P. K. Jayalakshmi
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P. K. Jayalakshmi is the Minister
for Welfare of Backward Communities in the Government of Kerala
. She is representing the Mananthavady
constituency in Kerala
after winning in the 2011 State Election
.
She is the youngest minister in the present Oommen Chandy Government
and the first Adivasi minister of Kerala
P. K. Jayalakshmi, the first tribal minister in Kerala government, is 29 years old and represents Mananthavadi constituency of Wayanad District. She is an ace archer and a silver medalist in the State. She is a graduate in Communicative English from Kannur University and holds a diploma holder in Computer Science. She belongs to the Kurichiya Community, one of the tribal communities in Kerala.
Oommen Chandy Ministry Term 2
The UDF Government led by Oommen Chandy sworn in on 18 May 2011. 7 of the total 20 members of the Cabinet took office on the 18th and the rest sworn in on 23 may 2011 after completing discussion with member parties of the UDF.- Ministers :...
for Welfare of Backward Communities in the Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
. She is representing the Mananthavady
Mananthavady
Mananthavady is a small town on the banks of Mananthavady Puzha a tributary of the Kabini River in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.This area was once ruled by the Pazhassi dynasty and the tomb of Pazhassi Raja is an important heritage site located in the heart of the town. This is also the...
constituency in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
after winning in the 2011 State Election
Kerala State legislative assembly election, 2011
The thirteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members of the 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The results proved to be one of the closest elections in Kerala's history, with the UDF beating the LDF by a margin of 4...
.
She is the youngest minister in the present Oommen Chandy Government
Oommen Chandy Ministry Term 2
The UDF Government led by Oommen Chandy sworn in on 18 May 2011. 7 of the total 20 members of the Cabinet took office on the 18th and the rest sworn in on 23 may 2011 after completing discussion with member parties of the UDF.- Ministers :...
and the first Adivasi minister of Kerala
P. K. Jayalakshmi, the first tribal minister in Kerala government, is 29 years old and represents Mananthavadi constituency of Wayanad District. She is an ace archer and a silver medalist in the State. She is a graduate in Communicative English from Kannur University and holds a diploma holder in Computer Science. She belongs to the Kurichiya Community, one of the tribal communities in Kerala.