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| Office | Governor of Madhya Pradesh
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| Office | Governor of Gujarat |
| Office | Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry |
| Office | President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Term start | 30 December 1987 |
| Term end | 30 March 1989 |
| Predecessor | Narayan Dutta Ojha Template:Small |
| Successor | Sarla Grewal |
| Predecessor | B. D. Sharma |
| Successor | Narayan Dutta Ojha Template:Small
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| Born | 1921-08-06 |
| Born | Pala, Travancore, British India Template:Small |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Template:Marriage |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater | St. Berchmans College University College Thiruvananthapuram |
| Occupation | Template:Hlist |
| Website | Template:URL |
Kizhakkayil Mathai Chandy (6 August 1921 – 7 September 1998) was an Indian politician who served as the governor of the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. He is also the former president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and chairman of Rubber Board.
He was elected unanimously to the State Legislature after Independence at the age of 26 and he was re-elected in 1952 and 1954. Chandy was mainly responsible for the establishment and growth of many big co-operative institutions in Kerala. The first ever Youth Congress Unit was started by him in the year 1953. He founded the Meenachil Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank.He was also the Founder of the Palai Co-operative Marketing Society. The Kerala State Rubber Marketing Federation was founded by him in 1971. He founded the Indian Rubber Growers Association in 1966. The present B. Tech. Course in rubber technology in the Cochin University is his brain child. It was at his instance that India joined the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). He led a large number of delegations from India to conferences of International Rubber Study Group, Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), International Rubber Research Development Board held at London, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Singapore, etc. from 1972 to 1978.[1]
Early life
K. M. Chandy was born on 6 August 1921 at Palai in Kottayam District as the son of Kizhakkayil Mathai and Mathai Mariyam. He had 3 younger brothers including Pala K.M Mathew (Former Member Of Parliament) and a sister.[2] He had his schooling in his home town palai and College education at Changanacherry and Trivandrum. He completed his M.A. in English Language and literature in 1942.
Personal life
He was married to Mariakutty Chandy in the year 1939 at the age of 18. They have eight sons and two daughters.[3]
Death
Chandy died on 7 September 1998, aged 77, at Lisie Hospital, Ernakulam.
Biographies
He couldn’t complete his autobiography titled "Jeevitha Vazhiyorakazhchakal" due to his sudden death. But later it was published by Labour (India) publications in 1999 after his death.
A biography on him titled "Varika Varika Sahajare" was written by Pala K.M. Mathew published by Current Books in 2009.[4][5][6][7][8]
References
- ↑ Prof. K.M. Chandy. Rajbhavan Gujarat (Govt. of Gujarat).
- ↑ Genealogy of Prof. K.M. Chandy. Roots-The Kerala Christian Family Tree.
- ↑ Prof. K.M. Chandy(personal details). Roots.
- ↑ Prof. K.M. Chandy. Rajbhavan Madhya Pradesh (Govt. of Madhya Pradesh).
- ↑ Three instances when Governors didn’t buckle under pressure. National Herald India.
- ↑ Interview with Prof. KM Chandy (Freedom fighter, Congress leader,MLA,State Governor).
- ↑ Bio-data of Prof.K.M Chandy. Prof.K.M Chandy Foundation.
- ↑ K.M. Chandy award for best rubber grower. The Hindu(15 October 2020).
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