George M. Thomas Indian politician

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
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{{BLP sources|date=March 2011}}
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'''George M. Thomas''' (born 22 March 1954<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=niyamasabha|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/Members-Eng/38%20George%20M.%20Thomas.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>) is an Indian politician, a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He is former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of [[Kerala]] from [[Thiruvambady]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thiruvambadyla.org/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323024830/http://thiruvambadyla.org/index.html |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
George M. Thomas was born on 22 March 1955 at Kelothu Vayal in [[Kayanna|Kayanna Panchayath]] in a middle-class family. His father is Thomas and mother is Annamma. He has three brothers and five sisters. He completed high school education from St. George's High School, [[Kulathuvayal]] and joined St. Philomina's College in [[Mysore]] for higher studies, but was not able to complete the degree course due to personal reasons. He is married to Anice, daughter of Varkey and Anna on 10 January 1976. His son Anoop was born on 25 September 1977 and his daughter Manjusha was born on 23 December 1982. Both are employed and married and each has one son. He is a staunch atheist.

==As a party worker==
He joined Kisan sabha and KSYF in 1977 and served as its vice-president [[Kodiyathur]] [[Panchayath]]. Later he became an active worker of [[CPI(M)]] in 1980 and held the post of branch secretary, local secretary, and area secretary before entering [[electoral politics]].

== Electoral Politics==
George M.Thomas is represented thiruvambady in [[Kerala Niyamasabha]] in 2006 [[By-election]] after [[Mathai chacko]]'s death and also candidate in 2011 assembly election. In 2016 assembly election he repeated his victory that happened in 2006.

==Current status==
He is the current [http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/Members-Eng/38%20George%20M.%20Thomas.pdf MLA of Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency] and working as a [[CPI(M)]] DC member, [[AIKS]] state committee member, and as district joint secretary. Presently resides in [[Thottumukkam]], [[Kozhikode district]].

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Linto Joseph

2022-01-07T04:54:44Z

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
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| constituency_AM = [[Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruvambady]]
| assembly = Kerala Legislative
| termstart = May 2021
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| alma_mater = [[College of Applied Science, Thiruvambady|College of Applied Science]], [[Thiruvambady]]<br> [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[Kottayam]]
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| residence = Koombara, [[Koodaranji]]
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|10 April 1992}}
| birth_place = [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
| spouse = Anusha K
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'''Linto Joseph (ലിന്‍റോ ജോസഫ് )''' is an Indian politician and the elected member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruvambady constituency]] of Kozhikode as the member of [[CPIM]] since May 2021<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2021-05-02|title=Linto Joseph steals the show in Thiruvambady|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/linto-joseph-steals-the-show-in-thiruvambady/article34465158.ece|access-date=2021-05-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Polls 2021|url=https://tv.mathrubhumi.com/en/specials/assembly-polls-2021/linto-joseph-to-contest-as-left-candidate-in-thiruvambadi--1.84241|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> He was the former President of Koodaranji Grama Panchayat. He was the former joint secretary of [[SFI]] Kerala and secretary of [[SFI]] Kozhikode, former DC Member of [[DYFI]] kozhikode

== Personal life ==
Linto was born to Palakkal Joseph and Annamma in Muthappanpuzha and now living in Koombara, [[Koodaranji]], in Kozhikode district of Kerala. He studied B.Com from [[IHRD CAS Thiruvambady]] and pursued M.Com from [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|M.G University]], [[Kottayam]]. In 2021 he married Anusha K.

== Political career ==
In 2021 he was elected as MLA of [[Thiruvambady]]. He was the former President of Koodaranji Grama Panchayat in the year 2020. He was the former joint secretary of [[SFI]] Kerala and secretary of [[SFI]] Kozhikode.

== References ==
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[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2021–2026]]
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