P. C. George

P. C. George (born 28 August 1951) is an Indian politician.[2] George is a six-time and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Poonjar constituency in the Kottayam district of Kerala state. As of 2016, he is an independent member from Poonjar constituency in the 14'th Kerala Legislative Assembly. After the legislative election 2016, he create his own party named as Kerala Janapaksham (Secular). He also ended all connections from his former party Kerala Congress (Secular).

P. C. George
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
Assumed office
20 May 1996 (1996-05-20)
Preceded byJoy Abraham
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
Kottayam, State of Travancore–Cochin (present day Kerala), India
NationalityIndian
Political partyKerala Janapaksham (Secular)
Spouse(s)
Usha George
​
(m. 1981)​
ChildrenShone George
Shane George
RelativesJagathy Sreekumar
Alma materSacred Heart College, Thevara[1]

P. C. George served as the Chief Whip of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2015, under Kerala Congress (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 National Democratic Alliance (NDA).[4]

Personal life

George married Usha George on 25 January 1981 and has two sons Shone and Shane. One of his sons, Shone, is married to Parvathy,[5] daughter of veteran actor Jagathy Sreekumar. Usha has been running the Mayflower Beauty Parlour and Tailoring Centre in Erattupetta

Political career

His political career started through students' movement. He was Ernakulam District President of K.S.C. (1971–73); General Secretary of K.S.C. (1973–76). He was arrested several times in connection with students agitations. He was Chairman of the Petitions Committee of the Legislative Assembly for seven and a half years. He was Chairman of the Subordinate Legislation Committee for two and a half years; Chairman of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table for two and a half years. He was General Secretary, Kerala Congress; and Party leader of Kerala Congress (Secular) (2003–2010). He served as K.S.R.T.C. Board Member for ten years. He was elected to the Niyamasabha in 1981, 1982, 1996, 2001 and 2006, all from Poonjar constituency.

He is the incumbent MLA from Poonjar constituency in Kottayam District of Kerala.[6] George was also vice-chairman of Kerala Congress (M),[7] a splinter faction of Kerala Congress. The splinter groups of Kerala Congress are known for frequent splits and mergers. PC George was formerly a leader of the Kerala Congress (Joseph) party and was critical of K.M. Mani, the leader of Kerala Congress (M). Later PC George quit the Joseph group and formed his own group and named it "Kerala Congress (secular)". Recently, PC George merged his group with K.M Mani's faction. Before joining Kerala Congress (M) his party was affiliated with the LDF.

P.C. George served as the Chief Whip, Government of Kerala in the UDF Government from 2011, until he was removed from the post on 7 April 2015. This removal was triggered based on the fights within the Kerala Congress (M), spurred due to the bar scam allegations on K M Mani.

After these dramatic incidents, PC George made a huge comeback in the 2016 panchayat elections and was looking forward to the upcoming Assembly election. Just before the election, PC George was removed from "Kerala Congress (Mani)" party. And hence he decides to face the election without the support of any parties and to compete in the election as independent candidate. It was a fight unlike anything seen in this elections in the district: One man against the three major political formations. In the end, P.C. George came out victorious in style with a thumping margin of 27,821 votes. Mr. George was ousted from both the LDF and the UDF and even dubbed as the man leaders loved to hate. He was a marked man by CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan and hated by K.M. Mani, P.J. Joseph, and even Oommen Chandy. Though he expected the Left to take him back, it was not to be so. In fact, during the protracted campaign period, Mr. Vijayan had personally visited Poonjar twice to ensure that Mr. George was defeated. However, it appears that his major success was in operating a major split in the local unit of the CPI(M) and the UDF. In 2011, the LDF Independent Mohan Thomas received 44,105 votes. This time, LDF candidate P.C. Joseph could only muster just half the votes at 22,270 votes. Mr. George, in fact, raised his vote share from 59,809 in 2011 to 63,621. The UDF share came down to 35,800.[8]

On 10 April 2019, Kerala Janapaksham, led by PC George joined the NDA.[9]

Electoral victories of P. C. George
YearClosest rivalPolitical PartyVotes polled
1980V. J. Joseph KEC[10] 25,806
1982N. M. Joseph JNP[11] 33,844
1996Joy Abraham KEC-M[12] 48,834
2001Adv. T. V. Abraham KEC-M[13] 48,499
2006Adv. Abraham Kaipanplackal KEC-M[14] 48,795
2011Adv. Mohan Thomas Independent[15] 59,809
2016Georgekutty Augusty Kerala Congress (M)[16] 63,621

Controversies

P. C. George has been strongly criticized for his derogatory comments against women. He was summoned by the women's commission for his derogatory reference about a Catholic nun, who was a victim of rape.[17]

Filmography

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.
  5. "Parvathy weds Shaun". Manorama Online. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. "Movie mania for Kerala politicos". CNN-IBN. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  7. "UDF fails to take stand on Kerala Congress merger". Sify. 30 May 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  8. P.C. George proves himself right. The Hindu. Retrieved on 16 September 2018.
  9. "വാക്കുമാറ്റി ഒടുവില്‍ ജോര്‍ജ് എന്‍ഡിഎയില്‍; 'തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തും ബിജെപി ജയിക്കും'" [Finally, George is in the NDA 'Trivandrum'] (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  10. "Poonjar Election results 1980". Empowering India. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  11. "Poonjar Election results 1982". Empowering India. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  12. "Poonjar Election results 1996". Empowering India. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  13. "Poonjar Election results 2001". Empowering India. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  14. "Poonjar Election results 2006". Empowering India. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  15. "Poonjar Election result 2011". Empowering India. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  16. POONJAR assembly election result 2016 live, POONJAR vidhan sabha Election date 2016, POONJAR opinion/exit poll 2016, POONJAR election contesting candidate list. Infoelections.com (27 May 2016). Retrieved on 2018-09-16.
  17. "Kerala Nun Rape: NCW summons MLA over 'prostitute' remark". DNA India. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  18. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pc-george-to-play-the-role-of-a-police-commissioner/articleshow/65106922.cms
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