Thomas Chazhikadan

Thomas Chazhikadan
Thomas Chazhikadan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	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 (age 69); 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

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]

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.

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[1] M.K, Nidheesh (12 March 2019). "Kerala: Congress ally KC(M) at the verge of implosion". Mint. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

[2] "Kerala". The Journal of Parliamentary Information. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 38: 59. 1992. ISSN 0447-9408.

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Thomas Chazhikadan


Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
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 69) 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