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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{for|the information theorist|Joy A. Thomas}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=September 2010}}

{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Joy Thomas
|image =
|office = [[President (corporate title)|President]], [[Kerala State Co-operative Consumers Federation Limited]]
|term_start = 2011
|term_end =2016
|predecessor =
|successor =
|office2 = Member, [[Idukki]] [[District]] [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat]]
|term_start2 = 1995
|term_end2 = 2000
|office3 = District Congress Committee President, [[Idukki]]
|term_start3 = 2001
|term_end3 = 2007
|office4 = Idukki District Cooperative Bank President
|governor3 =
|term_start4 = 2001
|term_end4 = 2006
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 =
|office5 = [[General Secretary]] Idukki District Congress Committee
|term_start5 = 1986
|term_end5 = 2001
|predecessor4 =
|successor4 =
|office6 = President Idukki [[Indian Youth Congress]]
|term_start6 = 1985
|term_end6 = 1986
|predecessor5 =
|successor5 =
|office7 = State Vice President, [[Kerala Students Union]]
|president6 = [[Ramesh Chennithala]]
|term_start7 = 1981
|term_end7 = 1983
|predecessor6 =
|successor6 = E.M Augusthy
|birth_date =
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|alma_mater = [[Kerala Law Academy Law College]]<br>[[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram|Government Law College]]
}}

'''Joy Thomas''' is an Indian politician. He serves as President of the Kerala State Co-operative Consumers Federation Limited.<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite news |title=Consumerfed president welcomes move |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/consumerfed-president-welcomes-move/article7694029.ece |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=27 September 2015}}</ref>

==Early life==
Joy Thomas was born in [[Idukki]], Idukki district of [[Kerala]] in a [[Syro-Malabar|Syrian Catholic]] Christian family. Joy completed his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Newman College, Thodupuzha|New Man College]], [[Thodupuzha]] and [[Bachelor of Law]] from [[Kerala Law Academy]] [[Law]] [[College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]].

Joy Thomas started his political career at age 14. He worked for the [[Kerala Students Union]] in his hometown. He was noted by teachers and students for his sincere attitude towards the fight for equality. He won his classroom representative elections by a huge margin.

He continued to work for [[Kerala Students Union]] while studying in [[Kerala Law Academy Law College]] at [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. He was appointed State Vice President of the Kerala Students Union.

==Political career==
He returned to Idukki after his education and was appointed as Idukki District President of the [[Indian Youth Congress]]. He was given the post as Idukki District General Secretary of District Congress Committee, a post he held until 2001. After the 2001 Kerala Assembly Elections, he was appointed as the President of Idukki District Congress Committee.

During the period, he was able to wrestle the control of the Idukki District Co-operative Bank from the Left Democratic Front and was appointed as its president for a five-year term. He held the post until the 2006 Kerala Assembly Elections. He was then appointed as the Idukki District UDF Chairman.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Cite web |title=maquinaria plantas de trituración, impacto trituradoras |url=http://dccidukki.org.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604181637/http://dccidukki.org.in/ |archive-date=2017-06-04 |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=www.dccidukki.org.in }}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Syro-Malabar Catholics]]
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Idukki district]]
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