C. Saraswathi
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = C. Saraswathi[https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/NjU5Ng==/MTY=/MTA=/Mw==/QUM= Affidavit]
| image = Dr CK Saraswathi.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1945}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| office1 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
| constituency1 = Modakkurichi
| term_start1 = 12 May 2021
| predecessor1 = V. P. Subramani
| children =
| profession = Medical doctor, politician
| alma_mater = Madras University
}}
C. Saraswathi is an Indian doctor turned politician and a Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Modakkurichi. She belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Education
She has qualified as a medical doctor passing the MBBS examination of Madras University in the year 1968. She also qualified with a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) at the same University in 1972.
Profession
She is a medical doctor by profession.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-polls-a-doctors-prescription-for-voters-bjps-dr-saraswathi-offers-free-knee-surgery-966185.html|title=Tamil Nadu polls: A doctor's prescription for voters..|work=Deccan Herald|date=25 March 2021|accessdate=3 May 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503042253/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/tamil-nadu-polls-a-doctors-prescription-for-voters-bjps-dr-saraswathi-offers-free-knee-surgery-966185.html|archivedate=3 May 2021|url-status=dead}} Together with her husband Chinnasamy, who is also a medical doctor, she owns C. K. Hospital at Erode. Therefore, sometimes, she is called as C. K. Saraswathi.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Legislative member
She contested the 2021 election for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Modakkurichi (state assembly constituency) in the district of Erode, and won against the DMK's former minister Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, with a margin of 281 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/modakkurichi-assembly-elections-tn-100/|title=Modakkurichi Election Result 2021 LIVE: Modakkurichi MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia}}
References
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External links
- {{youtube|iH-IcdmmDbw|Samarpanam}} - Opening of her hospital (C K Hospitals)
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Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tamil Nadu
Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026
Category:People from Erode district
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