C. K. Asha (born 20 May 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of the

Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925. H ...

. She is a

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of the

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, representing the Vaikom constituency. She is the former Vice President of

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District Committee Kottayam. She was also two-time Vice-chairperson of St. Xavier's College, Kothavara.

Early life

Asha is the daughter of K. Chellappan and V. B. Bhasurangi. She was born at

Vaikom Vaikom, , is a municipal town and a capital town of Vaikom Taluk, situated in the northwest of Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The town is also noted for its role in the Indian independence movement for being the venue of 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

C. K. Asha was elected as a

of the

, from Vaikom constituency. She was one among the 11% of women in the LDF government of 2016. In 2021, Asha won the Vaikom constituency by defeating P. R. Sona of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 29122 votes.

References

External links

KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS- 14th KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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