Chandy to be sworn-in Kerala chief minister Wednesday

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നിയമസഭ ഇലക്ഷന്‍ 2011

കേരളത്തില്‍ യു.ഡി.എഫ്.

UDF - 72
LDF - 68
BJP - 0

Oommenchandy Win By 33255 Votes ..
Oommenchandy leading by 22677 votes from LDF candidate

Oommen Chandy

Completes 40 years as legislator

A staunch proponent of Indian National Congress and its ideology, Chandy ventured into the political arena as an activist of Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the party. He was the unit president of KSU at St George High School, Puthupally, and went on to become the State President of the organization. For a short period he was also the President of All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam.

He completed his college education from CMS College, Kottayam, SB College, Changanassery and Government Law College, Ernakulam. These campuses not only bestowed knowledge, but also moulded the career of a mass leader, Oommen Chandy.

	Date of birth                    31st October 1943
	Birthplace	Kumarakom in Kottayam district  of Kerala
	Father	Puthupally Karottu Vallakkalil  K.O. Chandy
	Mother	Baby Chandy
	Education	BA, BL
	Institutions attended	Schooling at  St George H.S Puthupally and College Education from CMS Kottayam and SB College Changanassery and BL from Law College Ernakulam
	Languages known	Malayalam, English & Hindi
	Wife	Mariamma Oommen
	Daughters	Maria, Achu Oommen
	Son	Chandy Oommen
	Son-in law	Leejo Philip
	Travels Abroad	USA, USSR, U.K, Germany, Rome, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Kuwait, UAE, Doha, Maldives, Bahrain, Canada.

 

1965 - State General Secretary, KSU

1967 - State President, KSU

1969 - State President Youth Congress

1970 - Member of Legislative Assembly (1st time)

1977 - Member of Legislative Assembly ( 2nd time)
          Assumed charge as Minister for Labour (11-04- 1977 to 27-10- 1978)

1980 - Member of Legislative Assembly (3rd time)
          Assumed charge as Minister for Home (28-12-1981 to 17-03-1982)

1982 - Member of Legislative Assembly ( 4th time)

1987 - Member of Legislative Assembly (5th time)

1991 - Member of Legislative Assembly (6th time)
          Assumed charge as Minister for Finance (02-07-1991 to 22-06-1994)

1991 - Convener, UDF

1995 - 25 years in Kerala Politics

1996 - Member of Legislative Assembly (7th time)

2001 - Member of Legislative Assembly ( 8th time)

2001 - UDF Convenor

2004 - Chief Minister of Kerala (31-08-2004 to 12-05-2006 )

2006 - Member of Legislative Assembly ( 9th time).
         Assumed charge as Opposition Leader (25-05-2006)