Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 






CHACKO, SHRI P.C.
CONGRESS(I) - MUKUNDAPURAM (KERALA)



Father's Name  : Late Shri John Chacko

Date of Birth  : 29 September 1946

Place of Birth : Kanjirappally in Distt. Kottayam (Kerala)

Marital Status : Married on 10 May 1979

Spouse's Name  : Smt. Leela Chacko

Children       :      Two sons

Educational Qualifications:
Graduate 
Educated at Mar Ivanios College and University College,
        Kerala University, Trivandrum* (Kerala)

Profession :
Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address :
'Sarohito' Vallavi Road, Ernakulam,
        Cochin-682018 (Kerala) 
Tel. (0484) 395330

Positions Held :

1970-73President, Pradesh Youth Congress Committee, Kerala
1973-75General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress
1975-79General Secretary, P.C.C., Kerala
1980-82Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly
Minister for Industries, Kerala
1982-86President, K.P.C.C. (S)
1991Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Member, Kerala Sahithya Parishath; associated with socio-
cultural, literary Associations

Special Interests :
Industry and banking

Favourite pastime and Recreation :
Reading, games and travelling

Countries Visited :
Afghanistan, Trinidad and Tobago and former USSR; Leader (i) Indian Youth Delegation to Indo-Soviet Youth Friendship Week at Alma Ata, Kazakhistan, 1973; and (ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to U.S.A., U.K. and to Trinidad and Tobago for Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 
Other Information :
Director, Federal Bank Ltd., Alwaye; Managing Director, Veekshanam 
Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd., Cochin

Election result of :

Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,04,427
Total votes polled7,49,439
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri P.C. Chacko (I.N.C.)3,49,801
(2) Shri V. Vishwanatha Menon [C.P.I. (M)]3,25,044
(3) Shri Narayana Iyer (B.J.P.)35,227
(4) Shri Thomas Parokkaran (Ind.)10,208