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'''Planthottathil Chacko George''' (born 28 August 1951) is an [[Politics of India|Indian politician]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kerala's P C George, 'uncut and uncensored'|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/keralas-p-c-george-uncut-and-uncensored/1097825/|work=[[Indian Express]]|author=Philip, Shaju |date= 5 April 2013}}</ref> George is a | '''Planthottathil Chacko George''' (born 28 August 1951) is an [[Politics of India|Indian politician]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kerala's P C George, 'uncut and uncensored'|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/keralas-p-c-george-uncut-and-uncensored/1097825/|work=[[Indian Express]]|author=Philip, Shaju |date= 5 April 2013}}</ref> George is a seven-time and ex [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A.) of the [[Poonjar (State Assembly constituency)|Poonjar constituency]] in the [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]] state (1982 - 1987) & (1996 - 2021). He was in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 33 years. After the legislative election 2016, he created his own party named as [[Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)]]. He also ended all connections from his former party [[Kerala Congress (Secular)]]. | ||
P. C. George served as the [[Chief Whip#India|Chief Whip]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 2011 to 2015, under [[Kerala Congress (Mani)|Kerala Congress (M)]] party of the [[Second Oommen Chandy ministry|UDF government]]. George later became an [[independent politician]]. In 2017, he formed the party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular).<ref>{{cite news|title=P C George's new party officially launched|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/georges-new-party-officially-launched/articleshow/57279788.cms|accessdate=12 April 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 February 2019}}</ref> Prior to the [[2019 Indian general election]], his party joined the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA).<ref>{{cite news|title=P.C. George's Kerala Janapaksham Secular joins NDA|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/p-c-george-s-kerala-janapaksham-secular-joins-nda-119041000982_1.html|accessdate=12 April 2019|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=10 April 2019}}</ref> | P. C. George served as the [[Chief Whip#India|Chief Whip]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 2011 to 2015, under [[Kerala Congress (Mani)|Kerala Congress (M)]] party of the [[Second Oommen Chandy ministry|UDF government]]. George later became an [[independent politician]]. In 2017, he formed the party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular).<ref>{{cite news|title=P C George's new party officially launched|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/georges-new-party-officially-launched/articleshow/57279788.cms|accessdate=12 April 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 February 2019}}</ref> Prior to the [[2019 Indian general election]], his party joined the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA).<ref>{{cite news|title=P.C. George's Kerala Janapaksham Secular joins NDA|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/p-c-george-s-kerala-janapaksham-secular-joins-nda-119041000982_1.html|accessdate=12 April 2019|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=10 April 2019}}</ref> | ||