| C. K. Sasheendran | |
| Native Name: | സി. കെ. ശശീന്ദ്രൻ |
| Office: | Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kalpetta |
| Predecessor: | M. V. Shreyams Kumar |
| Term Start: | 2016 |
| Term End: | 2021 |
| Constituency1: | Kalpetta |
| Party: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse: | C. Usha |
| Children: | Gautham, Anagha |
| Residence: | Kalpetta, Kerala[1] |
| Succeeded: | T Siddique |
C. K. Saseendran is an Indian politician, social worker, dairy farmer, agriculturist and the former MLA of Kalpetta in 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[2] He is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[3] [4] [5]
Saseendran entered politics through the students' movements of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became a full member of the party in 1981 and has worked as area secretary of CPI(M) for Kalpetta and Mananthavady, and is a District Committee (DC) member.[6] In addition, he has served as the district secretary of CPI(M), convenor of Adivasi Bhoo Samrakshana Samiti, and a member of Kerala State Karshaka Thozhilali Union (KSKTU). Saseendran is seen as a champion of the tribals, who make up a considerable proportion of the population of Wayanad (the district he comes from), and has been at the forefront of numerous agitations for the landless tribals.[7]
| Kalpetta | M. V. Shreyams Kumar (JD(U)) | 13083 | Won[8] |
Saseendran comes from Arinjermala, near Kalpetta. He is married to C. Usha, a part-time bank employee, and they have two children, Gautham Prakash and Anagha.[9]