E. P. Poulose
Indian politician
E. P. Poulose (2 October 1909 – 17 November 1983) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1957 until 1965, representing the Ramamangalam constituency. A member of the Indian National Congress, Poulose was the Minister for Food and Agriculture of Kerala from 1960 until 1964.
Biography
E. P. Poulose was born on 2 October 1909 in the village of Ramamangalam, then part of the princely state of Travancore. In 1933, Poulose received a law degree and began working as a lawyer. A Syrian Christian, Poulose joined the Indian National Congress in 1935 and became a member of the Indian independence movement. Due to this affiliation, he was briefly imprisoned by British authorities in 1946. In 1948, Poulose was elected to the Travancore Legislative Assembly.
In the 1957 election, Poulose stood as a candidate in the newly-established Kerala Legislative Assembly, facing Communist Party of India candidate Parameswaran Nair in the Ramamangalam constituency. Poulose defeated Nair, receiving 20,086 votes compared to Nair's 13,588. In the 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Poulose defeated CPI candidate P. V. Abraham, receiving 32,448 votes to Abraham's 19,871.
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