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	Sebastian Paul was educated at [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]], Kerala. He is also well known as a media critic and cultural activist. ~~Presenting~~ a media analysis programme ''Maadhyama Vicharam'' in [[Malayalam]] on ~~People~~ TV every Friday at 7.30 p.m. He is writing a weekly column in ''Deshabhimani Weekly''. ''Law, Ethics and the Media,'' published by LexisNexis, is his latest book in English.		Sebastian Paul was educated at [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]], Kerala. He is also well known as a media critic and cultural activist. Presented a media analysis programme ''Maadhyama Vicharam'' in [[Malayalam]] on Kairali TV every Friday at 7.30 p.m. He is writing a weekly column in ''Deshabhimani Weekly''. ''Law, Ethics and the Media,'' published by LexisNexis, is his latest book in English.

	Sebastian Paul is an advocate by profession<ref name="MMP" /> who was against setting up of a High Court Bench in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], much to the dismay of Bar Association of Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080415034618/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/29/stories/2008022961130300.htm Bar association slams MP’s remark]</ref>		Sebastian Paul is an advocate by profession<ref name="MMP" /> who was against setting up of a High Court Bench in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], much to the dismay of Bar Association of Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080415034618/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/29/stories/2008022961130300.htm Bar association slams MP’s remark]</ref>

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Sebastian Paul
| image = Sebastian Paul.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]
| residence = [[Kochi (India)|Kochi]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| term =
| predecessor =
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| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| religion =
| mother = Annamma Paul
| spouse = Lizamma Augustine
| children = 3 sons
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 23 September|
| year = 2006
| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20060619230351/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3752
}}

'''Sebastian Paul''' (born 1 May 1947) was a member of Parliament, representing [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]] in the [[14th Lok Sabha]].<ref name="MMP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ernakulammp.com/page/dr-sebastian-paul-mp|title=Dr Sebastian Paul _ Ernakulam MP/More a journalist than a politician|first=|date=1 November 2009|accessdate=17 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313045438/http://www.ernakulammp.com/page/dr-sebastian-paul-mp|archivedate=2009-03-13}}</ref>

== Political life ==
Paul made his electoral debut in the 1997 [[Lok Sabha]] by-election in [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]] when he defeated Antony Isaac of [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]]. In [[1998 Indian general election in Kerala|1998]], he unsuccessfully contested against George Eden, losing by a margin of nearly 75,000 votes. In the same year, in the byelections to the Assembly, caused by the resignation of George Eden who was the sitting MLA, from the [[Ernakulam (State assembly constituency)|Ernakulam Assembly constituency]], Paul defeated Leno Jacob of INC and became a member of the Assembly for the next three years. In the [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001 Assembly elections]], he was defeated by [[K. V. Thomas]] by a margin of 11,844 votes. In the Lok Sabha byelection held in September 2003, caused by the demise of George Eden, Paul notched up victory by a margin of 23,000 votes over M. O. John. In the [[2004 Indian general election in Kerala|2004 general election]], he defeated the Congress candidate by a margin of 70,099 votes.<ref name="MMP" />

Paul has the unique record of contesting six elections within a span of seven years and winning four of them—all from the same constituency and that too as an Independent candidate with allegiance to [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)).<ref>[http://cpim.org/elections/2004ls/05142004_ls_mps.htm List of CPI(M) MPs]</ref>

He was a member of the Standing Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways, Committee of Privileges and the [[Press Council of India]].

== Personal life ==
Sebastian Paul was educated at [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]], Kerala. He is also well known as a media critic and cultural activist. Presenting a media analysis programme ''Maadhyama Vicharam'' in [[Malayalam]] on People TV every Friday at 7.30 p.m. He is writing a weekly column in ''Deshabhimani Weekly''. ''Law, Ethics and the Media,'' published by LexisNexis, is his latest book in English.

Sebastian Paul is an advocate by profession<ref name="MMP" /> who was against setting up of a High Court Bench in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], much to the dismay of Bar Association of Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080415034618/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/29/stories/2008022961130300.htm Bar association slams MP’s remark]</ref>

[[File:Book release - helen keller.jpg|left|thumb|300px| [[Dr. Sebastian Paul|. Sebastian Paul]] releasing the biography of ''[[Helen Keller]]'' in a cultural function at [[Kochi (India)|Kochi]]]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060619230351/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3752 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website]

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