Francis George (politician)

In this Malayali name, the person is referred to by their given name, Francis George, and not by their surname, Kalambattuparambil.

Kalambattuparambil 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. ^[2] He was a member of the 13th and 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.

Political career

Prior to the 2016 assembly election, he left Kerala Congress (M) and created a new party — Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. The party joined the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and he contested in the 2016 Kerala assembly election from Idukki. He lost the election to the sitting MLA Roshy Augustine. In 2020, he left the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress and rejoined Kerala Congress and is currently part of the P. J. Joseph faction of the party. In the 2021 elections, he contested as UDF candidate from Idukki. He lost yet again to Roshy Augustine from Kerala Congress (M) in a rematch of sorts with both contestants switching sides from 2016. ^[3]

Francis George has been on Parliamentary Committees on External Affairs, Defence, Industry, and Commerce. He was nominated as the UDF candidate for the Parliament Constituency of Kottayam and won the Kottayam Parliament Constituency in the 2024 election to the 18th Lok Sabha.

Personal life

Francis graduated from Christ College in Bangalore and has been graduated in law by the Law Academy at Trivandrum. He was formerly a banker.

He is the son of K. M. George, the founder of Kerala Congress. Francis George is married to Shiny Chettisseril. They have three children namely K. F. George, K. F. Jose and K. F. Jacob.

References

1. "ഫ്രാന്‍സിസ് ജോര്‍ജിന്റെ പാര്‍ട്ടി കേരള കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് -ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക് നിലവില്‍ വന്നു |".
2. "Kottayam election results 2024 live updates: KEC's K Francis George wins". The Times of India. 7 June 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 July 2024.
3. "Kerala assembly elections 2021: Idukki a litmus test for Kerala Congress factions". The Times of India. 29 March 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 July 2024.

K. Francis George
Francis George at Arakuzha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

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External links

• Francis George's Virtual Office Archived 17 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine