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Oommen Chandy

Personal data
Date of birthOctober 31, 1943(age 67)
Place of birthPuthuppally, Travancore,
Indian Empire
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseMariamma Oommen
Children1 son and 2 daughters
ResidencePuthuppally, Kerala
ReligionChristian, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Chief Minister of Kerala|, Kerala
Assumed officeMay 2011
GovernorR. S. Gavai
In office31 August 2004 - 18 May 2006
Succeeded byV.S. Achuthanandan
Preceded byA. K. Antony

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Oommen Chandy ( ) (born 31 October 1943 in Puthuppally, Travancore, Indian Empire) is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Kerala. He has held the Chief Minister of Kerala position earlier from 2004 to 2006, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.

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The CMS College (CMS College Kottayam) is the first college in Kerala, India. It was started by the Church Missionary Society, England, in 1817 when no institution existed in the then-Travancore state to teach English. The Rev. Benjamin Bailey was the first principal of The College.The government welcomed the College as "a place of general education whence any demands of the state for officers to fill all departments of public service would be met". In the early years, the curriculum included the study of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Mathematics, History and Geography besides English, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Syriac. In 1838, the College was shifted to the wooded hillock — the present site — commanding views of the distant Western Ghats. One of the oldest buildings in the campus is Room 52 or "Grammar School" as it was then named. The College magazine in Malayalam was started in 1864 by Principal Richard Collins, after whom the college library is named. In 1857 the college was affiliated to Madras University soon after its incorporation and the college presented students for the Matriculation examination. The college provided free education to all the students until 1855 when the fee of 1 Rupee a month began to be collected from each student. The total number of students in 1870 was only 129. In 1880, the Maharaja of Travancore who visited the College observed: "Long before the state undertook the humanizing task of educating the subjects, the Christian Missionaries had raised <b>...</b>
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sindhu joy requesting vote for oommen chandy
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"Rajmohan Unnithan" "Rajmohan Unnithan Sex Scandal" "Sonia Gandhi" "Vote for LDF" "Vote for UDF" VS "VS Achuthanandan" "Oommen Chandy" "Pinarayi Vijayan" "Niyamasabha Election" "Sonia Gandhi LDF" "Rahul Gandhi LDF" "Ice Cream Parlor case" "Malayala Manorama" Mathrubhumi Deshabhimani
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"Sonia Gandhi" "Vote for LDF" "Vote for UDF" VS "VS Achuthanandan" "Oommen Chandy" "Pinarayi Vijayan" "Niyamasabha Election" "Sonia Gandhi LDF" "Rahul Gandhi LDF" "Ice Cream Parlor case" "Malayala Manorama" Mathrubhumi Deshabhimani
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Close encounter: Oommen Chandy
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SNC-Lavalin power scandal is one of the biggest financial scams that rocked Kerala, India. [1] The Comptroller and Auditor General of India [2]report indicted a CPI(M)-led government of the mid-1990s for a Rs 374.50 crore loss to the exchequer.[3] Pinarayi Vijayan has been figured in the 9th accused by charge sheet filed by the CBI. Later, the CBI moved to seek Government's consent to prosecute him. [4] [5] Three hydel power stations had to be upgraded, tenders were invited and was finalised to an Indian consortium and a Canadian MNC. The foreign company quoted Rs 2.42 crore per MW, the Indian consortium BHEL and L&T sought Rs 1.25 per MW. The contract went to the higher bidder, contrary to normal practice.
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"Kerala Election 2011" "muslim league" IUML "Top Kerala News" "May 13 2011" Mathrubhumi "MP Veerendrakumar" suicided "Sonia Gandhi" "Vote for LDF" "Vote for UDF" VS "VS Achuthanandan" "Oommen Chandy" "Pinarayi Vijayan" "Ice Cream Parlor case" kunjalikutty " Mammen Mathew"
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** ALL RIGHTS TO THE SOLE OWNER --- ONLY FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES *** ------- Rock The vote - Short Film - [1080p] [HD] Rock The vote - Directed by Ajan. Camera by Sujith SL. Edited by Alby NS. Rock the vote bad roads kerala trivandrum elections vs achuthanandan oommen chandy kerala roads cutter real kerala gods own country
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interview with oommen chandy by sivan muhamma 2007 oct usa visit
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Surfers logging on to a Kerala government's website will be able to see the functioning of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's office starting Friday thanks to live webstreaming. The live webstreaming on the chief minister's new website would be inaugurated Friday in the presence of cabinet ministers and other top officials, a press release issued Thursday said.
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Opposition urges detailed probe into lottery issue - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com---...- was taking responsibility for the lottery muddle, opposition leader -Oommen chandy- today said merely accepting the guilt will not solve the problem. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:19:19 GMT+00:00
Kochi: Mayoral election may trigger factionalism - Express Buzz Tweet this news
Express Buzz--It is learnt that Chammany had the backing of Opposition leader -Oommen Chandy-. The present development may lead to factionalism between Chennithala and ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:41:22 GMT+00:00
LDF Govt a total failure: Chandy - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--PTI | 10:10 PM,Oct 20,2010 Kozhikode, Oct 20 (PTI) Opposition leader in the Kerala assembly -Oommen chandy- today alleged that the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:33:39 GMT+00:00
Victory for Secular Forces: Chandy - The Hindu Tweet this news
The Hindu--The Opposition Leader -Oommen Chandy- has termed the UDF victory in the local body elections as 'secular victory'. Speaking to media persons at his residence ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:17:56 GMT+00:00
No truck with Murali in local polls: Chandy - Express Buzz Tweet this news
Express Buzz--MALAPPURAM: Opposition Leader -Oommen Chandy- on Wednesday denied the reports that the Congress would accept help from Muraleedharan's group in the upcoming ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:53:56 GMT+00:00
Prem Nazir Foundation award presented to Soorya - Oneindia Tweet this news
Oneindia--Opposition leader -Oommen Chandy- presented the Prem Nazir Foundation award to Soorya Krishna Moorthy in a function at Tagore Centenary Hall in ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:26:36 GMT+00:00
IUML responsible for growth of NDF: DYFI - Express Buzz Tweet this news
Express Buzz--Congress leaders including -Oommen Chandy- and Ramesh Chennithala did not have the courage to take a stance against terrorist groups like Popular Front and ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:03:42 GMT+00:00
Chandy Criticises Kerala CM's Statement on PFI - Outlook Tweet this news
Outlook---...- Front of India was to convert Kerala into muslim state, opposition leader -Oommen Chandy- has said the statement would create disastrous consequences. ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:30:07 GMT+00:00
Doyen of Kerala's media industry KM Mathew dies - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times---Oommen Chandy-, leader of opposition in Kerala, remembered Mathew as a man known for his simplicity and humility. "I have known him (Mathew) for more than ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:52:28 GMT+00:00
Tsunami reverberates again in Kerala assembly - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times--The Kerala assembly on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and opposition leader -Oommen Chandy- over ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:54:48 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
V. S. Achuthanandan
Oommen Chandy
2011 - till date
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Election Victories
Year Closest rival Majority (votes)
1970 E.M.George (CPM) 7,288
1977 P.C.Cherian (BLD) 15,910
1980 M.R.G.Panicker (NDP) 13,659
1982 Thomas Rajan (ICS) 15,983
1987 V.N.Vasavan (CPM) 9,164
1991 V.N.Vasavan (CPM) 13,811
1996 Reji Zacharia (CPM) 10,155
2001 Cherian Philip (CPM Ind.) 12,575
2006 Sindu Joy (CPM) 19,863
2011 Suja Susan George (CPM) 33,255


Minister in different ministries :
No. Ministry Portfolio period
1 1st K. Karunakaran Labour 11/04/1977 - 25.04/1977
2 1st A. K. Antony Labour 27/04/1977 - 27/10/1978
3 2nd K. Karunakaran Home 28/12/1981 - 17/03/1982
4 4th K. Karunakaran Finance 02/07/1991 - 22/06/1994



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