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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1946\|09\|29\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1946\|09\|29\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Kanjirappally]], [[Travancore\|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Kottayam district\|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India)		\| birth_place = [[Kanjirappally]], [[Travancore\|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Kottayam district\|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India)
	\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]		\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]
	\| residence = [[Thrissur, Kerala]]		\| residence = [[Thrissur, Kerala]]
	\| death_date =		\| death_date =
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	\| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]		\| office1 = Kerala State President of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
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	\| ~~constituency1~~ = [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Thrissur]]		\| constituency1 =
	\| ~~predecessor1~~ = [[C. K. Chandrappan]]		\| predecessor1 =
	\| ~~successor1~~ = [[C. N. Jayadevan]]		\| successor1 = [[T. P. Peethambaran]]
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	~~\| successor2 =~~		\| successor2 = [[C. N. Jayadevan]]
	\| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]~~<br>(2021{{endash}}Present)~~		\| party = [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
	\| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]		\| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (Till 2021)
	\| spouse = Leela Chacko		\| spouse = Leela Chacko
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
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	'''P. C. Chacko''' (born 29 September 1946) is a former [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Thrissur Lok Sabha]] seat in [[Kerala]]. He is a former member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021, stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web\|date=2021-03-10\|title='No Democracy Left': Kerala Congress Leader PC Chacko Sends Resignation to Sonia Gandhi\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/no-democracy-left-kerala-congress-leader-pc-chacko-sends-resignation-to-sonia-gandhi.-3518417.html\|access-date=2021-03-10\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref>		'''P. C. Chacko''' (born 29 September 1946) is a former [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Thrissur Lok Sabha]] seat in [[Kerala]]. He is a former member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021, stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web\|date=2021-03-10\|title='No Democracy Left': Kerala Congress Leader PC Chacko Sends Resignation to Sonia Gandhi\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/no-democracy-left-kerala-congress-leader-pc-chacko-sends-resignation-to-sonia-gandhi.-3518417.html\|access-date=2021-03-10\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref>
	P.C. Chacko is the first president of Thiruvananthapuram District committee of Kerala Students Union ~~(KSU)~~. He was the State president of Indian youth Congress from 1970 to 1973 and held the post of national General secretary of Indian youth Congress during 1973 - 1975. He became the ~~General~~ secretary of KPCC in 1975 and continued till 1979.		P.C. Chacko is the first president of Thiruvananthapuram District committee of Kerala Students Union. He was the State president of Indian youth Congress from 1970 to 1973 and held the post of national General secretary of Indian youth Congress during 1973 - 1975. He became the general secretary of KPCC{{clarify\|What is KPCC?\|date=June 2021}} in 1975 and continued till 1979.
	He was elected to the Kerala Assembly in 1980 from Piravom constituency and during 1980- 81 he served as Minister for Industries in the state cabinet. He was Elected to Loksabha in 1991 from Thrissur,in 1996 from Mukundapuram, in 1998 from Idukki and in 2009 again from Thrissur. On 2021 March 16 he joined in [[Nationalist Congress Party]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-congress-leader-pc-chacko-to-join-ncp-today-says-sharad-pawars-party-2391917\|title="Happy To Be In 'Functional' Party": Ex-Congress Leader PC Chacko On NCP\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> which is an ally of LDF in Kerala.		He was elected to the Kerala Assembly in 1980 from Piravom constituency and during 1980- 81 he served as Minister for Industries in the state cabinet. He was Elected to Loksabha in 1991 from Thrissur, in 1996 from Mukundapuram, in 1998 from Idukki and in 2009 again from Thrissur. On 2021 March 16 he joined in [[Nationalist Congress Party]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-congress-leader-pc-chacko-to-join-ncp-today-says-sharad-pawars-party-2391917\|title="Happy To Be In 'Functional' Party": Ex-Congress Leader PC Chacko On NCP\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> which is an ally of LDF in Kerala.
			He was appointed as President of the Kerala State Unit of Nationalist Congress Party by the National President Sri. Sharad Pawar on 19 May 2021<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/p-c-chacko-appointed-as-ncps-kerala-unit-chief/articleshow/82767965.cms\|title = P C Chacko appointed as NCP's Kerala unit chief\|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	He graduated from Mar Ivanios College and University College, [[Kerala University]]. He joined ~~active~~ politics through the [[Kerala Students Union]] and held positions ~~viz.~~ [[Indian Youth Congress]] ~~State President~~. In 1980, he was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from Piravam ~~Constituency~~ and became [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] for [[Industry (economics)\|Industries]] in [[E. K. Nayanar]] ~~Ministry~~. He ~~is the~~ chairman of [[~~Joint~~ parliamentary committee]] to probe the alleged scam in the grant of 2G spectrum and telecom ~~license~~ from 1998 to 2009~~. He is~~ the ~~Official~~ spokesperson of All India Congress Committee ~~(AICC)~~<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PC-Chacko-to-head-parliamentary-panel-to-probe-2G-scam/articleshow/7628995.cms ]{{dead link\|date=March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-called-only-absolutely-necessary-says-jpc-chief-20110313-011600-584.html \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2011-03-13 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317144331/http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-called-only-absolutely-necessary-says-jpc-chief-20110313-011600-584.html \|archivedate=17 March 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		Chacko graduated from Mar Ivanios College and University College, [[Kerala University]]. He joined politics through the [[Kerala Students Union]] and held positions including the [[Indian Youth Congress]] state president. In 1980, he was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from the Piravam constituency and became [[Minister (government)\|Minister]] for [[Industry (economics)\|Industries]] in the [[E. K. Nayanar]] government. He was chairman of the [[joint parliamentary committee]] to probe the alleged scam in the grant of 2G spectrum and telecom licenses from 1998 to 2009, and was the official spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PC-Chacko-to-head-parliamentary-panel-to-probe-2G-scam/articleshow/7628995.cms ]{{dead link\|date=March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-called-only-absolutely-necessary-says-jpc-chief-20110313-011600-584.html \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2011-03-13 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317144331/http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-called-only-absolutely-necessary-says-jpc-chief-20110313-011600-584.html \|archivedate=17 March 2011 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	~~BJP has~~ accused Chacko of altering the ~~JPC~~ report on 2G case and the Congress government steamrolling the report for covering corruption. BJP also expressed similar disappointment over Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's denial of permission to BJP leaders to protest against the report.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/brazen-attempt-at-covering-up-corruption/article5444903.ece\|title=~~‘Brazen~~ attempt at covering up ~~corruption’~~\|first=Smriti Kak\|last=Ramachandran\|date=11 December 2013\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/bjp-may-block-bills-to-avenge-govt-push-to-jpc-report/\|title=BJP may block Bills to avenge govt push to JPC report\|date=11 December 2013}}</ref>		The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] accused Chacko of altering the joint parliamentary committee report on 2G case and the Congress government steamrolling the report for covering corruption. BJP also expressed similar disappointment over Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's denial of permission to BJP leaders to protest against the report.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/brazen-attempt-at-covering-up-corruption/article5444903.ece\|title='Brazen attempt at covering up corruption'\|first=Smriti Kak\|last=Ramachandran\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=11 December 2013\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/bjp-may-block-bills-to-avenge-govt-push-to-jpc-report/\|title=BJP may block Bills to avenge govt push to JPC report\|date=11 December 2013}}</ref>

	In the Lok Sabha ~~General Elections~~ of 2014, Chacko sought to be elected from [[Chalakudy]] ~~Lok Sabha Constituency~~ under the Indian National Congress ticket. He was ~~however~~ defeated ~~in the election~~ by cine artist [[Innocent (actor)\|Innocent]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Kerala-comedian-Innocent-becomes-giant-killer/articleshow/35269169.cms ]{{dead link\|date=March 2021}}</ref>		In the Lok Sabha general elections of 2014, Chacko sought to be elected from the [[Chalakudy]] constituency under the Indian National Congress ticket. However, he was defeated by cine artist [[Innocent (actor)\|Innocent]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Kerala-comedian-Innocent-becomes-giant-killer/articleshow/35269169.cms ]{{dead link\|date=March 2021}}</ref>

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'''P. C. Chacko''' (born 29 September 1946) is a former [[Member of Parliament]] from [[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur Lok Sabha]] seat in [[Kerala]]. He is a former member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021, stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-03-10|title='No Democracy Left': Kerala Congress Leader PC Chacko Sends Resignation to Sonia Gandhi|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/no-democracy-left-kerala-congress-leader-pc-chacko-sends-resignation-to-sonia-gandhi.-3518417.html|access-date=2021-03-10|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
P.C. Chacko is the first president of Thiruvananthapuram District committee of Kerala Students Union (KSU). He was the State president of Indian youth Congress from 1970 to 1973 and held the post of national General secretary of Indian youth Congress during 1973 - 1975. He became the General secretary of KPCC in 1975 and continued till 1979.
He was elected to the Kerala Assembly in 1980 from Piravom constituency and during 1980- 81 he served as Minister for Industries in the state cabinet. He was Elected to Loksabha in 1991 from Thrissur,in 1996 from Mukundapuram, in 1998 from Idukki and in 2009 again from Thrissur. On 2021 March 16 he joined in [[Nationalist Congress Party]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-congress-leader-pc-chacko-to-join-ncp-today-says-sharad-pawars-party-2391917|title="Happy To Be In 'Functional' Party": Ex-Congress Leader PC Chacko On NCP|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> which is an ally of LDF in Kerala.

== Biography ==
He graduated from Mar Ivanios College and University College, [[Kerala University]]. He joined active politics through the [[Kerala Students Union]] and held positions viz. [[Indian Youth Congress]] State President. In 1980, he was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from Piravam Constituency and became [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for [[Industry (economics)|Industries]] in [[E. K. Nayanar]] Ministry. He is the chairman of [[Joint parliamentary committee]] to probe the alleged scam in the grant of 2G spectrum and telecom license from 1998 to 2009. He is the Official spokesperson of All India Congress Committee (AICC)<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PC-Chacko-to-head-parliamentary-panel-to-probe-2G-scam/articleshow/7628995.cms ]{{dead link|date=March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-called-only-absolutely-necessary-says-jpc-chief-20110313-011600-584.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317144331/http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-called-only-absolutely-necessary-says-jpc-chief-20110313-011600-584.html |archivedate=17 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

BJP has accused Chacko of altering the JPC report on 2G case and the Congress government steamrolling the report for covering corruption. BJP also expressed similar disappointment over Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's denial of permission to BJP leaders to protest against the report.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/brazen-attempt-at-covering-up-corruption/article5444903.ece|title=‘Brazen attempt at covering up corruption’|first=Smriti Kak|last=Ramachandran|date=11 December 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/bjp-may-block-bills-to-avenge-govt-push-to-jpc-report/|title=BJP may block Bills to avenge govt push to JPC report|date=11 December 2013}}</ref>

In the Lok Sabha General Elections of 2014, Chacko sought to be elected from [[Chalakudy]] Lok Sabha Constituency under the Indian National Congress ticket. He was however defeated in the election by cine artist [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Kerala-comedian-Innocent-becomes-giant-killer/articleshow/35269169.cms ]{{dead link|date=March 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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