Shobha Surendran
Shobha Surendran | |
|---|---|
| National Executive Member of BJP | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | K.K Surendran |
| Children | 2 |
Sobha surendran is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala allied to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is currently the National Co Convener of Sadasyata Abhiyan, BJP's National Membership Drive. she is a well known leader of BJP. She was elected to the National Executive Committee of BJP. Sobha is the first woman politician from Kerala to hold a position at national level. She has acted as the state president of BJP Mahila Morcha. Her husband K. K. Surendran is a BJP leader in Kerala.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Sobha hails from Vadakkaanchery, Thrissur district, Kerala. She is married to K. K. Surendran.[3]
Elections[edit]
In 2004, Sobha Surendran competed unsuccessfully in the Wadakkancherry by-election. She ran without success for election Ponnani in 2006, and in a by-election in Ernakulam in 2009.[4] She ran for Puthukkad in the 2011 Kerala state assembly elections, but lost to C. Raveendranath of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). In this election her husband, K. K. Surendran, ran for Kottakkal but lost to M. P. Abdussamad Samadani of the Indian Union Muslim League.[4] In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Sobha contested for the Palakkad constituency for BJP and lost.[5]
In 2016, Sobha Surendran ran for Palakkad while her husband, K. K. Surendran, ran for Ponnani. The couple planned to support each other in their campaigns.[4] Sobha Surendran's opponents were Shafi Parambil of the Indian National Congress and N. N. Krishnadas of the CPI-M.[6] She managed to put up a close contest and claimed and came second with 40,087 votes[7].
In 2019, Sobha contested from Attingal constituency and came third. She was defeated by Adoor Prakash of Indian National Congress[8][9][10][11].
References[edit]
- ↑ "Women in Politics – Shobha Surendran". Medium. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ↑ "Smt Shobha Surendra". Kerala BJP. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ↑ "Biodata of Shobha%20Surendran". keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "BJP's power couple". The Hindu. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ↑ "Election Results 2014 for Palakkad". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ A. Satish (16 April 2016). "Husband-wife Duo to Try Luck in Kerala Polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ↑ "Palakkad Assembly Election 2016 Latest News & Results". India.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "Attingal Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Attingal Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage". News18. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha: India general election results 2019". 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "Attingal Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Live: Attingal Constituency Election Results, News, Candidates, Vote Paercentage". News18. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha: India general election results 2019". 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
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