Sebastian Paul
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| Dr. Sebastian Paul | |
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| Constituency | Ernakulam |
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| Born | 1 May 1947 Ernakulam, Kerala |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Lizamma Augustine |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Residence | Kochi |
| Religion | Christian |
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Dr. Sebastian Paul (born 1 May 1947) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Ernakulam constituency of Kerala.
Dr. Paul made his electoral debut in the 1997 Lok Sabha byelection in Ernakulam (Lok Sabha Constituency) when he defeated Antony Isaac of the INC. The byelection was necessitated by the demise of the sitting MP, Xavier Arackal. In 1998, he unsuccessfully contested against George Eden, conceding a margin of nearly 75,000 votes. In the same year, in the byelections to the Assembly (caused by the resignation of George Eden who was the sitting MLA) from the Ernakulam constituency, Mr. Paul defeated Leno Jacob of the Congress and was a member of the Assembly for three years. In the 2001 Assembly elections, he was defeated by Prof. K V Thomas by a margin of 11,844 votes. In the byelection held in 2003 September (caused by the demise of George Eden) to Parliament, Dr. Paul notched up victory by a margin of 23,000 votes over M.O. John in an election that witnessed the nadir of group politics of the Congress and the UDF.In the 2004 general election, he defeated the Congress candidate by a margin of 70,099 votes.
Dr Paul has the unique record of contesting six elections within a span of seven years and winning four of them -- all from the same constituency and that too as an Independent.
He is also wellknown as a media critic and cultural activist. Presenting a media analysis programme Maadhyama Vicharam in Malayalam on Kairali TV every Saturday. Forbidden Zonesis his latest book in English.
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