M P Joseph
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M P Joseph is a former UN diplomat and native of Thrippunithura in Ernakulam.[1]
Career
He was fielded by the Kerala Congress as the United Democratic Front (Kerala) candidate for the Thrikaripur Assembly Constituency in Kasaragod for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election held on 6 April 2021.[2] When the results were declared on 2 May 2021, Joseph polled 37.41% of the votes by getting a total of 60,014 votes, which is the second-highest votes polled by the Kerala Congress in any constituency in the state during the elections.[3][4] Joseph lost the elections, standing second to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate, M. Rajagopalan.
Family
Joseph is the son-in-law of the late veteran Kerala Congress Leader Sri. K. M. Mani,[2] and co-brother of Jose K. Mani, chairman of the Kerala Congress (M) faction of the Kerala Congress, which switched over to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Democratic Front shortly before the Assembly elections.[5] Joseph courted controversy by criticizing the cross-over of his brother-in-law to the LDF which had vilified Sri. K. M. Mani when he presented the Kerala State Budget in 2015 as Finance Minister of Kerala, but received accolades for standing firm with the UDF.[6]
References
- ↑ "UDF's Joseph tries to 'unshackle' Trikaripur from communism, calls Cheemeni Pol Pot's Cambodia". The New Indian Express. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "K M Mani's son-in-law M P Joseph becomes candidate of P J Joseph faction in Kerala polls". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Details of candidate of 005-TRIKARIPUR LAC attended on 1st inspection held on 25.03.202 1" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021".
- ↑ "Kerala Election Results: Jose K Mani's defeat dampens KC(M) triumph". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Nair, Jaikrishnan (October 17, 2020). "Unwise move, says Jose's bro-in-law". The Times of India.
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