Poulose Chacko was a member of the

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 30 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 ...

from 1960–1964, representing

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constituency.

Early life

Born in

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, he settled down in

. His father was Poulose Upadesi. Chacko obtained his B. A. and L.T. (present day

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) degree from University of

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(present day

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). Later he joined the Syrian Christian Seminary School (SCS), in Thiruvalla as a teacher.

Election

He was a member of the

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and was a freedom fighter. In 1960, he stood representing Thiruvalla constituency for

election and won. Opposing him was P. T. Punnose, a veteran Communist party leader. P. Chacko died in 1978.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chacko, P. Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Malayali politicians Year of birth missing 1978 deaths Kerala MLAs 1960–1964