M. K. Varghese

M.K.Varghese (born 4thJune 1956) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the mayor of the Thrissur Corporation .He was elected from Nettisery ward, belonging Thrissur Assembly Constituency.He was previously elected to Municipal Corporation in 2000 and 2010 from Nettisery Division.
Early life
Mk Varghese is the son of Menachery Kochappu. He born in Mannuthy Thrissur District.He did his Schooling from VVS High School Mannuthy.Later he joined in Armed force. After a long career in Armed force he returned back his home village and entered into active politics through Indian National Congress.He contested to Ollukkara Grama Panchayat and elected to Panchayat in 1995.
In 2000 Thrissur Municipality was upgraded by the Kerala Government to Municipal corporation. Ollukkarara Panchayat was merged with the municipality to form the Thrissur Municipal Corporation.The first elections to the corporation were held in 2000.Congress party denied ticket to M.K.Varghese in that local bodies election.He contested as LDF independent candidate and elected to council for a majority of 48 votes from Nettisery Division.He returned to Congress and contested as Congress candidate from Mukkatukara Division in 2005 but he defeated by CPIM Candidate.He again contested from Nettisery Division in 2010 and elected to council with a thumbing majority.He was the Executive Chiarman of Jawahar Bala Bhavan Thrissur from 08.08.2011 to 30.11.2017.
Mayor Of Thrissur
M.K Varghese elected as the Mayor of Thrissur on December 2020.He represents the Nettisery Division in Municipal Council. Varghese contested from Nettissery division as an independent candidate after Congress denied him ticket, and won with a margin of 38 votes. His stance became crucial as LDF won 24 seats and UDF 23 seats in the corporation.LDF has reached a consensus with M.K.Varghese to the Thrissur corporation mayor's post and decided to appoint Varghese as mayor for the first two years of the term. The decision was taken in a discussion held by CPM leaders including Minister A C Moideen.
Controversy
Mayor MK Varghese has sent a complaint to the state police chief alleging that no police officer has shown due respect to him and given him the customary salute though the mayor comes after the governor and chief minister as per the protocol.In his letter, he urged the DGP to look into the matter and do the needful as the mayor is considered the first citizen of the corporation he/she governs.
“I was elected the mayor of Thrissur Corporation only a few months back. Before that itself, I had noticed this attitude of police officers. They salute the ministers and even MLAs but not the mayor, who is actually above the other categories as per the protocol. Hence, I wrote to the police chief so that there would be a clarification on the matter,” said Varghese.“When we go out in the field meeting people and ensuring that their needs are addressed, some police officers disrespect us by showing their back to us,” he added.
Positions held
* Member Ollukkara Grama Panchayat 1995-2000
*Councillor Nettisery Division Thrissur Corporation 2000-2005
* Councillor Nettisery Division Thrissur Corporation 2010-2015
* President Jana Sevana Samithi Mannuthy 2000 onwards
* Executive Director Jawahar Bala Bhavan Thrissur 2011-2017
* Working President ACTS Thrissur
* Mayor Thrissur Municipal Corporation Dec 2020 onwards
Personal life
M.K.Varghese is married to Lizzy Varghese.She retires from Ollukkara service Co operative Bank.

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