A. C. Jose

A. C. Jose
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[1]
In office
1996–2004
Preceded byV. V. Raghavan
Succeeded byC. K. Chandrappan
ConstituencyThrissur
Speaker of Kerala Legislature
In office
3 February 1982 – 23 June 1982
Preceded byA. P. Kurian
Succeeded byVakkom Purushothaman
ConstituencyParur
Personal details
Born(1937-02-05)5 February 1937[1]
Edapally, Travancore, British India
Died23 January 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 78)[2]
Kochi, Kerala, India
PartyIndian National Congress
SpouseProf. Leelamma Jose
Alma materSt. Albert's College, Government Law College, Ernakulam
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Ambat Chacko Jose (5 February 1937 – 23 January 2016) was an Indian politician. He was Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly and a Member of Parliament from Thrissur and Idukki constituencies in Kerala. The Times of India calls him The Always Casting Jose of Kerala as he saved the K. Karunakaran government by exercising his casting vote a record seven times in around 80 days as the ruling United Democratic Front and the opposition Left Democratic Front faced a 70–70 tie in the Kerala assembly.[3][4]

Biography

A. C. Jose was born on 5 February 1937 in Edapally, Ernakulam. He belonged to the well known Ambat family. He studied at St. Alberts College, and Government Law College and took his B.Sc and LLM degrees. He played a major role in the formation of Kerala Students Union. From 1969 to 1979 he was a councillor in the Cochin City Corporation and in 1972 he was elected as its mayor. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Parur in 1980. He served as Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982.

He was elected as MP in the 1996, 1998, 1999 general elections, serving in the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha. He was the chief editor of Veekshanam Daily, a mouthpiece of the Indian National Congress in Kerala. He died on 23 January 2016 aged 79 after a heart attack. He was buried with full state honours in Ernakulam, his hometown.

Electoral History

Lok Sabha

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Result Margin %
1996 Idukki INC 350,679 48.84 K. Francis George KEC 320,539 44.64 Won Increase30,140 Increase4.20
1998 Mukundapuram INC 347,945 46.71 P. Govindappillai CPI(M) 338,996 45.50 Won Increase8,949 Increase1.21
1999 Trichur INC 343,793 47.07 V.V. Raghavan CPI 332,161 45.48 Won Increase11,632 Increase1.59
2004 Trichur INC 274,999 39.99 C. K. Chandrappan CPI 320,960 46.67 Lost Decrease45,961 Decrease6.68

References

  1. 1 2 "Website Niyamasabha". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Veteran Congress leader AC Jose passes away". The Times of India. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Always Casting Jose of Kerala". B Sreejan. The Times of India. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Former Kerala Assembly Speaker A C Jose dies at 79". Shaju Philip. The Indian Express. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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