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C. S. Sujatha
C. S. Sujatha (born 28 May 1965) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Mavelikara constituency of Kerala. She is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Political career
She became the District Panchayat President of Alappuzha 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 CPI(M) 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 Lok Sabha. She is now selected as CC Member of CPI(M). She was the CPI(M) candidate for the assembly election on 13 April 2011 at Chengannur 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
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