Padmaja Venugopal
Padmaja Venugopal | |
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 Padmaja in 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1960 Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Venugopal |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | K. Karunakaran (Father) Kalyanikutty Amma (Mother) |
| Occupation | Politician, television producer[citation needed] |
Padmaja Venugopal (born 1960) is an Indian politician from Kerala and daughter of former chief minister of Kerala, K. Karunakaran. Padmaja was a member of INC until 2024 when she quit the party and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
Political career
Padmaja entered politics in the early 2000s.[2][3] In 2004 Indian general elections, she contested from the erstwhile Mukundapuram constituency to the Lok Sabha, losing to Lonappan Nambadan of CPI(M).[4]
She also unsuccessfully contested in Kerala Legislative Assembly elections from Thrissur constituency twice as INC candidate in 2016 and 2021. On 7 March 2024, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2024 Indian general elections.[5] [6]
References
- ↑ "പത്മജയുടെ നീക്കം മോദിയുടെ അറിവോടെ, ബിജെപി അംഗത്വം സ്വീകരിക്കും; ക്ഷീണമാകില്ലെന്ന് മുരളീധരൻ". www.manoramaonline.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ "Padmaja: After son, it's daughter rising". The Times of India. 2004-04-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ "rediff.com: The Rediff Interview/K Karunakaran's daughter Padmaja Venugopal". m.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ "Murali resigns from Antony Cabinet". The Times of India. 2004-05-14. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ "Padmaja too loses". The Hindu. 2016-05-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Party must learn from defeat, will not contest again without resolving issues, says Padmaja Venugopal". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
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