S. John Jacob Explained
S. John Jacob (19 May 1953 in Paduvoor – 13 February 2018[1]) was an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Tamil Nadu.
He is married and has two children.[2]
Jacob was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate from Killiyur constituency in Kanyakumari district in the 2006 election.[3] He was one of 14 MLAs who had a 100 per cent attendance record in the 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[4]
Jacob was re-elected from Killiyur as an INC candidate in 2011[5] but switched his allegiance to the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) when G. K. Vasan revived it in 2014. Assigned to the Killiyur constituency once again, his was one of 26 names put forward by the TMC to contest the 2016 state assembly elections as part of an alliance with the People's Welfare Front and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.[6] However, one week later it was announced that D. Kumaradas would contest the seat for the TMC instead.[7] The constituency was won by the INC candidate, S. Rajeshkumar.[8]
Notes and References
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/former-congress-whip-in-tn-assembly-john-jacob-dies-police-suspect-suicide/articleshow/62904791.cms Former Congress whip in TN assembly John Jacob dies
- Web site: Thiru S. John Jacob (INC) . Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu . 2017-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215184504/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/234.html . 2016-02-15 . dead.
- http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- News: Jayalalithaa attended assembly only 10 days . Mahalingam . Ponnusamy . 13 April 2011 . The Times of India . 2017-05-04.
- Web site: List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011. Government of Tamil Nadu.
- News: NDTV . PTI . Tamil Maanila Congress Chief GK Vasan Not To Contest Tamil Nadu Elections . 19 April 2016 . 2017-05-04.
- News: The Hindu . TMC changes Killiyoor candidate . 26 April 2016 . 2017-05-04.
- Web site: Killiyur (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 . Infobase . 2017-05-04.