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| name = K. T. George<br />
| image =<br />
| constituency1 = [[Paravur Assembly constituency|Paravur]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Xavier Arakkal]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[K. A. Damodara Menon]]<br />
| term_end1 = 1972<br />
| term_start1 = 1965<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| office2 = [[Department of Finance (Kerala)|Minister for Finance]], [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| term_end2 = 1972 April 3<br />
| term_start2 = 1971 September 25<br />
| predecessor2 = [[N. K. Seshan]]<br />
| successor2 = [[K. G. Adiyodi]]<br />
| office3 = Minister of Law, [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
| term_end3 = 1972 April 3<br />
| term_start3 = 1971 September 25<br />
| birth_place = British India<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929|7|20}}<br />
| children = 3<br />
| spouse = Saramma George<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1972|4|3|1929|7|20}}<br />
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India <br />
}}<br />
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'''K. T. George''' was a lawyer and politician from [[Kerala]], India. He represented [[Paravur Assembly constituency]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] representative in the third and fourth Kerala Legislative Assemblies.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Born July 20, 1929, K. T. George was survived by his wife, Saramma George.<ref name="niyamasabha">{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m170.htm |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> The couple had three daughters.<ref name="niyamasabha" /> He was a lawyer by profession.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suresh |first=Sreelakshmi |last2=stateofkerala.in |title=Kerala State - Everything about Kerala |url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/k_t_george.php |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.stateofkerala.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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While speaking in the Kerala Legislative Assembly as the Law Minister, on April 5, 1972, he collapsed and died soon after.<ref name="niyamasabha" /><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
George, who was a criminal lawyer from [[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]], entered public service in 1954 as an active member of the Indian National Congress. Later he was selected member of [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] and [[All India Congress Committee]].<ref name="niyamasabha" /> He was first elected from [[Paravur Assembly constituency|Paravur]] in 1965. However no single party could form a ministry commanding majority and hence this election was considered abortive. On March 25, [[President's rule]] was invoked in the state for the fourth time.<ref name="KeralaLegislature">{{cite web | url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776:history-of-kerala-legislature | title=History of Kerala Legislature | publisher=Kerala Government | access-date=30 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101549/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776%3Ahistory-of-kerala-legislature | archive-date=2014-10-06 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1965 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1965_ST_REP.pdf |website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI }}</ref> He later won the 1967 elections from Paravur and became a member of the Third Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref name="niyamasabha" /> During this period he was also served as the [[Chief Whip]] of the Congress Legislative Party.<ref name="niyamasabha" /> He again won the 1970 elections from Paravur.<ref name="niyamasabha" /> During this period he was the Chairman of the Estimates Committee from 1970 to 1971 and the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislative Party.<ref name="niyamasabha" /><br />
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From September 25, 1971, till his death he served as the Kerala state Minister for finance and Minister of Law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=:: FINANCE DEPARTMENT :: GOVERNMENT OF KERALA |url=https://www.finance.kerala.gov.in/minprfle.jsp |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=www.finance.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://klaproceedings.niyamasabha.org/pdf/KLA-004-00031-00030.pdf Official obituary reference of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]<br />
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[[Category:Malayali politicians]]<br />
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