Thomas Chazhikadan
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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 Kerala Congress (M) candidate from Kottayam for Lok Sabha election in 2019. He is a member of the Kerala Congress (M).[2]
Quick Facts Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Preceded by ...
Thomas Chazhikadan | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) | |
Preceded by | Jose K. Mani |
Constituency | Kottayam |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1991 (1991)–2011 (2011) | |
Succeeded by | K. Suresh Kurup |
Constituency | Ettumanoor |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-09-25) 25 September 1952 (age 71) Ettumanoor, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kottayam, Kerala), India |
Political party | Kerala Congress (M) |
Residence(s) | SH Mount, Kumaranalloor, Kottayam, Kerala, 686016 |
Alma mater | Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
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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 is now a partner of Thomas Chazhikadan & Associates, a Chartered Accountant firm in Kottayam, Kerala.