Thomas Unniyadan

Adv. Thomas Unniyadan
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office 2001 – 2 June 2016
Preceded by	Lonappan Nambadan
Succeeded by	K. U. Arunan
Constituency	Irinjalakuda
Chief Whip
Personal details
Born	19 June 1958 Vaikom, Kottayam
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Kerala Congress
Other political affiliations	Kerala Congress (M) Kerala Congress (Joseph)
Spouse	Smt.Sherly
Relations	Sri.Mathew Joseph (father) Smt.Mary Joseph (mother) Smt.Sherly (spouse)
Children	2 daughters
Parents	Sri.Mathew Joseph (father) Smt.Mary Joseph (mother)
Residence(s)	Irinjalakuda, Kerala
Education	B.A. (Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu), LL.B. (Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram)

Thomas Unniyadan

Thomas Unniyadan is a politician, former MLA and former Government Chief Whip of the Govt. of Kerala. He is at present the Deputy Chairman of Kerala Congress. He was a member of Kerala legislative assembly from Irinjalakuda from 2001 to 2016. He was born in Vaikom, the famous temple town in Kottayam district, as the son of Sri. Mathew Joseph and Smt. Mary Joseph. He is an advocate by profession. He was awarded the best MLA multiple times and has achieved several recognitions and awards in the national and international level. He was credited with achieving complete electrification of his constituency and was the first constituency in India to achieve this feat. He was also instrumental in familiarizing computers among school children. He is married to Smt. Sherly, and has two daughters. He is settled in Irinjalakuda.

Performance in assembly elections

Party	1996	Votes
KC[M]	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	43295
CPI[M]	Lonappan Nambadan	49421
BJP	Biju Menon	6890
BSP	K. K. Ramakrishnan	775
Lost to	Lonappan Nambadan	By 6126

Party	2001	Votes
KC[M]	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	54242
CPI[M]	T. Sasidharan	53836
BJP	P. Mukundan Menon	5565
IND	Sasidharan	1867
OTH	P. N. Suran	1052
Won	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	By 406

Party	2006	Votes
KC[M]	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	58825
CPI[M]	C. K. Chandran (Chembara)	50830
BJP	P. G. Anil Kumar	3796
BSP	P. K. Subrahmanian	586
IND	C. K. Chandran Chenangat	637
OTH	P. N. Suran	564
IND	Thomas Oolakkadan	635
IND	A. A. Thomas	235
Won	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	By 7995

Party	2011	Votes
KC[M]	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	68445
CPI[M]	K.R. Vijaya	56041
BJP	K.C. Venugopal	6672
BSP	Subrahmanian	449
OTH	T.V. Sivadasan	772
Won	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	By 12404

Party	2016	Votes
KC[M]	Adv.Thomas Unniyadan	57019
CPI[M]	Prof. K.U. Arunan	59730
Lost to	Prof. K.U. Arunan	By 2711

Political career

Adv.Thomas Unniyadan started his political career as college student union chairman. He joined Kerala Congress and was the MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Irinjalakuda Constituency in Thrissur District of Kerala from 2001 to 2016. He was the former Legislative petitions committee chairman and also held the positions in various committees as Committee member in State Legislative Subject committee and as a committee member of the Legislative Subordinate Registration Committee. Presently he is the Deputy Chairman of Kerala Congress Party.

References

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2. "Thomas Unniyadan is new Government Chief Whip". The Hindu. 9 April 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
3. "Thomas Unniyadan to be Kerala Chief Whip". www.thenewsminute.com. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. "Thomas Unniyadan new government chief whip: K M Mani". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
5. "KC(M) tussle: CF Thomas is Joseph faction chairman". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
6. "Kerala Congress Names Thomas Unniyadan New Chief Whip". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
7. Kurian, Vinson (11 November 2015). "Kerala CM keeps resignation of chief whip pending". @businessline. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
8. "ജോസ് കെ മാണി അധികാരത്തോടുള്ള ആർത്തി അവസാനിപ്പിച്ചാൽ പ്രശ്നം തീരും: തോമസ് ഉണ്ണിയാടൻ". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
9. "KC-M names Thomas Unniyadan new Chief Whip". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
10. "Leaking of investigation report is not healthy:Thomas Unniyadan". United News of India. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
11. "Culling of dangerous strays okay, says chief whip Thomas Unniyadan". Deccan Chronicle. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
12. "Court has not found Mani guilty, says Thomas Unniyadan : Bar Bribe Row - Dailymotion Video". Dailymotion. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
13. "Kerala FM K. Mani, Thomas Unniyadan announce decision to resign". www.careerride.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
14. Staff Reporter (7 March 2016). "Kunnuvila M. Murali breathes life into statues with deft hands". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
15. Staff Reporter (20 June 2015). "KSRTC bus stand to get a facelift". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
16. "Mega dance enters Guinness records". The Hindu. 3 February 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
17. "Kerala Congress(M) announces list of candidates". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Press Trust of India. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
18. "Irinjalakuda gets women's police station". Deccan Chronicle. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.