C. Saraswathi
C. Saraswathi[1] | |
|---|---|
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | V. P. Subramani |
| Constituency | Modakkurichi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Chinnasamy[1] |
| Education | MBBS, DCH |
| Profession | Medical doctor, Politician |
C.K. Saraswathi is an Indian doctor turned politician and a Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Modakkurichi. She belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] She was the Pediatrician and Medical Superintendent of C.K. Hospital, Erode, since 1975. She’s also the Co-chairman of The Indian Public School at Erode, Salem and Trichy.
Career
Dr. C.K. Saraswathi, d/o Thiru Kangachala Gounder and Mrs. Nanjammal, is a doctor in Erode. She passed the MBBS examination of Stanley Medical College, Madras in the year 1967. She then pursued a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) at the Madras Medical College in 1972.
Along with her husband, Mr Chinnusamy, she built a hospital named “C K Hospital” in 1975. Eventually they upgraded their hospital into a Multi-Speciality health centre. In 1994, they began the C.K. School of Nursing and now more than 500 trained nurses have passed out.
Notable works
- She has put in more than 50 years of in Indian Medical Association (IMA), Erode.
- Received the Lifetime Achievement Award by Makkal Paravai, Erode.
Legislative member
She contested the 2021 election for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Modakkurichi constituency in the district of Erode, and won against the DMK's former minister Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan with a margin of 281 votes.[3]
Saraswathi has been helping the COVID patients and their families in Modakurichi to her best. She was instrumental in setting up various Corona Testing, Screening and Treatment Centres in Erode.
Apart from these, she has also worked her ways to find solutions to various other issues faced by people in the Modakurichi constituency. Ensuring road safety to prevent accidents and life losses is one of her notable initiatives as an MLA.
She also initiated the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Integrated Drinking Water Project on May 19, 2021. Under this project 23 villages from the Modakurichi Union and 10 villages from the Kodumudi Union would be benefited.
References
- ^ a b Affidavit
- ^ "Tamil Nadu polls: A doctor's prescription for voters." Deccan Herald. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ https://www.oneindia.com/modakkurichi-assembly-elections-tn-100/
External links
- Samarpanam on YouTube - Opening of her hospital (C K Hospitals)