When her candidature for 2019 elections was announced, she was serving as the Block Panchayat President for Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode district. She was the only Lok Sabha candidate from Kerala handpicked by Congress President Rahul Gandhi.[1]
Amongst the 2019 cohort of ministers, Ramya Haridas happens to be one of the least wealthy politicians- her total assets valuing just Rs 22,816.[2]
Ramya Haridas also resorted to a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for her election expenses. It was a huge success as it raised more than Rs 10 lakh. John Samuel, a former director of United Nations Development Programme, and also someone who was involved in raising funds for Kerala Floods Relief spearheaded her fundraising campaign that was called 'Ramya Haridas Challenge Fund.'[3]Shashi Tharoor also shared her campaign appeal on his Facebook page.[4] During her election campaign in Alathur, Ramya Haridas claims she had only three sets of dresses. By the end of her campaign, she had 56 of them, all donated by her supporters.[1]
Ramya Haridas is also a singer and she used her talent to attract voters during her election campaign. Several voters would flock to hear her sing during her campaign.[5]
She also lodged a complaint with the police against Communist party of India (Marxist) politician A Vijayaraghavan for making an inappropriate remark about her.
Election 2024 Lok sabha
In this election she also contest in same alathur parliament constituency unfortunately she didn't won at narrow margin with CPI candidate K Radhakrishnan.
2024 Assembly by-election
She participate the by election in Kerala of two assembly constituency and one loksabha. She contest in chelakkara assembly constituency.
Personal life
Ramya Haridas's father was a daily wage labourer and her mother was a tailor.[2]
