Savithri Lakshmanan

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Savithri Lakshmanan
Constituency Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)
Personal details
Born (1945-10-15) 15 October 1945 (age 76)
Vadakkekara, British India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseV.K. Lekshmanan Nair
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)Krishnakripa, Peshkar Road, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur

Savithri Lakshmanan is an Indian National Congress politician from Thrissur in Kerala state, India. She was the member of Lok Sabha from Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1989 and 1991. She was also the member of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1996. [1] [2]

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