C. S. Sujatha (born 28 May 1965) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament of the

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of India. She represented the Mavelikara constituency of

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. She is a member of the

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Political career

She became the District Panchayat President of

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in 1995 at the age of 29. She remained in the position until 2004. In 2004, Sujatha defeated Ramesh Chennithala by a margin of 7,414 votes in the Mavelikara constituency. Sujatha is the first

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candidate who has contested the elections in the party symbol to win from Mavelikara, which is considered to be a traditional UDF stronghold. She is also the first woman to represent Mavelikara in the

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. She is now selected as CC Member of

. She was the CPI(M) candidate for the assembly election on 13 April 2011 at

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constituency.

Positions held

2004: Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Labour Member, Committee on Empowerment of women
2006-onwards Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Labour
1995-2004 President, District Panchayat, Alappuzha
1987-1990 Member (i) Senate, Kerala University
1988-1990 Syndicate, Kerala University
1998-2004 Central Committee, AIDWA
1990-1993 District Council

References

http://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/14/stories/2004051406580300.htm
http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/ArchiveMemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4183&lastls=14 Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Living people 1965 births Politicians from Alappuzha India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from Kerala 21st-century Indian women politicians Women members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly {{Kerala-CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub