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| '''Anoop Jacob''' is the leader of Kerala Congress (Jacob).<ref name=kaumudi>http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=11955</ref>He is the son of ] |
'''Anoop Jacob''' is the leader of the ], a constituent of the ] political alliance.<ref name=kaumudi>http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=11955</ref> He is the son of ] who founded the party in 1993. | ||
| Anoop Jacob is a law graduate of the Kerala Law Academy, and is a practising lawyer at the Kerala High Court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Overwhelming voter turnout in Kerala bypoll|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/overwhelming-voter-turnout-in-kerala-bypoll-1.996048|accessdate=21 March 2012|newspaper=Gulf News|date=18 March 2012}}</ref> | |||
| His first foray into politics was as a student at the Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1996 when he became the unit president of Kerala Students Congress.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's official: Anoop is the UDF candidate|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-22/kochi/30428327_1_udf-campaign-kerala-congress-p-p-thankachan|accessdate=21 March 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|date=22 November 2011}}</ref> He became the State president of the Kerala Students Congress in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=The charge of the youth brigade|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/19/stories/2004041901760100.htm|accessdate=21 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 April 2004}}</ref> He is the president of the Kerala Youth Front, the youth wing of Kerala Congress (Jacob) party.<ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/anoop-jacob-contest-piravom-675</ref> | |||
| Anoop's father Minister T.M Jacob passed away on October 30,2011. Following his father's demise, Anoop was nominated by the party and UDF to contest from the Piravom assembly seat, earlier represented by his father. | Anoop's father Minister T.M Jacob passed away on October 30,2011. Following his father's demise, Anoop was nominated by the party and UDF to contest from the Piravom assembly seat, earlier represented by his father. | ||
| Anoop Jacob won the bye-election by 12070 votes. |
Anoop Jacob won the bye-election by 12070 votes. <ref>http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/piravom-bypoll-result-live-udf-leads_765178.html</ref> <ref>http://in.news.yahoo.com/piravam-election--anoop-jacob--udf--moves-to-win.html </ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 21 March 2012
| Anoop Jacob | |
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| Political party | Kerala Congress (Jacob) |
| Relations | T. M. Jacob(father) Smt. Annie Jacob(Mother) Ambili Jacob(Sister) |
Anoop Jacob is the leader of the Kerala Congress (Jacob), a constituent of the UDF political alliance. He is the son of T. M. Jacob who founded the party in 1993.
Anoop Jacob is a law graduate of the Kerala Law Academy, and is a practising lawyer at the Kerala High Court.
His first foray into politics was as a student at the Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram in 1996 when he became the unit president of Kerala Students Congress. He became the State president of the Kerala Students Congress in 2001. He is the president of the Kerala Youth Front, the youth wing of Kerala Congress (Jacob) party.
Anoop's father Minister T.M Jacob passed away on October 30,2011. Following his father's demise, Anoop was nominated by the party and UDF to contest from the Piravom assembly seat, earlier represented by his father. Anoop Jacob won the bye-election by 12070 votes.
References
- http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=11955
- "Overwhelming voter turnout in Kerala bypoll". Gulf News. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- "It's official: Anoop is the UDF candidate". The Times of India. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- "The charge of the youth brigade". The Hindu. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/kochi/anoop-jacob-contest-piravom-675
- http://zeenews.india.com/news/kerala/piravom-bypoll-result-live-udf-leads_765178.html
- http://in.news.yahoo.com/piravam-election--anoop-jacob--udf--moves-to-win.html