Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








CHACKO, SHRI P.C.
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - IDUKKI (KERALA)]


Father's Name Late Shri John Chacko Date of Birth 29 September 1946 Place of Birth Kanjirappally, Distt. Kottayam (Kerala) Marital Status Married on 10 May 1979 Spouse's Name Smt. Leela Chacko Children Two sons Educational Qualifications Graduate Educated at Mar Ivanios College and University College, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address 'Sarohito', Valavi Road, Ernakulam, Cochin-682018 (Kerala) Tel. (0484) 395330 Present Address 16, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001 Tel. (011) 3782172 Positions held 1970-73President, Pradesh Youth Congress Committee, Kerala 1973-75General-Secretary, Indian Youth Congress 1975-79General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Kerala 1980-82Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly Minister for Industries, Kerala 1982-86President, P.C.C. (S), Kerala 1991Elected to 10th Lok Sabha 1995-96Member, Committee on Finance 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996-97Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.) 1998-99Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Panel of Chairmen Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Member, Kerala Sahithya Parishath; associated with socio-cultural, literary Associations

Special Interests  

Banking and finance

Favourite pastime and Recreation  

Reading, games and travelling

Countries Visited  

Afghanistan, Trinidad and Tobago, U.K., U.S.A. and former 
U.S.S.R.; Leader (i) Indian Youth Delegation to Indo-Soviet
Youth Friendship Week at Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, 1973;
(ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to U.S.A., U.K.;and 
Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwelath
Parliamentary Conference, Trinidad and Tobago
 
Other Information  

Director, Federal Bank Ltd., Alwaye; Managing Director, 
Veekshanam Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., Cochin;
Member, (i)Rubber Board; and (ii)Press Council of India, 
1998-99

Election Result of Idukki Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 10,53,290 Total votes polled 7,19,111 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri P.C. Chacko (I.N.C.) 3,33,999 (2) Shri K. Francis George (K.E.C.) 3,27,649 (3) Shri D Asokakumar (B.J.P.) 46,130 (4) Shri Raj Mohan Thampi (B.S.P.) 3,824
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