P. C. Chacko | |
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| Kerala State President of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | T. P. Peethambaran |
| National Working President Nationalist Congress Party (SP) | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2024 | |
| National President NCP(SP) | Sharad Pawar |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | C. K. Chandrappan |
| Succeeded by | C. N. Jayadevan |
| Constituency | Thrissur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1946 Kanjirappally, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Kottayam, Kerala, India) |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Till 2021) |
| Spouse | Leela Chacko |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | P. J. Chacko and Leyamma |
| Residence | Thrissur, Kerala |
P. C. Chacko (born 29 September 1946) is a former Member of Parliament from Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. He is a former member of the Indian National Congress. Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021, stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala.[1] P.C. Chacko is the first president of Thiruvananthapuram District committee of Kerala Students Union. He was the State president of Indian youth Congress from 1970 to 1973 and held the post of national General secretary of Indian youth Congress during 1973 - 1975. He became the general secretary of KPCC[clarification needed] in 1975 and continued till 1979. He was elected to the Kerala Assembly in 1980 from Piravom constituency and during 1980- 81 he served as Minister for Industries in the state cabinet. He was elected to Loksabha in 1991 from Thrissur, in 1996 from Mukundapuram, in 1998 from Idukki and in 2009 again from Thrissur. On 2021 March 16 he joined Nationalist Congress Party,[2] which is an ally of LDF in Kerala. He was appointed President of the Kerala State Unit of Nationalist Congress Party by the National President Sri. Sharad Pawar on 19 May 2021.[3]
- ^ "'No Democracy Left': Kerala Congress Leader PC Chacko Sends Resignation to Sonia Gandhi". News18. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ""Happy To Be In 'Functional' Party": Ex-Congress Leader PC Chacko On NCP". NDTV.com.
- ^ "P C Chacko appointed as NCP's Kerala unit chief". The Economic Times.