Chandy Oommen (born 1 March 1986) is an Indian lawyer, lecturer, and politician. He is an advocate by profession, who practices law at the Supreme Court of India since 2016. He currently serves as the Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Puthuppally Assembly constituency, since 2023, and as the Chairman of the National Outreach Cell of the Indian Youth Congress, since 2022. The son of politician and former Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy, Chandy is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). His entry into electoral politics occurred in September 2023 when he contested in the Puthupally assembly byelection and won with an unprecedented margin of 37,719 votes, setting a new record for the constituency. His father Oommen Chandy represented the Puthuppally Assembly constituency consecutively for 53 years. Puthuppally by-election was necessitated by the death of his father in July 2023. Chandy was selected as the candidate of United Democratic Front (UDF) by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), who submitted his nomination for the bypoll. Election was held on 5 September. His election campaign began on 23 August. The result was announced on 8 September. Chandy won the bypoll with a record margin of 37,719 votes against Jaick C. Thomas of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by amassing 80,144 votes altogether. It was the highest ever margin for any candidate in the history of Puthuppally assembly election. The vote share of UDF also raised to 13.3 percent compared to last assembly election.
