C. R. Mahesh

C. R. Mahesh is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress. He is a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Karunagappally. Earlier he was the vice president of youth congress, Kerala. Currently he is an AICC member of INC and general secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.[1][2][3]

CR Mahesh MLA

C. R. Mahesh
സി.ആർ.മഹേഷ്‌
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
24 May 2021 (2021-05-24)
Preceded byR. Ramachandran
ConstituencyKarunagappally
Personal details
Born1979 (1979) (age 44)
Karunagappalli, Kollam, Kerala, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseGayathri S.
Children3
Residence(s)Chembakassery (H), Thazhava, Karunagappalli
EducationBachelor of Arts (Politics)
Alma materDewaswom Board College, Sasthamcotta

Political career

C. R. Mahesh was born in a family with communist political background. His grandfather Kaithavana Appukkuttan Pillai was an active communist party worker, who participated in the Vallikunnam Meni Samaram, a political riot to save the labour rights of paddy field workers. His father the late C. A. Rajasekharan was a CPI worker. His brother the late C. R. Manoj (died on 4 August 2021) was an active worker of the CPI, served as the assistant local secretary of CPI, Thazhava committee.

Mahesh started his political career as the unit president of Kerala Students Union (Students Organization of the Indian National Congress in Kerala) in Karunagappally model school. Later he joined for the higher studies in Political Science at Devaswom Board College, Sasthamcotta. During his college days he continued his political work with Kerala Students Union. He became the unit president of KSU in college. In the year of 2000, he got elected as the Union Chairman of Sasthamcotta DB College.

In 2005 local body election, he got elected as the member of Thazhava panchayath.

Mahesh held several positions like General Secretary of KSU Kollam district committee. Executive Member of Kerala Students Union state committee. General secretary of Youth Congress District committee, Kollam. President of Youth Congress District committee, Kollam.[4]

References
  1. "Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Karunagapally profile: CPI's R Ramachandran takes on Congress' CR Mahesh and BJP's Bitty Sudheer". 4 April 2021.
  2. "Kerala Youth Congress man back in party, months after lambasting Rahul Gandhi's leadership". 30 May 2017.
  3. "Assembly Polls 2021". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. "How did Congress's CR Mahesh defeat LDF in its stronghold | Interview". OnManorama. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. "Dean Kuriakose new Youth Congress president". english.madhyamam.com. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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