Parvathi Krishnan
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
In office
3 April 1954 – 12 March 1957
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Coimbatore
In office
1957–1962
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byN. M. Lingam
In office
1974–1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byK. Baladhandayutham
In office
1977–1980
Prime MinisterMorarji Desai
Charan Singh
Succeeded byEra Mohan
Personal details
Born(1919-03-15)15 March 1919
Ooty, Nilgiris District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India)
Died20 February 2014(2014-02-20) (aged 94)
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
SpouseN. K. Krishnan

Parvathi Krishnan (15 March 1919 – 20 February 2014) was an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India.[1] She was a three time former Member of Parliament representing Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency and Rajya Sabha member. She was the daughter of former Madras Presidency Premier P. Subbarayan.

Early life

Parvathi was born on 15 March 1919 to P. Subbarayan and Radhabai Subbarayan.She did her schooling in C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School[2] She studied for her B. A. (Hons.) at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford and joined the Communist Party of India.

Electoral history

Parvathi contested for the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat as a Communist Party of India candidate in the 1952 by-election (caused by the death of T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar). She was defeated by INC's N.M. Lingam.[3] Later she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on 3 April 1954 and served as a member of the Rajya Sabha till 12 March 1957. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore constituency as a Communist Party of India candidate in 1957 & 1977 general elections[4][5] and the 1974 by-election.[6][7] She lost the 1962 election to P. R. Ramakrishnan from Indian National Congress party,[8] the 1980 election to Era Mohan from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party[9] (contesting from Coimbatore) and the 1984 election to M. Thambi Durai of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (contesting from Dharmapuri).[10]

Family

She married N. K. Krishnan in December 1942. The couple have a daughter, Indira, and a granddaughter, Poornima.

References

  1. ^ "Communist icon Parvathi Krishnan is no more - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1977). Who's who. Parliament Secretariat. p. 297. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ India: a reference annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1954. p. 62.
  4. ^ Volume I, 1957 Indian general election, 2nd Lok Sabha Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Volume I, 1977 Indian general election, 6th Lok Sabha Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Members from 5th Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  7. ^ CPI, BJP set for another clash – The Hindu 21 February 2004
  8. ^ Volume I, 1962 Indian general election, 3rd Lok Sabha Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Volume I, 1980 Indian general election, 7th Lok Sabha Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Volume I, 1984 Indian general election, 8th Lok Sabha Archived 9 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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