He represented Puthuppally
constituency as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in
the State Assembly from 1970 until his death in 2023, making him the
longest-serving MLA of any state
legislature in India. He received an award for public
service from the United Nations in 2013. He was a
member of the Congress Working Committee, the apex decision-making body of
the Indian National Congress, at the time of his death.
As a political leader of Kerala, he served the people with much humility and sincerity of purpose all through his days in government as well as outside of it; Mr. Chandy leaves behind a rich legacy of public service; an outpouring of love and grateful remembrance by common people across the State when his body was taken on its final journey to the burial place is emblematic of the numerous lives he touched throughout his life as a people’s leader.
