Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha

JOS, SHRI A.C.
CONGRESS (I) - IDUKKI (KERALA)


Father's Name:   Shri A.C. Chacko

Date of Birth:   5 February 1937

Place of Birth:   Edappally in Distt. Ernakulam (Kerala)

Marital Status:   Married on 20 April 1964

Spouse's Name:   Prof. Leelamma Jos

Children:   Three sons and one daughter

Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., B.L., and LL.M
Educated at St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, Government Law College, 
Ernakulam and Deptt. of Law, Kerala University, Cochin (Kerala)

Profession :
   Advocate

Permanent Address :
   Jos Junction, Ernakulam, Kochi-682001 (Kerala)
Tels. (0484) 344466, 351009
 

Positions Held :
   
1958General Secretary, Youth Congress Founding Convention in Kochi
1963-1965Member, National Executive, Indian Youth Congress
1969-78Member, Municipal Corporation Council, Cochin
1972-73Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Cochin
1980-85Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly
1982Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
    Orator in English and Malayalam; prominent 
like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi from English to Malayalam; Printer and 
Publisher of Veekshnam-daily, an official Organ of Kerala Pradesh Congress 
Committee

Social and Cultural Activities :
   Prominent trade union leader and head of 
trade unions in all major industries in Kerala State; Founder and President, 
Building and Road Workers Federation, 1973 onwards; Founder of construction 
workers trade union of the State of Kerala; participated in international 
seminars

Special Interests :
   Reading and writing

Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
  Reading

Sports and Clubs :
   An eminent sports organiser in the State; President, Kerala 
Sports Council, 1982-87

Countries Visited :
   Widely travelled as a trade union leader and as a member of 
the official delegation to Los Angeles Olympics and several Asian Games as a 
member of official delegation of Government of India to UN in 1996

Other Information :
   Founder General Secretary, Kerala Students Union, 
1959-60; President, Kerala Students Union 1961-63; Treasurer, Indian National 
Trade Unions Congress, Kerala


Election Result :
   
Idukki Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,34,335
Total votes polled7,29,832
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri A.C. Jos (I.N.C.)3,50,679
(2) Shri K. Francis George (K.E.C.)3,20,539
(3) Shri D. Asok Kumar (B.J.P.)32,107
(4) Shri E.A. Aboobakar (B.S.P.)5,708