Oommen Chandy (31 October 1943 – 18 July 2023) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the tenth Chief Minister of Kerala, from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. He was also leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011. He represented Puthuppally constituency as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the State Assembly from 1970 until his death in 2023. He was the longest serving MLA in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and also the longest-serving MLA of any legislative assembly in the history of India. He is the only Indian chief minister to achieve award for public service from the United Nations.He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress party.
Congress veteran and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy passed away on 18 July 2023, He was 79 years old.
The stamp was issued as part of Oommen Chandy's completion of 50 years as a member of the Legislative Assembly, the stamps prepared under the My Stamp project.
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