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'''Bhargavi Thankappan''' (born 1942) is an Indian politician of the [[Communist Party of India]]. She was the deputy speaker of the 8th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Bhargavi was born on 24 July 1942 in [[Adoor]] to K. Easwaran and his wife K. Kutty.<ref name="LS">{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile: Thankappan, Shrimati Bhargavi|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2275.htm|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]|access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="KLA">{{cite web|title=Bhargavi Thankappan|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m087.htm|publisher=[[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]|access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref> She received her [[Master of Arts]] degree in commerce from Sree Narayana College, Kollam.<ref name="LS" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Bhargavi took up a job at the Rubber Board for a brief period in 1968, before working for the Kerala State Electricity Board until 1971.<ref name="LS" /> She entered the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] for the first time from Neduvathoor constituency as a candidate of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<ref name="KLA" /> Later, she won the [[1971 Indian general election]] from [[Adoor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adoor seat]] reserved for [[scheduled castes]].<ref name="LS" /> She represented [[Kilimanoor (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Kilimanoor]] in the 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th Kerala Legislative Assembly. She was the deputy speaker for the 8th assembly from 1987 to 1991. She is also a member of the state and national council of CPI.<ref name="KLA" /><br />
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The CPI expelled Bhargavi in 2002, after the Justice Mohan Kumar Commission found that she had taken bribe from a liquor contractor for smooth running of his business without government intervention.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Devasia|first1=T.K.|title=CPI expels Kerala legislators for taking bribe|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/dec/01kera.htm|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=27 November 2017|date=1 December 2002}}</ref> Five years later, a Vigilance Special Court acquitted her for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhargavi Thankappan, former ADM acquitted|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/18/stories/2005121805300500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507121428/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/18/stories/2005121805300500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2008|access-date=27 November 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 December 2005}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Bhargavi married A. K. Thankappan on 29 June 1967.<ref name="LS" /> Together they have one son and two daughters.<ref name="KLA" /><br />
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