P. T. Chacko was a prominent politician of Travancore

Travancore

Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...

 and later Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. He was the Home Minister of Kerala during 1960-64.

He was born on April 9, 1915 as the son of Thomas Pullolil and Annamma Thomas at Chirakkadavu

Chirakkadavu

Chirakkadavu is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Chirakkadavu had a population of 28263 with 13928 males and 14335 females....

, in Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

 District. A lawyer

Lawyer

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 by profession, he served as a member of Travancore Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1949. After the integration of the state of Travancore and Cochin, he continued to be a member of the Travancore-Cochin

Travancore-Cochin

Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India . It was created on 1 July 1949 by the merger of two former princely states, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin....

 Legislative Assembly from 1949 to 1952. In 1949, he also served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India

Constituent Assembly of India

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. He was the Chief whip of Legislature party of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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 in the Travancore Legislative Assembly in 1948, and also acted as Secretary of Congress Legislature Party in Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly. He had also served for a time in Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...

, during 1952-53.

P. T. Chacko was elected to the First Kerala Legislative Assembly

Kerala Legislative Assembly

The Kerala Legislative Assembly more popularly known as Niyamasabha , is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community...

 from Vazhoor

Vazhoor

Vazhoor is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.It is a village, panchayat and block with headquarters at Kodungoor on NH220...

 constituency as a Congress Party Member. He was the first Leader of Opposition of the newly formed State of Kerala. He represented Meenachil

Meenachil

Meenachil is the name of the north-eastern region of Kottayam district in Kerala, south India. The name originates from Meenakshi the Dravidian goddess. Palai is the main town in Meenachil. The arterial river of the district is also named Meenachil...

 constituency in the second Kerala Legislative Assembly, and handled the portfolio of Home Affairs in the Ministry headed by Pattom Thanu Pillai from 22-02-1960 to 26-09-1962. In the subsequent Ministry headed by R. Sankar

R. Sankar

R. Sankar was an Indian politician and the third Chief Minister of Kerala. He was born on April 30, 1909 in Kuzhikkalidavaka village in Kottarakkara.-Education and public life:...

 too, he handled the same portfolio from 26-09-1962 to 20-02-1964. He resigned from the post of Home Minister on 20 February 1964, which eventually paved the way for the formation of a new regional party, Kerala Congress

Kerala Congress

The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress...

, under the leadership of K. M. George (politician), after his untimely demise shortly afterwards.

Mariamma is his wife and they have six children. His son P. C. Thomas has represented the Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...

(no longer exists) constituency in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 from 1989 to 2004, and has served as the Union Minister of State for Law in the Atal Behari Vajpayee Cabinet. P. T. Chacko died on 31-07-1964.