Ambat Chacko Jose (5February 193723January 2016) was an Indian politician. He was

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of the

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and a Member of Parliament from

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and

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constituencies in

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calls him ''The Always Casting Jose of Kerala'' as he saved the K. Karunakaran government by exercising his

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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.

Biography

A. C. Jose was born on 5 February 1937 in

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Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

. He belonged to the well known Ambat family. He studied at St. Alberts College, and Government Law College and took his BSc and LLM degrees. He played a dominant role in the formation of

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. From 1969 to 1979 he was a councillor in the Cochin City Corporation and in 1972 he was elected as mayor of the Corporation. He was elected member to the

from Paravur constituency 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

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. He was the

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of ''Veekshanam Daily'', a mouthpiece of the

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party in

. He died suddenly on 23 January 2016 aged 79 after suffering from a massive heart attack. He was buried with full state honours at Ernakulam, his hometown.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jose, A. C. 1937 births 2016 deaths Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Politicians from Ernakulam district India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Kerala Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Kerala MLAs 1980–1982 Kerala MLAs 1982–1987 Politicians from Kochi Indian National Congress (U) politicians