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| name = Bindu Krishna<br />
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| office = President, Mahila Congress, Kerala<br />
| term_start = 2016<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| spouse = Krishna Kumar<br />
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'''Bindu Krishna''' is an Indian politician and social worker from Kerala.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marching ahead gracefully: Advocate Bindu Krishna |url=https://brandkeralaonline.com/category/politics/ |website=Brand Kerala |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref> She is a senior leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] and has served as the president of the Kerala Mahila Congress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mahila Congress President Bindu Krishna thanks Rahul Gandhi for her post |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/politics/231216/mahila-congress-president-bindu-krishna-thanks-rahul-gandhi-for-her-post.html |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=23 December 2016 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref> She is married to Krishna Kumar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bindu Krishna profile |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=350 |website=MyNeta |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Bindu Krishna has held several leadership positions within the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plum post for Bindu Krishna irks Congress a camp |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/200617/plum-post-for-bindu-krishna-irks-congress-a-camp.html |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=20 June 2017 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref> She became the president of the Kerala Mahila Congress in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mahila Congress President Bindu Krishna thanks Rahul Gandhi for her post |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/politics/231216/mahila-congress-president-bindu-krishna-thanks-rahul-gandhi-for-her-post.html |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=23 December 2016 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref><br />
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She has been active in the Kollam District Congress Committee (DCC) and at the state-level Congress Committee (KPCC).<ref>{{cite news |title=Plum post for Bindu Krishna irks Congress a camp |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/200617/plum-post-for-bindu-krishna-irks-congress-a-camp.html |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=20 June 2017 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref> She has contested assembly elections from Kollam constituency as part of the United Democratic Front (UDF).<ref>{{cite news |title=Battle for LDF bastion Kollam: Tight race between M Mukesh, UDF's Bindu Krishna |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/amp/story/kerala/battle-ldf-bastion-kollam-tight-race-between-m-mukesh-udf-s-bindu-krishna-146206 |newspaper=The News Minute |date=25 March 2021 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref><br />
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Bindu Krishna has been active in promoting women's participation in politics and advocating for equal representation in party leadership.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bias against women candidates in Kerala |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/03/17/kerala-election-news-bias-against-women-mlas-mps-candidates.html |newspaper=Onmanorama |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=7 February 2026}}</ref><br />
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In the May 2026 Kerala General Election to Assembly Constituencies, Bindu Krishna, representing the Indian National Congress, secured a victory in the 124 - Kollam constituency. According to the final election trends and results, she received 63,416 votes, winning by a margin of 16,830 votes over her nearest rival, S. Jayamohan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://brandkeralaonline.com/category/politics/ Profile on Brand Kerala]<br />
* [https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=350 Election affidavit on MyNeta]<br />
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[[Category:Politicians from Kollam district]]<br />
[[Category:Women in Kerala politics]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women's rights activists]]<br />
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