Jayanthi Rajan (born 1973) is an Indian politician from the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, allied to the

Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League) is a political party primarily based in Kerala. It is recognised as a List of political parties in India, State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. After the ...

(IUML). She is widely recognized for her participation in various social and political issues of Dalit community. Jayanthi is the first woman politician from Kerala to hold a position at the national level. She is the first non-Muslim woman to be elected to the National Committee of the Indian Union Muslim League.

Early life

Jayanthi was born into an Dalit family at Irulam near Sulthan Batheri in

Wayanad district Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, ...

. is the state president of the Dalit League women's wing. She has served as a member of the

Panamaram Panamaram is a town, village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Panamaram had a population of 11651 with 5891 males and 5760 females. Panamaram River The Panamaram River is a tributary of the Ka ...

Block Panchayat, and contested in the Pulpally Grama Panchayat in the last local body election

Political career

Jayanthi political journey began in 2008 when she started working with the League, securing party membership in 2010. She had served as the National General Secretary of the Muslim Women's League and was the state president of Dalit League (Women).

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