THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Lights at the home of Sojan Joseph in the sleepy village at Athirampuzha near Kottayam were not switched off on Thursday night as the entire household was anxiously waiting to hear the result from Ashford, one of the constituencies in Kent in the United Kingdom.
Sojan Joseph’s father burst into tears and clapped his hands when his son, the Labour Party’s candidate, won with a margin of 1,779 votes defeating Damien Green of the Conservative and Unionist party.
“Of course , I am really happy and excited with my son’s victory . We have been waiting to hear this right from the time my son told me he is going to contest the polls,” said his beaming father.
The house was full of Joseph’s relatives and friends and soon came the sounds of crackers being burst.
His brother’s wife said that Joseph and his six siblings and their children are all in the UK.
“He is a nurse in the psychiatry department of the National Health Service. After he finished college in Kottayam, he went to study nursing in Bengaluru. Now for the past 23 years he is working in the NHS. We were expecting that he will win,” said his sister – in –law.
A sister of Joseph said while he was in college here he was never into politics.
“ It was after he reached the UK, that he developed an interest in politics and now his and our dream has come true. Now we are just waiting for him to come to his village,” said the sister.
Joseph is currently a borough councillor representing Aylesford and East Stour ward.
more recommended stories
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Asserting that Kerala’s moment has come.
KOLLAM:The Sabarimala gold heist investigation took.
KOCHI:A suspected attempt to sabotage train.
NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court has issued.
കൊച്ചി : കുട്ടികളിൽ കാണപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രധാന വാസ്കുലൈറ്റിസുകളില്.
KOCHI: The 8th National Conference of.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KFON has initiated preliminary discussions.
ലഖ്നൗ: സയ്യിദ് മുഷ്താഖ് അലി ട്വൻ്റി 20.
കൊച്ചി: സമകാലീന കലാലോകത്തിന്റെ ആഗോളമാതൃക തൊട്ടുമുന്നില് നോക്കിക്കാണാനും.
KOCHI: The upcoming sixth edition of.
