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The Kerala unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has brought in two high-profile personalities to the local political stage, fielding state’s first woman IPS officer R Sreelekha and former Indian athlete Padmini Thomas as its candidates for the upcoming Thiruvananthapuram Corporation elections.

Announcing the party’s initial list of candidates for 67 divisions on Sunday, November 9, BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that Sreelekha will contest from Sasthamangalam while Padmini Thomas will enter the fray from Palayam.

Sreelekha, 65, who retired as Director General of Police in 2020, became the first woman IPS officer from Kerala in 1987. She joined the BJP after her retirement, citing her interest in public service and ad

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