Oommen Chandy was born on 31 October 1943 and is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 10th Chief Minister of Kerala from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016.
27 Facts About Oommen Chandy
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Oommen Chandy was Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
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Oommen Chandy represents Puthuppally constituency as MLA in the State Assembly since 1970.
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Oommen Chandy is the longest serving MLA in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and the only Indian Chief Minister to achieve award for public service from United Nations.
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Oommen Chandy was born on 31 October 1943 in Puthupally, Kottayam district.
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Oommen Chandy was the unit president of the KSU at St George High School, Puthupally, and went on to become the State President of the organization.
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Oommen Chandy started his political career through the Kerala Students Union, in which he served as president from 1967 to 1969.
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Oommen Chandy was elected as the president of the State Youth Congress in 1970.
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Oommen Chandy has represented the Puthuppally constituency for 5 decades, having been elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1970,1977,1980,1982,1987,1991,1996,2001,2006,2011,2016 and 2021.
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Oommen Chandy has been a minister in the Government of Kerala on four occasions.
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Oommen Chandy was in the charge of Home portfolio in the second K Karunakaran Ministry from 28 December 1981 to 17 March 1982.
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Oommen Chandy was in charge of the Finance Portfolio and resigned from the cabinet on 22 June 1994 as a protest against Karunakaran's denial of a Rajya Sabha ticket to a factional leader.
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On 30 August 2004, Oommen Chandy was elected the Congress Legislature Party leader at the end of a meeting by AICC observers and clearance by the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi.
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Oommen Chandy resigned as Chief Minister on 12 May 2006 following the defeat of his party in 2006 Assembly Elections.
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Oommen Chandy was the leader of opposition in the twelfth Kerala Legislative Assembly.
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At the Congress Legislature Party meeting, Oommen Chandy's name was proposed by Ramesh Chennithala and seconded by Aryadan Mohammed.
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UDF, led by Oommen Chandy secured a slender margin of majority in the assembly election held on 13 April 2011.
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Oommen Chandy took the oath on 18 May 2011 with six other ministers of his cabinet.
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Oommen Chandy first took charge as Chief Minister leading First Oommen Chandy ministry on 31 August 2004 and adopted the motto Athivegam Bahudooram.
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Oommen Chandy attended the 35th World Economic Forum held at Davos, Switzerland, in the year 2006.
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Oommen Chandy received the United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme, for hearing and solving the complaints of citizens.
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The Government of Kerala approved the project and funds were allocated for the same in 2005 and the same year on 17 January 2005, Oommen Chandy inaugurated the first phase of the project between Kasaragod and Palakkad at a function held in Payyavoor.
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The Second Oommen Chandy ministry adopted the motto Vikasanavum Karuthalum.
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Oommen Chandy's ministry took decision to built at least one Government Medical College in the districts which don't have it to ensure the presence of Public Medical College all the 14 districts of Kerala, which was instrumental in the Public health infrastructure of the state.
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The Second Oommen Chandy government distributed pensions ranging from Rs 800 - Rs 1,500.
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The Second Oommen Chandy ministry had took decision to prohibit Liqueur in the state by discouraging bars.
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The report filed by vigilance said that Oommen Chandy was not aware of the details of the decision to import palmolein through a Singapore-based firm.