P. C. Thomas
Indian politician
Pulloli Chacko Thomas (born 31 October 1950) is an Indian politician who was Union Minister of State for Law and Justice for Kerala from 2003 to 2004 and a six-term member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 2009. He is the Deputy Chairman of Kerala Congress.
Career
Thomas was a member of Lok Sabha from 9th Lok Sabha to 14th Lok Sabha, serving for 20 years from 1989 to 2009. He was also Union Minister of State for Law and Justice from 2003 to 2004 in the Third Vajpayee Ministry.
His first contest in General election was in 1987, from Vazhoor Legislate Assembly Constituency, which he lost. Later in 1989 he contested the Lok Sabha election from Muvattupuzha as the candidate of Kerala Congress (M) and defeated Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate P. P. Esthos and P. J. Joseph, another Kerala Congress leader. He won all subsequent elections from the constituency till 2009. His contest in 2004 as the candidate of National Democratic Alliance (NDA), where he defeated the candidates of both United Democratic Front (UDF) and LDF, was considered a landmark victory in the political history of Kerala. However, the Supreme Court of India cancelled the results and disqualified him in 2006 on the ground that he used his religious background to woo voters during the polls.
In 1986, P. C. Thomas was chosen to serve on Kerala's 6th Bar Council.
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