Veena George
Veena George is an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and represents Aranmula (State Assembly constituency) in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Prior to joining politics, she has worked with major Malayalam news channels for over 16 years. She is also the first female executive editor among Malayalam news channels.
Veena George | |
|---|---|
| MLA | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Constituency | Aranmula (State Assembly constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 Aug 1976 |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse(s) | George Joseph |
| Children | Yes |
| Residence | Mylapra, Kerala |
| Occupation | News Anchor, Editor, Television host |
Education
Veena George has a Post Graduate degree in Physics from Kerala University.
Personal life
Veena George is married to Dr. George Joseph who was the Association Secretary of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Career
- Television Career
Veena George began her career at Kairali TV as a journalist trainee. She left Kairali TV and joined Manorama News as a news anchor. At Manorama News she was also in charge of programmes named Pularvela and Ee lokham etc. Later she was associated with Malayalam news channels Indiavision and TV New. At Indiavision she was the chief news editor. She joined TV New in February 2015 as the Executive Editor.[1]
- As Politician
Veena George has been nominated as the candidate for Aranmula (State Assembly constituency) by CPM state secretariat for Kerala Assembly Elections, 2016.[2]
She was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Aranmula (State Assembly constituency) in 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election by defeating congress veteran K Sivadasan Nair of Indian National Congress by a margin of 7646 votes.[3]
In 2019 Indian general election, she contested from Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency) as Left front candidate(LDF). However she lost the election by a margin of 44,243 votes to Anto Antony of Indian National Congress.
Awards
- Kerala TV Awards 2012 -Best Malayalam News Reader
- Lohithadas Mini screen award-2012
- Rajiv Gandhi study centre award-2012
- Jaycey Foundation award-2012
- Green Choice UAE award
- Surendran Neeleswaram award-2011
- Kanyaka Minnale award-2011
- P.Bhaskaran foundation award-2011
- Sabarmati award-2011
- Asiavision awards-2010,2011
- TV viewers award-2010
References