Karukachal is a fast-growing town in Changanassery Taluk in Kottayam district of Kerala state in India. The name "Karukachal" was coined from the words "Karuka"(Karukapullu in Malayalam) which is a type of grass which grew in plenty and "chal" meaning a small body of flowing water. Karukachal in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road which is almost a century old.The next nearest town,Chanaganasserry,is 14 km &Kottayam is 20 km from Karukachal.
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K. Francis George is an Indian politician who is a member of the Kerala Congress. He is presently a member of 18th Lok Sabha representing Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. He was a member of the 13th and the 14th Lok Sabha,representing Idukki constituency of Kerala. He was formerly a leader of the Kerala Congress (M) and that of his former party Janadhipathya Kerala Congress.
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V. M. Sudheeran is an Indian politician,who was a former President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC),former Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly,Health Minister of Kerala,and a prominent political leader in Kerala. He was a member of the 6th,11th,12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing Alappuzha each time and a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1996 representing Manalur.
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Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair Sreekandan is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress. V. K. Sreekandan is the former president of the Palakkad district Congress Committee. Sreekandan was also a Member of Parliament of the 17th Lok Sabha of India from Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. Sreekandan was also elected as Member of Parliament of the 18th Lok Sabha of India from the same constituency. Sreekandan is appointed as the interim president of Thrissur District Congress Committee following the controversies of K Muraleedharan's defeat in Thrissur Loksabha constituency in 2024 Loksabha general election.
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