Johnny Nellore (born 19 August 1951) is an Indian politician who is the Deputy chairman of

Kerala Congress Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded at Kottayam, Kerala in October, 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. The establishment of Kerala ...

and ex-Chairman of the KC (Jacob). He is an advocate in Muvattupuzha Bar Association. He was elected to

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in 1991, 1996 and 2001.

Career

Entered politics while a student; was the General Secretary of K.S.C.; General Secretary K.Y.F.; Ernakulam District Secretary of Kerala Congress; Chairman, B.D.C., Muvattupuzha; Secretary of Muvattupuzha Bar Association, President of several organisations; office bearer of many Trade Unions; General Secretary, Kerala Congress (Jacob). Johnny Nellore was first elected to the

as an MLA from

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting poin ...

constituency in 1991, and remained as a member for a period of over fifteen years, representing Muvattupuzha constituency. He was elected thrice from Muvattupuzha and lost two subsequent elections. He was elected from Muvattupuzha in 1991, 1996, 2001 respectively. He is the only person elected from Muvattupuzha thrice in a continuous term. In 1991 he defeated A.V Issac of

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by a margin of 3779 votes, in 1996 he defeated P. M. Thomas by a margin of 9696 votes and in 2001 against George Kunnappily by a margin of 8893 votes. In 2011 he contested from

Angamaly Angamaly (''Aṅkamāli''), , Malayalam : അങ്കമാലി Situated about north of the city centre, the town lies at the intersection of Main Central Road (MC Road) and National Highway 544. MC Road, which starts from Thiruvananthapu ...

but lost to

Jose Thettayil Jose Thettayil (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian politician, trade unionist, advocate, and a member of Janata Dal (Secular). He was the ex- minister for Transport in the Government of Kerala. He represents the Angamaly constituency in Ernakulam ...

, a former minister of Kerala.

Personal life

Johnny Nellore is married to Chinnu (Chinnamma) who is a housewife. The couple has a daughter Soumya and a son Sony Nelloor.

References

Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Malayali politicians 1951 births Living people People from Muvattupuzha Kerala Congress (Jacob) politicians {{Kerala-politician-stub