith |
| Constituency | Vaikom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1976 Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Residence(s) | Vaikom, Kottayam |
| Source: [1] | |
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]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meet the 11 women MLAs who will join the Kerala Assembly". Haritha John. The NewsMinute. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "MLA hurt after fall in assembly". The Times of India. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "GElections 2016".