Meenakshi Natarajan (Indian Politician) Biography

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Profession	Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	23/07/1973
Age	52 years
Birthplace	Birlagram Nagda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Political Journey	In 1990s: Joined student politics through National Students' Union of India (NSUI) In 1999: Became National President of NSUI In 2002: Appointed as the President of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress In 2009: Won the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat From 2009 to 2014: Served as Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha In 2014: Contested unsuccessfully from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat In 2019: Re-contested unsuccessfully from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat In 2025: Appointed as All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Telangana In 2026: Nominated by Congress for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh; nomination rejected

Political Journey

In 1990s: Joined student politics through National Students' Union of India (NSUI)
In 1999: Became National President of NSUI
In 2002: Appointed as the President of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress
In 2009: Won the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat
From 2009 to 2014: Served as Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha
In 2014: Contested unsuccessfully from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat
In 2019: Re-contested unsuccessfully from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat
In 2025: Appointed as All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Telangana
In 2026: Nominated by Congress for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh; nomination rejected

Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Gray

College/University	Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore Government Holkar Science College, Indore
Degrees	Bachelor's degree in Law Master's degree in Biochemistry

Religion	Hinduism

Marital Status	Unmarried

Parents

Father	A. R. Natarajan
Mother	Uma Natarajan

Political Party	Indian National Congress
Positions Held	National President of NSUI President of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha AICC Secretary President of the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan
Notable Achievements	Defeated BJP leader in 2009 Lok Sabha elections Played a significant role in strengthening the Congress youth organization
Books Written	1857-Bhartiya Paripeksh Apne-Apne Kurukshetra

Car Collection	Mahindra Bolero

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1. Meenakshi Natarajan was born and raised in a Tamil family in Madhya Pradesh.
2. She started her political career while studying at Devi Ahilya University.
3. She was one of the first young Congress leaders chosen to help reorganize the party in Madhya Pradesh.
4. Despite losses in subsequent elections, she continued to hold important organizational responsibilities.