P. K. Sreemathy Explained

P. K. Sreemathy
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Kannur
Predecessor:K. Sudhakaran
Office1:Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:V. S. Achuthanandan
Term Start1:18 May 2006
Term End1:16 May 2011
Predecessor1:K. K. Ramachandran Master
Successor1:Adoor Prakash
Office2:Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:Payyanur
Predecessor2:Pinarayi Vijayan
Birth Date:4 May 1949
Birth Place:Mayyil, Malabar District, Madras State, Dominion of India
(present day Kannur, Kerala, India)
Nationality:Indian
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)

P. K. Sreemathy (born 4 May 1949), popularly known as P. K. Sreemathy Teacher, is an Indian politician and a member of the CPI(M). Born at Mayyil Panchayat in Kannur district, Sreemathy was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001 and 2006 from Payyanur Assembly constituency.[1] She was the Health and Family Welfare Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011.[2] [3] She was MP of 16th Lok Sabha, representing Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.

Biography

Sreemathy teacher is a politician in Kerala politics. She was born on 4 May 1949 as the daughter of Kelu Nambiar and P. K. Meenakshi Amma.[4]

She was the Kannur District Council standing committee chairperson for some time before she became the Kannur district Panchayat from 1995 to 1997. Now she is AIDWA State secretary and CPI(M) National Committee Member. She was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2001 and 2006 from Payyanur Assembly constituency.[5] She won the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Kannur Lok Sabha constituency, defeating K. Sudhakaran by a margin of 6566 votes. She lost to K. Sudhakaran with a margin of 94,559 votes in 2019 Indian General election.

Positions held

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2006.
  2. http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm P. K. Sreemathy Teacher
  3. News: Doctors should work in afternoon: P.K. Sreemathy . https://web.archive.org/web/20070515075110/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/13/stories/2007051303890600.htm . dead . 15 May 2007 . 13 May 2007 . . 1 August 2009 .
  4. Web site: officialwebsite of kerala.gov.in . www.kerala.gov.in . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071104174637/http://www.kerala.gov.in/government/sreemath.htm . 2007-11-04.
  5. http://www.minister-health.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26 Minister for Health & Social Welfare website
  6. Web site: P K SREEMATHI TEACHER : Bio, Political life, Family & Top stories . 2023-01-01 . The Times of India.
  7. Web site: Members : Lok Sabha . 2023-01-01 . loksabha.nic.in.
  8. Web site: P.K. Sreemathi Teacher National Portal of India. www.india.gov.in. en. 2018-09-01.