{{Short description|Indian politician (1919–2014)}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Parvathi Krishnan | office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | term_start1 = 1974 | term_end1 = 1980 | predecessor1 = K. Baladhandayutham | successor1 = Era Mohan | constituency1 = Coimbatore | term_start2 = 1957 | term_end2 = 1962 | predecessor2 = N. M. Lingam | successor2 = P. R. Ramakrishnan | constituency2 = Coimbatore | office3 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | term_start3 = 3 April 1954 | term_end3 = 12 March 1957 | constituency3 = Madras | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|03|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Ooty, Nilgiris District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India) | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|02|20|1919|03|15|df=y}} | death_place = Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | party = Communist Party of India | spouse = {{marriage|N. K. Krishnan|December 1942|24 November 1992|died}} | children = 1 daughter | father = P. Subbarayan | mother = Radhabai Subbarayan | alma_mater = St. Hugh's College, Oxford, University of Oxford (B.A. (Hons.) Oxon) | profession = }}
'''Parvathi Krishnan''' (15 March 1919 – 20 February 2014) was an Indian politician from the Communist Party of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Communist-icon-Parvathi-Krishnan-is-no-more/articleshow/30762297.cms |title=Communist icon Parvathi Krishnan is no more|work=The Times of India |access-date=2014-02-21}}</ref> She was a three time former Member of Parliament representing Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency and Rajya Sabha member. She was the daughter of former Madras Presidency Premier P. Subbarayan.
==Early life==
Parvathi was born on 15 March 1919 to P. Subbarayan and Radhabai Subbarayan. She did her schooling in C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School<ref name="Sabha1977">{{cite book|author=India. Parliament. Lok Sabha|title=Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3OBFAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=19 March 2021|year=1977|publisher=Parliament Secretariat|page=297}}</ref> She studied for her B. A. (Hons.) at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford and joined the Communist Party of India.
==Electoral history== Parvathi contested for the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat as a Communist Party of India candidate in the 1952 by-election (caused by the death of T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar). She was defeated by INC's N. M. Lingam.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.101700 | year= 1954| title= India: a reference annual| publisher= Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India| page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.101700/page/n76 62]}}</ref> Later she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on 3 April 1954 and served as a member of the Rajya Sabha till 12 March 1957. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore constituency as a Communist Party of India candidate in 1957 & 1977 general elections<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf Volume I, 1957 Indian general election, 2nd Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409234842/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf |date=9 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf Volume I, 1977 Indian general election, 6th Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410011108/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> and the 1974 by-election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok05/state/05lstn.htm |title=Members from 5th Lok Sabha |access-date=9 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426070437/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok05/state/05lstn.htm |archive-date=26 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041121213414/http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/21/stories/2004022112560300.htm CPI, BJP set for another clash – The Hindu 21 February 2004]</ref> She lost the 1962 election to P. R. Ramakrishnan from Indian National Congress party,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf Volume I, 1962 Indian general election, 3rd Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410001239/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> the 1980 election to Era Mohan from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf Volume I, 1980 Indian general election, 7th Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410011406/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> (contesting from Coimbatore) and the 1984 election to M. Thambi Durai of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (contesting from Dharmapuri).<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf Volume I, 1984 Indian general election, 8th Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409233504/http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |date=9 April 2009 }}</ref>
==Family== She married N. K. Krishnan in December 1942. The couple have a daughter, Indirani<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=2014-02-21 |title=Veteran CPI leader Parvati Krishnan passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-cpi-leader-parvati-krishnan-passes-away/article5710368.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301012807/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/veteran-cpi-leader-parvati-krishnan-passes-away/article5710368.ece |archive-date=2014-03-01 |access-date=2026-03-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>, and a granddaughter, Poornima.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1225.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
==Notes== * {{cite web|title=Members of the Rajya Sabha|url=http://www.rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/p.pdf|publisher=Rajya Sabha|access-date=20 September 2009|archive-date=10 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610080312/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/p.pdf|url-status=dead}} * {{cite news|title=In high spirit at 83|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/13/stories/2003011300560100.htm|work=The Hindu|date=13 January 2003|access-date=20 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050508105629/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/13/stories/2003011300560100.htm|archive-date=8 May 2005|url-status=usurped}}
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