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Sunny Joseph (politician)

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Sunny Joseph, known familiarly amongst his supporters as Sunnychaayan, (born 18 August 1952) is an Indian lawyer and politician from Kerala and is the current Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly of Peravoor since May 2011. [1] [2]

He was born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family as the son of Joseph and Rosakutty. Sunny Joseph is a veteran political leader of the Indian National Congress and an Advocate by profession. Currently he is the President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee [3] and Chairman of United Democratic Front (UDF) Kannur District Committee. [4]

Political career

Joseph joined Congress though Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Indian National Congress, later rising through the organizational ranks via the Youth Congress. [5]

He was former president of the Kannur district Congress Committee (DCC). Joseph is a three-time MLA representing Peravoor constituency in the district. [6] Peravoor constituency had been a Congress stronghold since 1977. However the party lost the seat in the 2006 assembly election to senior CPI(M) leader K.K. Shailaja. [7]

In the 2011 assembly elections, Joseph was chosen for the seat by Congress high command, which he won with 48.1% votes against K.K. Shailaja’s 45.1 percent. Joseph never lost the seat since then. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Congress appoints new Kerala unit president a year before polls: Who is Sunny Joseph?". The Indian Express. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Staff, T. N. M. (8 May 2025). "Sunny Joseph named new KPCC chief amid internal rifts, Sudhakaran steps down". The News Minute. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Who is Sunny Joseph & why Congress picked him as K Sudhakaran's replacement for post of Kerala chief".
  4. ↑ "Sunny Joseph, MLF from Peravoor, Kerala, India". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "'ധീരനായ പോരാളി';KPCCയുടെ ചുക്കാൻ ഏറ്റെടുത്ത് സണ്ണി ജോസഫ്, 100 സീറ്റ് നേടുമെന്ന് വാക്കുനൽകി സതീശന്‍". @mathrubhumi. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Raveendran, Aabha (17 May 2025). "Sunny Joseph has his task cut out as new Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ ലേഖകന്‍, മനോരമ ന്യൂസ് (8 May 2025). "സുധാകരന് പിന്‍ഗാമി; കെപിസിസി അധ്യക്ഷ സ്ഥാനത്തേക്ക് സണ്ണി ജോസഫ് എത്തുമ്പോള്‍." Manorama News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "കോൺഗ്രസിൽ ഇനി 'സണ്ണി ഡേയ്സ്'; പോർമുഖം തീർക്കാൻ യുവനിര; തർക്കം തീർക്കാൻ ഹൈക്കമാൻഡിന്റെ 'പ്രിസിഷൻ നീക്കം '". കോൺഗ്രസിൽ ഇനി ‘സണ്ണി ഡേയ്സ്’; പോർമുഖം തീർക്കാൻ യുവനിര; തർക്കം തീർക്കാൻ ഹൈക്കമാൻഡിന്റെ ‘പ്രിസിഷൻ നീക്കം ’ (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ PA, Aneesa (9 May 2025). "Who is Sunny Joseph & why Congress picked him as K Sudhakaran's replacement for post of Kerala chief". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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Sunny Joseph
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President
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2025