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| name = Xavier Arakkal<br />
| image =<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]]<br />
| term_start1 = 1996<br />
| term_end1 = 1997<br />
| predecessor1 = [[K. V. Thomas]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Sebastian Paul]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1980<br />
| term_end2 = 1984<br />
| constituency2 = [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Henry Austin (Indian politician)|Henry Austin]]<br />
| successor2 = [[K. V. Thomas]]<br />
| office3 = Member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1977<br />
| term_end3 = 1979<br />
| predecessor3 = [[K. T. George]]<br />
| successor3 = [[A. C. Jose]]<br />
| constituency3 = [[Paravur Assembly constituency|Paravur]]<br />
| spouse = Lereice<br />
| children = 2<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1935|4|16}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kingdom of Cochin]], British India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|2|9|1935|4|16}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kerala]], India <br />
}}<br />
'''Xavier Arakkal''' was an Indian politician from [[Kerala]]. He represented [[Paravur Assembly constituency]] in 5th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. After that he was twice elected to the [[Parliament of India|Indian parliament]] ([[Lok Sabha]]), first in 1980 and then in 1996.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Xavier Arakkal was born on April 16, 1935, the youngest of Manjummal Arakkal Varghese's six children.<ref name="deshabhimani">{{Cite web |title=സേവ്യർ അറയ്ക്കലിന്റെ വേർപാടിന് കാൽനൂറ്റാണ്ട് |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/xavier-arakkal/1000320 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Deshabhimani |language=ml}}</ref> He studied at [[St. Albert's College]], Ernakulam, St. Joseph's College, Thrissur and [[Sacred Heart College, Thevara|Thevara Sacred Hearts College]].<ref name="deshabhimani"/> He then studied in the [[United States]] with the help of Archbishop Joseph Attipetti of Verapuzha.<ref name="deshabhimani"/> He also held a Master of Science in International Relations degree from the [[University of Chicago]], a master's degree from [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]] and a law degree from the [[University of London]].<ref name="deshabhimani"/> Xavier stayed in the US and UK till 1970 and returned to India.<ref name="niyamasabha">{{Cite web|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/legislatorsupto2006.pdf|title=Legislators of Kerala |page=268}}</ref><br />
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After return, Xavier worked as government pleader in [[Kerala High Court]] during 1974–77.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> He held several other positions including convenor of National Forum of Lawyers and Legal Aid and chairman of Kerala Weightlifting Association.<ref name="niyamasabha"/><br />
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===Personal life and death===<br />
While in England, he met and married Jamaican woman Lereice. They have two daughters.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> He died on February 9, 1997, of kidney failure.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Winning the [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], Xavier Arakkal represented [[Paravur Assembly constituency]] in 5th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate.<ref name="niyamasabha"/> After that he was elected to the Indian parliament (Lok Sabha) in 1980 in Congress ticket.<ref name="Sudhi">{{Cite news |last=Sudhi |first=K. S. |date=2014-04-10 |title=Ernakulam, the ground for political somersaults |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/ernakulam-the-ground-for-political-somersaults/article5895370.ece |access-date=2022-05-14 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In the 1984 elections after the martyrdom of [[Indira Gandhi]], on the instructions of the then Kerala Chief Minister [[K. Karunakaran]], Xavier Arakkal was dropped and [[K. V. Thomas]], a lecturer at Thevara College, was nominated.<ref name="rasheed">{{Cite web |last=rasheed |title=എറണാകുളം ഇത്തവണ എങ്ങോട്ട് ചായും? |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/magazine/entertainment-column/mandalakalam-constituency-analysis-by-nissam-syed-eranakulam-pom3t6 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}</ref><ref name="Sudhi"/> [[Rajiv Gandhi]] directly called back Xavier, who was about to contest as a rebel candidate.<ref name="rasheed"/><br />
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In 1995 Xavier left Congress and became a follower of left wing politics.<ref name="deshabhimani"/> In 1996 he was again elected to the Lok Sabha as an independent candidate with the support from [[Left Democratic Front]].<ref name="Sudhi"/> He died in 1997, before completing his term as an MP.<ref name="Sudhi"/><br />
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[[Category:1935 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1980–1984]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1996–1997]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 1977–1979]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]<br />
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