P. C. George

For the communist leader, see K. C. George.

In this Indian name, the name Plathottathil Chacko is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, George or P.C George.
P. C. George
P. C. George in 2018
Chief Whip of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
18 May 2011 (2011-05-18) – 7 April 2015 (2015-04-07)
Succeeded byThomas Unniyadan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
20 May 1996 (1996-05-20) – 2 May 2021
Preceded byJoy Abraham
Succeeded bySebastian Kulathunkal
ConstituencyPoonjar
In office
1980 (1980)–1987 (1987)
Preceded byV. J. Joseph
Succeeded byN. M. Joseph
ConstituencyPoonjar
Personal details
Born (1951-08-28) 28 August 1951 (age 73)
Aruvithura, Erattupetta, Kottayam, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2024-present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Usha George
​
(m. 1981)​
Children2
RelativesJagathy Sreekumar
Alma materSacred Heart College, Thevara[1]
Source: [1]

Plathottathil Chacko George (born 28 August 1951) is an Indian politician representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] George is a seven-time former MLA of the Poonjar constituency in the Kottayam district of Kerala state (1982-87) and (1996-2021). He was in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 33 years. After the legislative election in 2016, he created his own party named as Kerala Janapaksham (Secular). Formerly, he was the member of political parties like KC, KC(J), KC(M) and KC(S). Prior to the 2024 Indian general election, his party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) merged with the BJP.

George served as the Chief Whip of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2015, under KC(M) party of the UDF government. George later became an independent politician. In 2017, he formed the party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular).[3] Prior to the 2019 Indian general election, his party joined the NDA.[4] In 2021, he was lost to Adv. Sebastian Kulathunkal in Poonjar Constituency. He was one of the leaders considered as an NDA candidate for the Pathanamthitta constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

  1. ^ "Deepika Kochi". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ Philip, Shaju (5 April 2013). "Kerala's P C George, 'uncut and uncensored'". Indian Express.
  3. ^ "P C George's new party officially launched". The Times of India. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "P.C. George's Kerala Janapaksham Secular joins NDA". Business Standard. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.