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In 2004, Shobha 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.<ref name=Hindu20160428>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjps-power-couple/article8530678.ece|title=BJP's power couple|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 April 2016|accessdate=2016-08-07}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=Hindu20160428/> In the [[Indian general election, 2014|2014 Lok Sabha Elections]], Shobha contested for the [[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad constituency]] for BJP and lost.<ref>{{cite news|title=Election Results 2014 for Palakkad|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lok-sabha-elections-2014/results/constituencies/palakkad|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> |
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When the Kerala state leadership of the BJP decided to field Shobha Surendran as candidate for the state assembly Palakkad constituency in the May 2016 Kerala state assembly elections there were protests from the local leaders. |
When the Kerala state leadership of the BJP decided to field Shobha Surendran as candidate for the state assembly Palakkad constituency in the May 2016 Kerala state assembly elections there were protests from the local leaders. |
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Sobha Surendran | |
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| National Executive Member of BJP | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Age 45[1] Vadakkaanchery, Thrissur district, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | K. K. Surendran |
| Children | 2 |
Sobha Surendran is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala allied to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 2013, she was elected to the National Executive Committee of BJP. Sobha is the first woman politician from Kerala to held 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.[2][3]
Personal life
Shobha hails from Vadakkaanchery, Thrissur district, Kerala. She is married to K. K. Surendran.[4]
Elections
In 2004, Shobha 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.[5] 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.[5] In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Shobha contested for the Palakkad constituency for BJP and lost.[6]
When the Kerala state leadership of the BJP decided to field Shobha Surendran as candidate for the state assembly Palakkad constituency in the May 2016 Kerala state assembly elections there were protests from the local leaders. They wanted to run a local candidate rather than Shobha Surendran, who is from Thrissur.[7] However, Shobha Surendran ran for Palakkad while her husband, K. K. Surendran, ran for Ponnani. The couple planned to support each other in their campaigns.[5] Shobha Surendran's opponents were Shafi Parambil of the Indian National Congress and N. N. Krishnadas of the CPI-M.[8] After being defeated in the election Shobha Surendran gave a formal complaint against Corporation vice chairman Krishna Kumar, whom she accused of using local BJP activist to support his own campaign in Malampuzha.[9] Krishna Kumar is contesting from Palakkad in the 2019 election, while Sobha is contesting from Attingal.
References
- ^ "Affidavit" (PDF). Eci.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Women in Politics – Shobha Surendran". Medium. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Smt Shobha Surendra". Kerala BJP. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ "Biodata of Shobha%20Surendran". keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Rift in BJP over fielding Shobha Surendran in Palakkad". The Hindu. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ A. Satish (16 April 2016). "Husband-wife Duo to Try Luck in Kerala Polls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ "I was consciously defeated, says Shobha Surendran". Kerala Kaumudi Online. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-07.