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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| honorific-prefix =
| name = C. K. Saseendran
| native_name = സി. കെ. ശശീന്ദ്രൻ
| honorific-suffix =
| image = C.K._Saseendran.jpg
| Caption =
| office = Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)|Kalpetta]]
| predecessor = [[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]]
| term_start = 2016
| term_end = 2021
| constituency1 = [[Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)|Kalpetta]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| spouse = C. Usha
| children = Gautham, Anagha
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Kalpetta]], [[Kerala]]<ref>{{cite web |title=C.K. Saseendran |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/c-k-saseendran/ |website=No Corruption |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>
| alma_mater =
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| succeeded = [[T Siddique]]
}}
'''C. K. Saseendran''' is an [[India]]n politician, social worker, dairy farmer, agriculturist and the former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)|Kalpetta]] in 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.myneta.info/kerala2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=258 | title=Kerala 2016 C K SASEENDRAN (Winner) KALPETTA | work=myneta.info | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/C-K-Saseendran-Gets-Third-Term/2015/01/04/article2602643.ece | title=C K Saseendran Gets Third Term | work=newindianexpress.com | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/kerala/kalpetta-mla-results | title=C K SASEENDRAN KALPETTA | work=ndtv.com | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/200516/c-k-saseendran-gets-a-well-deserved-win.html | title=C K Saseendran gets a well-deserved win | work=deccanchronicle.com | date=20 May 2016 | accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Saseendran entered politics through the students' movements of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2018}} He became a full member of the party in 1981 and has worked as area secretary of CPI(M) for [[Kalpetta]] and [[Mananthavady]], and is a District Committee (DC) member.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members - Kerala Legislature|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members14kla.htm|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> In addition, he has served as the district secretary of CPI(M), convenor of Adivasi Bhoo Samrakshana Samiti, and a member of Kerala State Karshaka Thozhilali Union (KSKTU). Saseendran is seen as a champion of the tribals, who make up a considerable proportion of the population [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]] (the district he comes from), and has been at the forefront of numerousagitations for the landless tribals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/ck-saseendran-reelected-cpim-district-secretary/article2767660.ece|title=C.K. Saseendran re-elected CPI(M) district secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 January 2012|access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
!Constituency
!Closest Rival
!Majority
(Votes)
!Won/Lost
|-
|Kalpetta
|M. V. Shreyams Kumar (JD(U))
|13083
|Won<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalpetta Election Result 2021 LIVE: Kalpetta MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/kalpetta-assembly-elections-kl-19/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Personal life ==
Saseendran comes from Arinjermala, near Kalpetta. He is married to C. Usha, a part-time bank employee, and they have two children, Gautham and Anagha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3kerala2016/258/SASEENDRAN.PDF|title=Scanned affidavit|website=My Neta|access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members.htm KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS- 14th KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY]

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