Oommen Chandy’s electoral outings

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Oommen Chandy’s first combat within the Puthupally Meeting constituency used to be on 17 September 1970. He used to be then the state president of the Early life Congress. Senior Congress chief Professor KM Chandy got here right down to Puthupally to offer the younger Oommen Chandy the celebration image.

Prof Chandy quipped to the younger chief, “Don’t be expecting to win from Puthupally, in case you achieve the second one position, we will be able to see that as a victory”. That used to be the time Congress noticed a cut up within the celebration. The intently fought combat noticed CPM’s E M George being defeated through 27-year-old Oommen Chandy through 7,288 votes. KPCC had given Rs 25, 000 against election campaigning. Chandy had additionally gained donations price Rs 2500 from well-wishers in Puthupally. Oommen Chandy took candy revenge on Prof Chandy through returning the Rs 2500 to the then KPCC president Ok Ok Viswanathan. He alternatively became it down.

Throughout the similar length, 4 different Early life Congress leaders made their debut within the Legislative Meeting – AK Antony, N Ramakrishnan, Kottara Gopalakrishnan and AC Shanmughadas. C Achuthamenon went directly to turn into the Leader Minister over again with the reinforce of the Congress.

1977 noticed Oommen Chandy’s 2d victory. The Meeting election used to be not on time through two years because of the Emergency. P C Cherian of the Janatha Birthday party used to be Oommen Chandy’s opponent. Chandy higher his victory margin through 15,910 votes. Ok Karunakaran was the Leader Minister through successful 111 seats, which has been an all-time file. Oommen Chandy was the labour minister on the age of 33 years. However Karunakaran’s ministry lasted for only one month as he resigned on April 25. 

A Ok Antony succeeded Karunakaran because the Leader Minister, on the younger age of 36 years. Oommen Chandy persevered as labour minister the place he ensured to supply wages to fifteen lakh jobless youths. It used to be below A Ok Antony and Oommen Chandy that Chengalchoola colony witnessed a makeover within the type of concrete properties which is now synonymous with Rajaji Nagar Colony.

Every other spotlight of Oommen Chandy as labour minister used to be when he made the cut-off age for PSC activity candidates 35 years. He additionally handed the regulation on head load staff. Via then the Congress had a cut up on the nationwide stage. When the Antony Executive stepped down on October 27, 1978, P Ok Vasudevan Nair shaped the Executive. However the Congress ministers didn’t proceed. Precisely after a 12 months, PKV Executive additionally resigned which noticed C H Mohammed Koya forming the Executive with Congress supporting from out of doors. The 5th Legislative Meeting witnessed 4 Governments coming to energy.

Oommen Chandy’s 3rd victory used to be in 1980 in opposition to impartial candidate MRG Panicker. Apparently, Chandy had contested below the LDF then. Regardless of contesting below the Left banner, Oommen Chandy’s victory margin got here to 13,659 votes. It used to be right through this era that Congress witnessed a cut up over again on the nationwide stage the place a couple of joined Devaraj Urs who headed the Congress then. Oommen Chandy discovered it tricky to get together with the CPM.

After 16 months, nationwide politics witnessed extra turmoil, the reflections of that have been felt within the state too. At the moment the Congress A gaggle took form which noticed Oommen Chandy rising because the parliamentary celebration chief of the ‘A’ team. Ok Karunakaran was the Leader Minister on 28 December 1981 with the reinforce of 71 leaders. Oommen Chandy was the house minister which noticed him bringing in complete adjustments in police uniform. The khaki shorts have been changed with pants and the arrow-shaped police cap noticed a brand new design. With Lonappan Nambadan leaving the Congress and becoming a member of the LDF, the Karunakaran ministry resigned after 80 days.

The fourth victory of Oommen Chandy from Puthupally used to be in 1982 in opposition to the impartial candidate Thomas Rajan through 15, 983 votes. UDF had received 77 seats. From the ‘A’ team the names of Oommen Chandy, Vayalar Ravi and KP Noorudeen have been proposed as ministers. However Oommen Chandy withdrew and proposed Cyriac John’s title as an alternative. It noticed Chandy being elected because the Congress Legislative Birthday party chief. The Congress mega assembly in Kochi on 13 December 1982 noticed the merger of the 2 Congress factions. Ok Karunakaran and Oommen Chandy was the Congress Legislative Birthday party chief and deputy chief respectively. Chandy additionally was the UDF convener. Karunakaran in any case controlled to control the entire five-year time period because the Leader Minister. If truth be told, he was the primary Congress Leader Minister to finish a complete time period. Vayalar Ravi stepped down as house minister following disagreements with Ok Karunakaran. Sooner or later following disagreements with Karunakaran, Chandy stepped down as UDF convener.

The 5th win of Oommen Chandy used to be in 1987 in opposition to CPM’s V N Vasavan through 9, 164 votes. The LDF got here to energy below E Ok Nayanar.

In 1991, Oommen Chandy’s 6th victory used to be in opposition to CPM’s V N Vasavan through 13, 811 votes. On 24 June 1991, Ok Karunakaran was the fourth time Leader Minister and Oommen Chandy was the finance minister. The state’s monetary scenario used to be taking a look bleak and the Executive used to be absolutely depending on overdrafts for clean functioning. Inside 3 years, Chandy higher the state revenues from a minus expansion. He additionally gave 5 DA to workers in 3 years, spending about Rs 511 crore. The problem of the overdraft used to be addressed right through that point.

In June 1992, state politics witnessed extra dramatic trends after Ok Karunakaran met with a automobile coincidence. Vayalar Ravi emerged as KPCC president through defeating AK Antony. On June 16, 1994, Oommen Chandy stepped down as finance minister in protest in opposition to Dr M A Kuttappan being denied a Rajya Sabha seat.

Because of wooded area minister P Vishwanathan’s resignation and the Koothuparamba firing incident, Ok Karunakaran stepped down on 16 March 1995. AK Antony was the Leader Minister on 22 March 1995. VM Sudheeran was the minister as an alternative of Ok P Vishwanathan and Oommen Chandy didn’t sign up for the cupboard.

The 7th victory through Oommen Chandy from Puthupally used to be in 1996 in opposition to CPM’s Reji Zacharia through 10,155 votes. E Ok Nayanar was the Leader Minister and A Ok Antony was the Opposition Chief.

In 2001, Oommen Chandy emerged victorious for the 8th time from Puthuppally. This time he had a stunning opponent within the type of Cheriyan Philip who used to be then a CPM fellow traveller. He used to be defeated through 12, 575 votes. AK Antony was Leader Minister with 99 seats. Oommen Chandy was the UDF convener. Within the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the UDF tasted sour defeat in all of the seats apart from Ponnani. Taking duty for the ballot debacle, A Ok Antony resigned. Oommen Chandy was the nineteenth Leader Minister of the State on 31 August 2004.

Chandy made a mark as leader minister. The relaxation measures right through the tsunami have been commendable right through the fag finish of 2004. The Karunakaran faction noticed a cut up which noticed DIC(Ok) being shaped. Even if the LDF and DIC(Ok) fought the native frame election in combination and received many seats, CPM severed its ties with the DIC(Ok) right through the Meeting elections. Ramesh Chennithala emerged because the KPCC president.

Via then the well being minister Ramachandran Grasp resigned. Oommen Chandy suffered an damage after he fell down at the ice right through his Davos go back and forth to wait the International Financial Discussion board assembly. The LDF got here up with a no-confidence movement in opposition to the UDF Executive within the Legislative Meeting which noticed discussions happening for 25 hours. The ruling entrance defeated the no-confidence movement through countering it with allegations over SNC Lavalin.

Chandy’s 9th victory used to be in 2006 in opposition to CPM’s Sindhu Pleasure through 19, 863 votes. LDF emerged victorious within the Meeting election through garnering 98 seats. VS Achuthanandan was the CM and Oommen Chandy the Opposition Chief.

In 2011, Oommen Chandy defeated CPM’s Suja Susan George through an enormous margin of 33,255 votes. He was Leader Minister for the second one time, with the UDF getting 72 seats and LDF 68 seats. Following the death of Kerala Congress (Jacob) chairman TM Jacob, his son Anoop Jacob joined the cupboard. Chandy used to be a hit in bringing CPM MLA R Selvaraj to the UDF fold which noticed the overall power of the UDF leaping to 73 seats.

The eleventh victory of Oommen Chandy noticed him successful in opposition to CPM’s ‘child’ candidate, Jaick C Thomas through 27, 092 votes. The election which noticed the sun and bar scams getting centre degree, UDF were given best 47 seats and the LDF romped house with 91 seats. Taking duty of the ballot debacle, Oommen Chandy stepped down from his authentic duties. The Congress prime command appointed Chandy as AICC normal secretary accountable for Andhra Pradesh and later integrated within the Congress Running Committee.

In his remaining Meeting election in 2021, Oommen Chandy’s victory margin got here right down to 9, 044 votes in opposition to Jaick C Thomas. This time, the Orthodox church didn’t reinforce him like within the earlier years. This time well being problems began cropping up. Nonetheless, he used to be a hit in retaining his electorate with him. With 12 consecutive victories, Chandy used to be the longest-serving MLA within the Kerala legislative meeting.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Oommen Chandy’s first combat within the Puthupally Meeting constituency used to be on 17 September 1970. He used to be then the state president of the Early life Congress. Senior Congress chief Professor KM Chandy got here right down to Puthupally to offer the younger Oommen Chandy the celebration image.

Prof Chandy quipped to the younger chief, “Don’t be expecting to win from Puthupally, in case you achieve the second one position, we will be able to see that as a victory”. That used to be the time Congress noticed a cut up within the celebration. The intently fought combat noticed CPM’s E M George being defeated through 27-year-old Oommen Chandy through 7,288 votes. KPCC had given Rs 25, 000 against election campaigning. Chandy had additionally gained donations price Rs 2500 from well-wishers in Puthupally. Oommen Chandy took candy revenge on Prof Chandy through returning the Rs 2500 to the then KPCC president Ok Ok Viswanathan. He alternatively became it down.

Throughout the similar length, 4 different Early life Congress leaders made their debut within the Legislative Meeting – AK Antony, N Ramakrishnan, Kottara Gopalakrishnan and AC Shanmughadas. C Achuthamenon went directly to turn into the Leader Minister over again with the reinforce of the Congress.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

1977 noticed Oommen Chandy’s 2d victory. The Meeting election used to be not on time through two years because of the Emergency. P C Cherian of the Janatha Birthday party used to be Oommen Chandy’s opponent. Chandy higher his victory margin through 15,910 votes. Ok Karunakaran was the Leader Minister through successful 111 seats, which has been an all-time file. Oommen Chandy was the labour minister on the age of 33 years. However Karunakaran’s ministry lasted for only one month as he resigned on April 25. 

A Ok Antony succeeded Karunakaran because the Leader Minister, on the younger age of 36 years. Oommen Chandy persevered as labour minister the place he ensured to supply wages to fifteen lakh jobless youths. It used to be below A Ok Antony and Oommen Chandy that Chengalchoola colony witnessed a makeover within the type of concrete properties which is now synonymous with Rajaji Nagar Colony.

Every other spotlight of Oommen Chandy as labour minister used to be when he made the cut-off age for PSC activity candidates 35 years. He additionally handed the regulation on head load staff. Via then the Congress had a cut up on the nationwide stage. When the Antony Executive stepped down on October 27, 1978, P Ok Vasudevan Nair shaped the Executive. However the Congress ministers didn’t proceed. Precisely after a 12 months, PKV Executive additionally resigned which noticed C H Mohammed Koya forming the Executive with Congress supporting from out of doors. The 5th Legislative Meeting witnessed 4 Governments coming to energy.

Oommen Chandy’s 3rd victory used to be in 1980 in opposition to impartial candidate MRG Panicker. Apparently, Chandy had contested below the LDF then. Regardless of contesting below the Left banner, Oommen Chandy’s victory margin got here to 13,659 votes. It used to be right through this era that Congress witnessed a cut up over again on the nationwide stage the place a couple of joined Devaraj Urs who headed the Congress then. Oommen Chandy discovered it tricky to get together with the CPM.

After 16 months, nationwide politics witnessed extra turmoil, the reflections of that have been felt within the state too. At the moment the Congress A gaggle took form which noticed Oommen Chandy rising because the parliamentary celebration chief of the ‘A’ team. Ok Karunakaran was the Leader Minister on 28 December 1981 with the reinforce of 71 leaders. Oommen Chandy was the house minister which noticed him bringing in complete adjustments in police uniform. The khaki shorts have been changed with pants and the arrow-shaped police cap noticed a brand new design. With Lonappan Nambadan leaving the Congress and becoming a member of the LDF, the Karunakaran ministry resigned after 80 days.

The fourth victory of Oommen Chandy from Puthupally used to be in 1982 in opposition to the impartial candidate Thomas Rajan through 15, 983 votes. UDF had received 77 seats. From the ‘A’ team the names of Oommen Chandy, Vayalar Ravi and KP Noorudeen have been proposed as ministers. However Oommen Chandy withdrew and proposed Cyriac John’s title as an alternative. It noticed Chandy being elected because the Congress Legislative Birthday party chief. The Congress mega assembly in Kochi on 13 December 1982 noticed the merger of the 2 Congress factions. Ok Karunakaran and Oommen Chandy was the Congress Legislative Birthday party chief and deputy chief respectively. Chandy additionally was the UDF convener. Karunakaran in any case controlled to control the entire five-year time period because the Leader Minister. If truth be told, he was the primary Congress Leader Minister to finish a complete time period. Vayalar Ravi stepped down as house minister following disagreements with Ok Karunakaran. Sooner or later following disagreements with Karunakaran, Chandy stepped down as UDF convener.

The 5th win of Oommen Chandy used to be in 1987 in opposition to CPM’s V N Vasavan through 9, 164 votes. The LDF got here to energy below E Ok Nayanar.

In 1991, Oommen Chandy’s 6th victory used to be in opposition to CPM’s V N Vasavan through 13, 811 votes. On 24 June 1991, Ok Karunakaran was the fourth time Leader Minister and Oommen Chandy was the finance minister. The state’s monetary scenario used to be taking a look bleak and the Executive used to be absolutely depending on overdrafts for clean functioning. Inside 3 years, Chandy higher the state revenues from a minus expansion. He additionally gave 5 DA to workers in 3 years, spending about Rs 511 crore. The problem of the overdraft used to be addressed right through that point.

In June 1992, state politics witnessed extra dramatic trends after Ok Karunakaran met with a automobile coincidence. Vayalar Ravi emerged as KPCC president through defeating AK Antony. On June 16, 1994, Oommen Chandy stepped down as finance minister in protest in opposition to Dr M A Kuttappan being denied a Rajya Sabha seat.

Because of wooded area minister P Vishwanathan’s resignation and the Koothuparamba firing incident, Ok Karunakaran stepped down on 16 March 1995. AK Antony was the Leader Minister on 22 March 1995. VM Sudheeran was the minister as an alternative of Ok P Vishwanathan and Oommen Chandy didn’t sign up for the cupboard.

The 7th victory through Oommen Chandy from Puthupally used to be in 1996 in opposition to CPM’s Reji Zacharia through 10,155 votes. E Ok Nayanar was the Leader Minister and A Ok Antony was the Opposition Chief.

In 2001, Oommen Chandy emerged victorious for the 8th time from Puthuppally. This time he had a stunning opponent within the type of Cheriyan Philip who used to be then a CPM fellow traveller. He used to be defeated through 12, 575 votes. AK Antony was Leader Minister with 99 seats. Oommen Chandy was the UDF convener. Within the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the UDF tasted sour defeat in all of the seats apart from Ponnani. Taking duty for the ballot debacle, A Ok Antony resigned. Oommen Chandy was the nineteenth Leader Minister of the State on 31 August 2004.

Chandy made a mark as leader minister. The relaxation measures right through the tsunami have been commendable right through the fag finish of 2004. The Karunakaran faction noticed a cut up which noticed DIC(Ok) being shaped. Even if the LDF and DIC(Ok) fought the native frame election in combination and received many seats, CPM severed its ties with the DIC(Ok) right through the Meeting elections. Ramesh Chennithala emerged because the KPCC president.

Via then the well being minister Ramachandran Grasp resigned. Oommen Chandy suffered an damage after he fell down at the ice right through his Davos go back and forth to wait the International Financial Discussion board assembly. The LDF got here up with a no-confidence movement in opposition to the UDF Executive within the Legislative Meeting which noticed discussions happening for 25 hours. The ruling entrance defeated the no-confidence movement through countering it with allegations over SNC Lavalin.

Chandy’s 9th victory used to be in 2006 in opposition to CPM’s Sindhu Pleasure through 19, 863 votes. LDF emerged victorious within the Meeting election through garnering 98 seats. VS Achuthanandan was the CM and Oommen Chandy the Opposition Chief.

In 2011, Oommen Chandy defeated CPM’s Suja Susan George through an enormous margin of 33,255 votes. He was Leader Minister for the second one time, with the UDF getting 72 seats and LDF 68 seats. Following the death of Kerala Congress (Jacob) chairman TM Jacob, his son Anoop Jacob joined the cupboard. Chandy used to be a hit in bringing CPM MLA R Selvaraj to the UDF fold which noticed the overall power of the UDF leaping to 73 seats.

The eleventh victory of Oommen Chandy noticed him successful in opposition to CPM’s ‘child’ candidate, Jaick C Thomas through 27, 092 votes. The election which noticed the sun and bar scams getting centre degree, UDF were given best 47 seats and the LDF romped house with 91 seats. Taking duty of the ballot debacle, Oommen Chandy stepped down from his authentic duties. The Congress prime command appointed Chandy as AICC normal secretary accountable for Andhra Pradesh and later integrated within the Congress Running Committee.

In his remaining Meeting election in 2021, Oommen Chandy’s victory margin got here right down to 9, 044 votes in opposition to Jaick C Thomas. This time, the Orthodox church didn’t reinforce him like within the earlier years. This time well being problems began cropping up. Nonetheless, he used to be a hit in retaining his electorate with him. With 12 consecutive victories, Chandy used to be the longest-serving MLA within the Kerala legislative meeting.