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	[[File:Joseph m puthussery.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~right~~\|~~400px~~\|~~Joseph M. Puthussery~~]]		{{Infobox officeholder
			\| name = Joseph M. Puthussery
			\| image = File:Joseph m puthussery.jpg
			\| office1 = Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly (MLA)
			\| term_start1 = 1991
			\| term_end1 = 1996
			\| predecessor1 =
			\| successor1 =
			\| term_start2 = 2001
			\| term_end2 = 2011
			\| predecessor2 =
			\| successor2 =
			\| constituency1 = [[Kallooppara]] Constituency
			\| party =[[Kerala Congress]]
			\| spouse = Lylee
			\| children = 3
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1959\|4\|28}}
			\| birth_place =[[Kallooppara]], [[Pathanamthitta district]], Kerala
			\| residence = [[Thiruvalla]], Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
			\| death_date =
			\| death_place =
			\| source= <ref name="niyamasabha">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m36.htm\|title=Members - Kerala Legislature\|access-date=2023-07-23}}</ref>
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	'''Joseph M. Puthussery''' (born at Kalloppara on 28 April 1959) is an Indian politician. He serves as senior leader of the [[Kerala Congress]].		'''Joseph M. Puthussery''' (born at Kalloppara on 28 April 1959) is an Indian politician. He serves as senior leader of the [[Kerala Congress]].

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Puthussery entered politics as a student through K.S.C~~.{{clarify\|What does this stand for? Wikipedia is for general audiences~~, ~~not just Indian college~~ students~~\|date=March 2019}}~~ He served as school unit secretary, vice president, All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam, State General Secretary and President, KSC; General Secretary, Kerala Youth Front and KTUC State Committee. He was a member, KSRTC Director Board, KSEB Consultative Committee, MG University Senate.		Joseph M. Puthussery was born on April 28, 1959 in [[Kallooppara]], [[Pathanamthitta district]] of [[Kerala]] as the son of Mamman and Mariamma.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> He entered politics as a student through Kerala Students Congress (K.S.C), the students' wing of Kerala Congress. He served as school unit secretary, vice president, All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam, State General Secretary and President, KSC; General Secretary, Kerala Youth Front and KTUC State Committee. He was a member, KSRTC Director Board, KSEB Consultative Committee, MG University Senate.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	He serves as General Secretary and Official Spokesman of Kerala Congress (M);<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article574340.ece?textsize=small&test=2\|title=States/Kerala: Action sought against lottery\|date=16 August 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> Chairman, Mallappally Public Stadium Society. Was Secretary and Chief Whip of Kerala Congress (M) Parliamentary Party; Member, UDF State Co-ordination Committee.		He serves as General Secretary and Official Spokesman of Kerala Congress (M);<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article574340.ece?textsize=small&test=2\|title=States/Kerala: Action sought against lottery\|date=16 August 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> Chairman, Mallappally Public Stadium Society. Was Secretary and Chief Whip of Kerala Congress (M) Parliamentary Party; Member, UDF State Co-ordination Committee.

	~~At present~~, ~~he is the vice-chairman of Kerala Congress~~.		Since 2017 a column entitled 'Veenduvicharam' is being written in a Malayalam Daily.Six books 'Veenduvicharam', 'Vimarsam', 'Kalam Kannadi Nokkunnu', 'Paksham Janapaksham','Vox Populi'and 'Democrisis' have been published.

	He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 2001 and 2006 ~~from~~ [[~~Kallooppara~~]] ~~constituency.~~ He contested in the 2016 elections from [[Tiruvalla]] constituency but lost to [[Mathew T. Thomas]]. During his Tenure as MLA, he served as a member of the Privileges Committee, Public Undertaking Committee, Official Language Committee, Environment Committee, Rules Committee, Petitions Committee and Committee for the Welfare of Women and Children.		He was the General Secretary of the Kerala Congress (M) and after the death of [[K. M. Mani]], he left the party and joined the Joseph faction of the Kerala Congress in protest against the decision of [[Jose K. Mani\|Jose]] faction of Kerala Congress (M) to join the [[Left Democratic Front]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/kerala/2020/09/24/joseph-m-puthussery-left-the-kerala-congress\|title=ജോസഫ് എം പുതുശേരി കേരള കോൺഗ്രസ് വിട്ടു\|access-date=2023-07-23\|last=mediaone\|date=2020-09-24\|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/can-t-be-part-ldf-senior-leader-kerala-congress-m-quits-jose-mani-faction-133831\|title=‘Can’t be part of LDF’: Senior leader of Kerala Congress (M) quits Jose Mani faction\|access-date=2023-07-23\|date=2020-09-24\|language=en}}</ref>

			==Electoral politics==

			Puthussery was elected as Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from the old Kallooppara constituency in 1991, 2001 and 2006, but did not get a seat after the constituency was abolished in 2011.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/don-t-want-to-go-to-ldf-joseph-m-puthussry-1.5078898\|title=ഇത്രയും കാലം ഉയർത്തിപ്പിടിച്ച രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തെ തള്ളിപ്പറയാനാകില്ല, എൽഡിഎഫിലേക്കില്ല: പുതുശ്ശേരി\|access-date=2023-07-23\|date=2020-09-24\|language=ml \|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref> He later contested the 2016 assembly elections from Tiruvalla constituency but lost to [[Mathew T. Thomas]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>

			During his Tenure as MLA, Puthussery served as a member of the Privileges Committee, Public Undertaking Committee, Official Language Committee, Environment Committee, Rules Committee, Petitions Committee and Committee for the Welfare of Women and Children.

	Puthusserry was a participant in the seven Annual General Assembly Sessions of the Inter Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) held at Greek Parliament (2013), Russian Parliament (2014), Vienna (2015), Thessaloniki (2016), Italian Parliament (2017) Greek Parliament (2018)and Georgian Parliament(2019). IAO combines the efforts of European countries, with headquarters in the Greek Parliament. During his visit to the 2017 IAO General Assembly, he met with [[Pope Francis]]. He also met [[Prokopios Pavlopoulos]], Greek President during the IAO 25th Annual General Assembly.		Puthusserry was a participant in the seven Annual General Assembly Sessions of the Inter Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) held at Greek Parliament (2013), Russian Parliament (2014), Vienna (2015), Thessaloniki (2016), Italian Parliament (2017) Greek Parliament (2018)and Georgian Parliament(2019). IAO combines the efforts of European countries, with headquarters in the Greek Parliament. During his visit to the 2017 IAO General Assembly, he met with [[Pope Francis]]. He also met [[Prokopios Pavlopoulos]], Greek President during the IAO 25th Annual General Assembly.

	~~Since 2017 a column entitled 'Veenduvicharam' is being written in a Malayalam Daily.Two books 'Veenduvicharam'and 'Vimarsam' have been published.~~

	==References==		==References==

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	Following university, he was on Southern Railway Consultative Committee, District Sports Council, Pathanamthitta, Malankara Orthodox Church Managing Committee, MOC's Colleges Governing Body; Was Office Bearer, Transport Driver's Union; Electricity Board Executive Employees Union, Assistant Engineers Association, Coconut Development Corporation Staff Union.		Following university, he was on Southern Railway Consultative Committee, District Sports Council, Pathanamthitta, Malankara Orthodox Church Managing Committee, MOC's Colleges Governing Body; Was Office Bearer, Transport Driver's Union; Electricity Board Executive Employees Union, Assistant Engineers Association, Coconut Development Corporation Staff Union.

	He serves as General Secretary and Official Spokesman of Kerala Congress (M);<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article574340.ece?textsize=small&test=2\|title=States/Kerala: Action sought against lottery\|date=16 August 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref>Chairman, Mallappally Public Stadium Society. Was Secretary and Chief Whip of Kerala Congress (M) Parliamentary Party; Member, UDF State Co-ordination Committee.		He serves as General Secretary and Official Spokesman of Kerala Congress (M);<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article574340.ece?textsize=small&test=2\|title=States/Kerala: Action sought against lottery\|date=16 August 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> Chairman, Mallappally Public Stadium Society. Was Secretary and Chief Whip of Kerala Congress (M) Parliamentary Party; Member, UDF State Co-ordination Committee.

	At present, he is the ~~Vice~~-~~Chairman~~ of Kerala Congress.		At present, he is the vice-chairman of Kerala Congress.

	He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 2001 and 2006 from [[Kallooppara]] constituency. He contested in the 2016 elections from [[Tiruvalla]] constituency but lost to [[Mathew T. Thomas]]. During his Tenure as MLA, he served as a member of the Privileges Committee, Public Undertaking Committee, Official Language Committee, Environment Committee, Rules Committee, Petitions Committee and Committee for the Welfare of Women and Children.		He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 2001 and 2006 from [[Kallooppara]] constituency. He contested in the 2016 elections from [[Tiruvalla]] constituency but lost to [[Mathew T. Thomas]]. During his Tenure as MLA, he served as a member of the Privileges Committee, Public Undertaking Committee, Official Language Committee, Environment Committee, Rules Committee, Petitions Committee and Committee for the Welfare of Women and Children.

	Puthusserry was a participant in the seven Annual General Assembly Sessions of the Inter Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) held at Greek Parliament (2013), Russian Parliament (2014), Vienna (2015), Thessaloniki (2016), Italian Parliament (2017) Greek Parliament (2018)and Georgian Parliament(2019). IAO combines the efforts of European countries, with headquarters in the Greek Parliament. During his visit to the 2017 IAO General Assembly, he met with [[Pope Francis]]. He also met [[Prokopios Pavlopoulos]], Greek President during the IAO 25th Annual General Assembly.		Puthusserry was a participant in the seven Annual General Assembly Sessions of the Inter Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) held at Greek Parliament (2013), Russian Parliament (2014), Vienna (2015), Thessaloniki (2016), Italian Parliament (2017) Greek Parliament (2018)and Georgian Parliament(2019). IAO combines the efforts of European countries, with headquarters in the Greek Parliament. During his visit to the 2017 IAO General Assembly, he met with [[Pope Francis]]. He also met [[Prokopios Pavlopoulos]], Greek President during the IAO 25th Annual General Assembly.

			Since 2017 a column entitled 'Veenduvicharam' is being written in a Malayalam Daily.Two books 'Veenduvicharam'and 'Vimarsam' have been published.

	==References==		==References==
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[[File:Joseph m puthussery.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Joseph M. Puthussery]]
'''Joseph M. Puthussery''' (born at Kalloppara on 28 April 1959) is an Indian politician. He serves as senior leader of the [[Kerala Congress]].

== Early life ==
Puthussery entered politics as a student through K.S.C.{{clarify|What does this stand for? Wikipedia is for general audiences, not just Indian college students|date=March 2019}} He served as school unit secretary, vice president, All Kerala Balajana Sakhyam, State General Secretary and President, KSC; General Secretary, Kerala Youth Front and KTUC State Committee. He was a member, KSRTC Director Board, KSEB Consultative Committee, MG University Senate.

== Career ==
Following university, he was on Southern Railway Consultative Committee, District Sports Council, Pathanamthitta, Malankara Orthodox Church Managing Committee, MOC's Colleges Governing Body; Was Office Bearer, Transport Driver's Union; Electricity Board Executive Employees Union, Assistant Engineers Association, Coconut Development Corporation Staff Union.

He serves as General Secretary and Official Spokesman of Kerala Congress (M);<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article574340.ece?textsize=small&test=2|title=States/Kerala: Action sought against lottery|date=16 August 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 December 2010}}</ref>Chairman, Mallappally Public Stadium Society. Was Secretary and Chief Whip of Kerala Congress (M) Parliamentary Party; Member, UDF State Co-ordination Committee.

At present, he is the Vice-Chairman of Kerala Congress.

He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1991, 2001 and 2006 from [[Kallooppara]] constituency. He contested in the 2016 elections from [[Tiruvalla]] constituency but lost to [[Mathew T. Thomas]]. During his Tenure as MLA, he served as a member of the Privileges Committee, Public Undertaking Committee, Official Language Committee, Environment Committee, Rules Committee, Petitions Committee and Committee for the Welfare of Women and Children.

Puthusserry was a participant in the seven Annual General Assembly Sessions of the Inter Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO) held at Greek Parliament (2013), Russian Parliament (2014), Vienna (2015), Thessaloniki (2016), Italian Parliament (2017) Greek Parliament (2018)and Georgian Parliament(2019). IAO combines the efforts of European countries, with headquarters in the Greek Parliament. During his visit to the 2017 IAO General Assembly, he met with [[Pope Francis]]. He also met [[Prokopios Pavlopoulos]], Greek President during the IAO 25th Annual General Assembly.

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