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{{Infobox Indian political party<br />
|party_name = Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)<br />
| logo = Kerala-Congress-flag.svg<br />
|colorcode = Blue<br />
|leader = [[Skariah Thomas]]<br />
|founder = [[Skariah Thomas]]<br />
|working_chairman = [[V. Surendran Pillai]] <br />
|split = [[Kerala Congress]]<br />
|foundation = 2010<br />
|dissolution = 2015<br />
|successor = [[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]]<br />[[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]]<br />
|alliance = LDF<br />
|loksabha_seats = 0<br />
|rajyasabha_seats = 0<br />
|symbol = [[File:Chair (Indian Election Symbol).svg|150px]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ec-recognises-p-c-thomas-faction-in-kerala-364328.html|title=EC recognises P C Thomas faction in Kerala|agency=[[CNN-News18]]|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref><br />
|eci=}}<br />
'''Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)''' was a faction of [[Kerala Congress]] led by Skaria Thomas in [[Kerala]]. Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) was formerly a part of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF).<br />
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==History==<br />
In April 2010 the [[Kerala Congress (M)]] and [[Kerala Congress (Joseph)|Kerala Congress (J)]] led by [[P. J. Joseph]] decided to merge. But [[P. C. Thomas]] opposed the merger. Both P. J. Joseph and P. C. Thomas claimed the party symbol of a bicycle and the party name of Kerala Congress. Registration of Kerala Congress has been frozen by the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]]. The case is under review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/KCOrder_24032011.pdf|title=KC-order|publisher=election commission|date=25 March 2011|accessdate=7 April 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930131406/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/KCOrder_24032011.pdf|archivedate=30 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The P. C. Thomas faction is known as the Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) with a chair for its symbol.<br />
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==2011 State assembly elections==<br />
{{Main|2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election}}<br />
It participated in [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011 elections]] as a part of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]. The Party was assigned three seats to contest but was unable to win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fissures-in-kerala-congress-m/article2732380.ece|title=Fissures in Kerala Congress (M)|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 May 2011|accessdate=11 September 2019}}</ref><br />
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The party enjoys a strong presence in southern Kerala and is active in that region.<br />
{| class=wikitable<br />
|-<br />
!scope=col class=unsortable|Sl. No: <br />
!scope=col class=unsortable|District<br />
!scope=col class=unsortable|Constituency<br />
!scope=col class=unsortable|Name<br />
|-<br />
|1||Kottayam||Kaduthuruthy||[[Stephen George (politician)|Stephen George]]<br />
|-<br />
|2||Thiruvananthapuram||Thiruvananthapuram||[[V. Surendran Pillai]]<br />
|-<br />
|3||Ernakulam||Kothamangalam||Skaria Thomas<br />
|}<br />
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==Split in Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group)==<br />
In 2015, Kerala Congress (Anti-merger Group) is split into 2 parties<br />
#[[Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)]]<br />
#[[Kerala Congress (Thomas)]]<br />
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===Leaders in Skaria Thomas faction===<br />
*[[Skariah Thomas]]<br />
*[[V. Surendran Pillai]]<br />
*[[Thomas Kunnapally]]<br />
*[[Jerry Easow Oommen]]<br />
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===Leaders in P. C. Thomas faction===<br />
*[[P. C. Thomas]]<br />
*Rajan Kannattu<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Political parties in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala Congress Parties]]<br />
[[Category:2010 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:2015 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 2010]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2015]]<br />
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