About Leela Damodara Menon
Lived 1923 – 1995 (aged 72). Leela Damodara Menon was an Indian politician and writer.
Leela Damodara Menon (; 4 January 1923 – 10 October 1995) was an Indian politician. She was a Member of Parliament, representing Kerala in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Biography Leela was born on January 4, 1923, the daughter of K. U. Krishnan Nair. The couple have three children.
Electoral politics In the first elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, Leela contested from Kunnamangalam and her husband Damodara Menon from Perumbavur, in which he lost and she won. In the second Kerala Assembly elections of 1960, Leela contested from Kunnamangalam and her husband Damodara Menon from Paravur, as Indian National Congress candidates, and both of whom won.
Awards and honors Leela received the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award for her autobiography named Chettante Nizhalil.
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Who was Leela Damodara Menon?
Indian politician (1923-1995), Malayalam Writer
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Leela Damodara Menon was born on 4 January 1923.
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Leela Damodara Menon died on 10 October 1995.
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Leela Damodara Menon was a politician and writer.
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Leela Damodara Menon was Indian.
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