Thomas Chazhikadan
Thomas Chazhikadan (born 25 September 1952) is an Indian politician and Chartered Accountant and the current elected Member of Parliament from Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency and a former MLA of Kerala for Ettumanoor constituency from 1991 to 2011.[1] He successfully contested as UDF candidate from Kottayam for Lok Sabha election in 2019. He is a member of the Kerala Congress (M).[2]
Thomas Chazhikadan | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jose K. Mani |
| Constituency | Kottayam |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | K. Suresh Kurup |
| Constituency | Ettumanoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1952 Ettumanoor, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kottayam, Kerala), India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Kerala Congress (M) |
| Alma mater | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
He was the elder brother of politician Babu Chazhikadan, who was the original candidate from Ettumanoor, but killed by a lightning strike during the election campaign of 1991.
He completed his articleship training from RGN Price & Co. Chartered Accountants.
Early life
Thomas Chazhikadan was born on 25 September 1952 at Veliyannoor, Kottayam to Cyriac and Aleyamma. He was a member of several social service clubs such as YMCA; Young Men's Club and Lions Club International. He has served as the President of the Kottayam District Co-operative Society and the Vice-President of the New Bank of India Officers Association. He had also been the Secretary of the Bankers Club, Kottayam and a member of the M.G. University Senate.
References
- M.K, Nidheesh (12 March 2019). "Kerala: Congress ally KC(M) at the verge of implosion". Mint. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Kerala". The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 38: 59. 1992. ISSN 0447-9408.
