Thomas Chandy

Thomas Chandy (29 October 1947 – 20 December 2019) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Kuttanad constituency, the transport minister of the state of Kerala, and president of the Nationalist Congress Party in Kerala. He resigned from the minister's office on 15 November 2017 after an allegation regarding his resort in Alappuzha arose. He died in Kochi on 20 December 2019 from cancer.

Thomas Chandy
Minister for Transport, Government of Kerala
In office
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) – 15 November 2017 (2017-11-15)
Preceded byA. K. Saseendran
Succeeded byA. K. Saseendran
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
2006 (2006) – 20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)
ConstituencyKuttanad
Personal details
Born(1947-10-29)29 October 1947
Chennamkary, Kingdom of Travancore, Dominion of India
(present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India)
Died20 December 2019(2019-12-20) (aged 72)
Kadavanthra, Kochi, Kerala, India
Political partyNationalist Congress Party
SpouseMercy Chandy
Children3
In this Indian name, the name Thomas is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Chandy.
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