 She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore constituency as a Communist Party of India candidate in 1957 & 1977 general elections and the 1974 by-election.She lost the 1962 election to P. R. Ramakrishnan from Indian National Congress party, the 1980 election to Era Mohan from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (contesting from Coimbatore) and the 1984 election to M. Thambi Durai of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (contesting from Dharmapuri).She married N. K. Krishnan in December 1942.