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Who is R Sreelekha? Kerala’s first woman IPS officer, BJP’s top contender for mayor post in Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala's first woman IPS officer, R Sreelekha (64), is frontrunner for Kerala's Mayor's post. Sreelekha won from the Sasthamangalam ward in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation in the recently-concluded Kerala local body polls. If she's chosen, Sreelekha would become the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first mayor in the state.

Who is R Sreelekha? Kerala’s first woman IPS officer, BJP’s top contender for mayor post in Thiruvananthapuram

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Key Highlights

  • Some reports speculate that she could also be considered for the Deputy Mayor's post.
  • IPR (retired) R Sreelekha: R Sreelekha is best known as Kerala's first woman IPS officer.
  • She retired as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala.
  • Born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, Sreelekha became Kerala’s first woman IPS officer in January 1987.
  • According to news agency PTI, Sreelekha's career spanned over three decades, in which she headed police units in several districts of Kerala.
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