{{Short description|Indian politician and social worker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bindhu Krishna | image = BinduKrishnaMLA.png | caption = | office = Minister for Women and Child Development, Labour, Animal husbandry and Dairy Development <br />Government of Kerala | term_start = 18 May 2026 | predecessor = J. Chinchu Rani (Animal husbandry)<br />Veena George (Women and Child Welfare)<br /> V. Sivankutty (Labour) | office1 = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | term_start1 = {{Start date|2026|05|18|df=yes}} | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = Mukesh | successor1 = | constituency1 = Kollam | governor = Rajendra Arlekar | office2 = President, Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress | term_start2 = {{Start date|2016|||df=yes}} | term_end2 = {{End date|2018|03||df=yes}} | party = Indian National Congress | 1blankname = Chief minister | 1namedata = V.D. Satheesan | education = {{Unbulleted_list|Bachelor of Laws <ref>https://myneta.info/kerala2011/candidate.php?candidate_id=327</ref>|Master of Laws <ref>https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=694</ref>}} | alma_mater = Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram <ref>https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=694</ref> | occupation = Politician | spouse = Krishnakumar }}
'''Adv. Bindhu 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 president of the Kerala Pradesh 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 Krishnakumar.<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><ref>{{cite web |title=VD Satheesan cabinet portfolios take shape; Vishnunath tipped for Power, Muraleedharan to get Health |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/vd-satheesan-cabinet-portfolios-take-shape-vishnunath-tipped-for-power-muraleedharan-to-get-health-c8a6ob3d |website=mathrubhumi |access-date=17 May 2026 |language=en |date=17 May 2026}}</ref>
==Political career==
{| class = "wikitable" |- ! Colspan="6" | Electoral History |- !Election !Colspan="2"|Party !House !Constituency !Status |-
| 2011 |{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |rowspan ="1" |Kerala Legislative Assembly |rowspan ="1" |Chathannoor | style="background:#FFB6C1;" | '''Lost''' |- |2014 |rowspan="1" |Lok Sabha |rowspan="1" |Attingal | style="background:#FFB6C1;" | '''Lost''' |- |2021 |rowspan ="2" |Kerala Legislative Assembly |rowspan="2"|Kollam | style="background:#FFB6C1;" | '''Lost''' |- |2026 | style="background:#90EE90;" | '''Won'''
|} Bindhu Krishna belongs to the Ezhava community<ref>{{Cite web |last=chandran |first=cynthia |date=2014-05-25 |title=UDF botched its homework: Bindu {{!}} UDF botched its homework: Bindu |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140525/nation-politics/article/udf-botched-its-homework-bindu |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> 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 president of the Kerala Pradesh 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>
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>
Bindhu 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>
In the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Bindhu Krishna, representing the Indian National Congress, secured a victory in the 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).
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://brandkeralaonline.com/category/politics/ Profile on Brand Kerala] * [https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=350 Election affidavit on MyNeta]
Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Politicians from Kollam district Category:Women in Kerala politics Category:21st-century Indian women politicians Category:Indian women's rights activists Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031
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