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K. K. Shailaja
K. K. Shailaja (born 20 November 1956) is an Indian politician and former Health Minister of Kerala who hails from Kannur district.
Shailaja currently serves as the MLA representing Mattanur constituency in 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. She is a Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). Before entering active politics, she worked as a high school physics teacher. In June (2020), Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations for her efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. She was among a few of the world leaders invited to speak on the occasion of the United Nations Public Service Day. K. K. Shailaja was awarded the CEU Open Society Prize for 2021.
She was previously elected as the MLA of Kuthuparamba constituency twice in 1996 and 2016 and Peravoor constituency in 2006. She served as the minister of health, social justice and woman and child development (Kerala) in the first Vijayan ministry (2016–21). In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Shailaja won the largest margin ever (over 60,000 votes) in the history of Kerala Legislative Assembly elections.
KK Shailaja, born on 20 November 1956, in Mattannoor, Kannur, is the daughter of Shri K. Kundan and Smt. K. K. Shantha.
She obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College. She furthered her education by earning a Bachelor of Education degree from Visvesvarayya College.
Growing up in a politically active environment, she was deeply influenced by her maternal grandmother, MK Kalyani, a prominent figure known for her staunch communist beliefs and community service in Iritty. Kalyani's dedication to public welfare, including aiding Communist leaders during the British era and assisting during disease outbreaks, left a lasting impression on Shailaja.
Raised primarily by her mother, grandmother, and aunt, Shailaja was immersed in stories of her family's involvement in leftist struggles. She heard tales of her granduncle MK Ramunny's imprisonment and subsequent demise due to custodial torture, as well as her other granduncle MK Krishnan's survival of a police shooting during a farmers' protest in 1950.
KK Shailaja married in 1981. Bhaskaran Master, K. K. Shailaja's husband, has been important in leftist groups in Kerala. He was once the district committee president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), which is part of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). During that time, Shailaja was also involved with the committee. In her early years with the DYFI, she collaborated closely with Bhaskaran Master. He supported Shailaja's political work, and his beliefs in leftist ideas have been crucial in their relationship. Before retiring, Bhaskaran Master worked as a teacher, including being the headmaster of a school in Mattannur, Kerala before retiring.
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K. K. Shailaja
K. K. Shailaja (born 20 November 1956) is an Indian politician and former Health Minister of Kerala who hails from Kannur district.
Shailaja currently serves as the MLA representing Mattanur constituency in 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. She is a Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). Before entering active politics, she worked as a high school physics teacher. In June (2020), Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations for her efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. She was among a few of the world leaders invited to speak on the occasion of the United Nations Public Service Day. K. K. Shailaja was awarded the CEU Open Society Prize for 2021.
She was previously elected as the MLA of Kuthuparamba constituency twice in 1996 and 2016 and Peravoor constituency in 2006. She served as the minister of health, social justice and woman and child development (Kerala) in the first Vijayan ministry (2016–21). In the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Shailaja won the largest margin ever (over 60,000 votes) in the history of Kerala Legislative Assembly elections.
KK Shailaja, born on 20 November 1956, in Mattannoor, Kannur, is the daughter of Shri K. Kundan and Smt. K. K. Shantha.
She obtained a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College. She furthered her education by earning a Bachelor of Education degree from Visvesvarayya College.
Growing up in a politically active environment, she was deeply influenced by her maternal grandmother, MK Kalyani, a prominent figure known for her staunch communist beliefs and community service in Iritty. Kalyani's dedication to public welfare, including aiding Communist leaders during the British era and assisting during disease outbreaks, left a lasting impression on Shailaja.
Raised primarily by her mother, grandmother, and aunt, Shailaja was immersed in stories of her family's involvement in leftist struggles. She heard tales of her granduncle MK Ramunny's imprisonment and subsequent demise due to custodial torture, as well as her other granduncle MK Krishnan's survival of a police shooting during a farmers' protest in 1950.
KK Shailaja married in 1981. Bhaskaran Master, K. K. Shailaja's husband, has been important in leftist groups in Kerala. He was once the district committee president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), which is part of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). During that time, Shailaja was also involved with the committee. In her early years with the DYFI, she collaborated closely with Bhaskaran Master. He supported Shailaja's political work, and his beliefs in leftist ideas have been crucial in their relationship. Before retiring, Bhaskaran Master worked as a teacher, including being the headmaster of a school in Mattannur, Kerala before retiring.
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