Joseph Vazhackan (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

: ജോസഫ് വാഴക്കന്‍) is an Indian politician from Kerala. He belongs to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

party. He represented

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 the 13th

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. He is currently the Vice President and Spokesperson of

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (abbreviated as Kerala P. C. C. or the K. P. C. C.) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Kerala. The Indian National Congress currently leads the United Democratic Front alliance, the Oppositi ...

(KPCC). He is also a Member of

All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members elected from state-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousan ...

(AICC). Joseph Vazhackan came to the public platform by leading the student movements in his school days and became

Kerala Students Union The Kerala Students Union (abbreviated KSU) is a students organization in Kerala, India. It functions as the student wing of the Indian National Congress in the state. KSU was founded in 1957 at Alappuzha, with M. A. John as its main organiser ...

(KSU) State President. He has headed several INTUC affiliated unions.

Political life

*Vice President,

(KPCC) (2011-2021) *

Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect ...

(2011-2016) *General Secretary,

(KPCC) (1999-2011) *Indian Rubber Board Member (2004-2012) *Kottayam District Panchayat Opposition leader (1995-2000) *Secretary,

(KPCC) (1994-1999) *

Indian Youth Congress The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress party. The Indian Youth Congress was a department of the Indian National Congress from the period just after the Partition of India in 1947 until the late 1960s. While ...

, Kerala State General Secretary (1984-1994) *State President of

(KSU) (1982-1983)

Personal life

Joseph Vazhackan was born at Ramapuram (near Pala), Kottayam district on February 6, 1957.

References

;Notes * https://www.facebook.com/josephvazhackan

External links

* Living people Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala People from Kottayam district Year of birth missing (living people) {{Kerala-INC-politician-stub