C. Saraswathi

C. Saraswathi is an Indian doctor turned politician and a Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing Modakkurichi. She belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]

C. Saraswathi[1]
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2021
Preceded by	V. P. Subramani
Constituency	Modakkurichi
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 79–80)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Chinnasamy[1]
Education	MBBS, DCH
Alma mater	Madras University
Profession	Medical doctor, politician

Education

She has qualified as a medical doctor passing the MBBS examination of Madras University in the year 1968. She also qualified with a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) at the same University in 1972.^[1]

Profession

She is a medical doctor by profession.^[2] Together with her husband Chinnasamy, who is also a medical doctor, she owns C. K. Hospital at Erode. Therefore, sometimes, she is called as C. K. Saraswathi.^{[citation needed]}

Legislative member

She contested the 2021 election for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Modakkurichi (state assembly constituency) in the district of Erode, and won against the DMK's former minister Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, with a margin of 281 votes.^[3]