13th Kerala Assembly

The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Niyamasabha (Malayalam: നിയമസഭ, niyamasabha, literally Hall of laws), is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 29 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community. Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).

Kerala State Legislative Assembly കേരളം നിയമസഭ Kerala Niyamasabha
13th Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Preceded by	12th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Succeeded by	14th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	N. Sakthan, UDF since 2015
Chief Minister	Oommen Chandy, UDF since 2011
Leader of Opposition	V. S. Achuthanandan, LDF since 2011
Structure
Seats	Total : 141 Elected : 140   UDF: 73   LDF: 67 Nominated : 1
Political groups	LDF UDF
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2011
Meeting place
Niyamasabha Mandiram, Thiruvananthapuram
Website
www.niyamasabha.org

Composition

This Legislature assembly was the 13th Assembly, since formation of Kerala. Speaker post fell vacant due to the death of Shri G. Karthikeyan on 7 March 2015 and Shri N Sakhthan is the Deputy Speaker. The leader of the Assembly is Oommen Chandy, who is also Congress Legislative Party leader, whereas V.S. Achuthanandan is the Leader of the opposition.^[1]

Political parties or coalitions

Sl. No:	Front	No. of Candidates	Seats won	Votes	Percentage
1	United Democratic Front	140	73	8,002,874	45.83
2	Left Democratic Front	140	67	7,846,703	44.94
3	National Democratic Alliance	140	0	1,058,504	6.06
4	Independents and Others	550	0	553,832	3.17

Members of Legislative Assembly of Kerala

Kerala State Legislative Assembly or the Niyamasabha at night

Sl. No:	Constituency	Winner	Party
1	Manjeshwar	P. B. Abdul Razaq	IUML
2	Kasaragod	N. A. Nellikunnu	IUML
3	Udma	K. Kunhiraman	CPI(M)
4	Kanhangad	E. Chandrasekharan	CPI
5	Trikarpur	K. Kunhiraman	CPI(M)
6	Payyanur	C. Krishnan	CPI(M)
7	Kalliasseri	T. V. Rajesh	CPI(M)
8	Taliparamba	James Mathew	CPI(M)
9	Irikkur	K. C. Joseph	INC
10	Azhikode	K.M. Shaji	IUML
11	Kannur	A. P. Abdullakutty	INC
12	Dharmadam	K. K. Narayanan	CPI(M)
13	Thalassery	Kodiyeri Balakrishnan	CPI(M)
14	Kuthuparamba	K. P. Mohanan	JD(U)
15	Mattannur	E. P. Jayarajan	CPI(M)
16	Peravoor	Sunny Joseph	INC
17	Mananthavady	P. K. Jayalakshmi	INC
18	Sulthanbathery	I. C. Balakrishnan	INC
19	Kalpetta	M. V. Shreyams Kumar	JD(U)
20	Vadakara	C. K. Nanu	JD(S)
21	Kuttiadi	K. K. Lathika	CPI(M)
22	Nadapuram	E. K. Vijayan	CPI
23	Koyilandy	K. Dasan	CPI(M)m
24	Perambra	K. Kunhahammed Master	CPI(M)
25	Balusseri	Purushan Kadalundy	CPI(M)
26	Elathur	A. K. Saseendran	NCP
27	Kozhikode North	A. Pradeepkumar	CPI(M)
28	Kozhikode South	M. K. Muneer	IUML
29	Beypore	Elamaram Kareem	CPI(M)
30	Kunnamangalam	P. T. A. Rahim	Independent
31	Koduvally	V. M. Ummer Master	IUML
32	Thiruvambady	C. Moyinkutty	IUML
33	Kondotty	P. Mohammedunni Haji	IUML
34	Ernad	P. K. Basheer	IUML
35	Nilambur	Aryadan Mohammed	INC
36	Wandoor (SC)	A.P. Anil Kumar	INC
37	Manjeri	M. Ummer	IUML
38	Perinthalmanna	Manjalamkuzhi Ali	IUML
39	Mankada	T. A. Ahammed Kabeer	IUML
40	Malappuram	P. Ubaidulla	IUML
41	Vengara	P. K. Kunhalikutty	IUML
42	Vallikunnu	K. N. A. Khader	IUML
43	Tirurangadi	P. K. Abdu Rabb	IUML
44	Tanur	Abdurahman Randathani	IUML
45	Tirur	C. Mammootty	IUML
46	Kottakkal	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML
47	Thavanur	K.T. Jaleel	Independent
48	Ponnani	P. Sreeramakrishnan	CPI(M)
49	Thrithala	V. T. Balram	INC
50	Pattambi	C. P. Mohammed	INC
51	Shornur	K. S. Saleekha	CPI(M)
52	Ottappalam	M. Hamsa	CPI(M)
53	Kongad	K. V. Vijayadas	CPI(M)
54	Mannarkkad	N. Shamsudheen	IUML
55	Malampuzha	V. S. Achuthanandan	CPI(M)
56	Palakkad	Shafi Parambil	INC
57	Tarur	A. K. Balan	CPI(M)
58	Chittur	K. Achuthan	INC
59	Nemmara	V. Chenthamarakshan	CPI(M)
60	Alathur	M. Chandran	CPI(M)
61	Chelakkara	K. Radhakrishnan	CPI(M)
62	Kunnamkulam	Babu M. Palissery	CPI(M)
63	Guruvayoor	K.V. Abdulkhader	CPI(M)
64	Manalur	P. A. Madhavan	INC
65	Wadakkanchery	C. N. Balakrishnan	INC
66	Ollur	M. P. Vincent	INC
67	Thrissur	Therambil Ramakrishnan	INC
68	Nattika	Geetha Gopi	CPI
69	Kaipamangalam	V. S. Sunil Kumar	CPI
70	Irinjalakuda	Thomas Unniyadan	KC(M)
71	Puthukkad	C. Raveendranath	CPI(M)
72	Chalakudy	B.D. Devasi	CPI(M)
73	Kodungallur	T N Prathapan	INC
74	Perumbavoor	Saju Paul	CPI(M)
75	Angamaly	Jose Thettayil	JD(S)
76	Aluva	Anwar Sadath	INC
77	Kalamassery	V. K. Ibrahimkunju	IUML
78	Paravur	V. D. Satheesan	INC
79	Vypeen	S. Sharma	CPI(M)
80	Kochi	Dominic Presentation	INC
81	Thripunithura	K. Babu	INC
82	Ernakulam	Hibi Eden	INC
83	Thrikkakara	Benny Behanan	INC
84	Kunnathunad (SC)	V.P. Sajeendran	INC
88	Piravom	Anoop Jacob	KC(JACOB)
86	Muvattupuzha	Joseph Vazhakkan	INC
87	Kothamangalam	T. U. Kuruvilla	KC(M)
88	Devikulam	S. Rejandran	CPI(M)
89	Udumbanchola	K. K. Jayachandran	CPI(M)
90	Thodupuzha	P. J. Joseph	KC(M)
91	Idukki	Roshy Augustine	KC(M)
92	Peerumade	E. S. Bijimol	CPI
93	Pala	K. M. Mani	KC(M)
94	Kaduthuruthy	Monce Joseph	KC(M)
95	Vaikom	K. Ajith	CPI
96	Ettumanoor	K. Suresh Kurup	CPI(M)
97	Kottayam	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan	INC
98	Puthuppally	Oommen Chandy	INC
99	Changanassery	C. F. Thomas	KC(M)
100	Kanjirappally	N. Jayaraj	KC(M)
101	Poonjar	P. C. George	KC(M)(Rebel)
102	Aroor	A. M. Arif	CPI(M)
103	Cherthala	P. Thilothaman	CPI
104	Alappuzha	Thomas Isaac	CPI(M)
105	Ambalappuzha	G. Sudhakaran	CPI(M)
106	Kuttanad	Thomas Chandy	NCP
107	Haripad	Ramesh Chennithala	INC
108	Kayamkulam	C. K. Sadasivan	CPI(M)
109	Mavelikkara	R. Rajesh	CPI(M)
110	Chengannur	P. C. Vishnunath	INC
111	Thiruvalla	Mathew T. Thomas	JD(S)
112	Ranni	Raju Abraham	CPI(M)
113	Aranmula	K. Sivadasan Nair	INC
114	Konni	Adoor Prakash	INC
115	Adoor	Chittayam Gopakumar	CPI
116	Karunagapally	C. Divakaran	CPI
117	Chavara	Shibu Baby John	RSP(B)
118	Kunnathur	Kovoor Kunjumon	RSP
119	Kottarakkara	P. Ayisha Potty	CPI(M)
120	Pathanapuram	K. B. Ganesh Kumar	KC(B)
121	Punalur	K. Raju	CPI
122	Chadayamangalam	Mullakara Ratnakaran	CPI
123	Kundara	M. A. Baby	CPI(M)
124	Kollam	P. K. Gurudasan	CPI(M)
125	Eravipuram	A. A. Azeez	RSP
126	Chathannoor	G. S. Jayalal	CPI
127	Varkala	Varkala Kahar	INC
128	Attingal	Adv. B. Sathyan	CPI(M)
129	Chirayinkeezhu	V. Sasi	CPI
130	Nedumangad	Palode Ravi	INC
131	Vamanapuram	Koliyakkode Krishnan Nair	CPI(M)
132	Kazhakoottam	M. A. Wahid	INC
133	Vattiyoorkavu	K. Muraleedharan	INC
134	Thiruvananthapuram	V. S. Sivakumar	INC
135	Nemom	V. Sivankutty	CPI(M)
136	Aruvikkara	K. S. Sabarinathan	INC
137	Parassala	A. T. George	INC
138	Kattakkada	N. Sakthan	INC
139	Kovalam	Jameela Prakasam	JD(S)
140	Neyyattinkara	R. Selvaraj (politician)	INC

Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

Main page: Category:Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

See also

• Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2011

References

1. "Kerala Assembly Election Schedule 2016". infoelections.

• Legislators up to 2006
• http://klaproceedings.niyamasabha.org

External links

• niyamasabha.org
• Kerala Assembly Election 2016 Website
• Election Database
• klaproceedings.niyamasabha.org