Kerala Legislative Assembly

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The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives.^[5] Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The present Kerala Legislative Assembly consists of 140 elected members.

Kerala Legislative Assembly Kerala Niyamasabha
15th Kerala Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	14th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	A. N. Shamseer, CPI(M) since 12 September 2022
Deputy Speaker	Chittayam Gopakumar, CPI since 1 June 2021
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)	Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) since 20 May 2021
Leader of the Opposition	V. D. Satheesan, INC since 22 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	P. K. Kunhalikutty, IUML since 22 May 2021
Structure
Seats	140
By party By alliance
Political groups	Government (98)   LDF (98)   CPI(M) (62)[1]   CPI (17)   KC(M) (5)   JD(S) (2)[2]   NCP-SP (2)   Cong(S) (1)   INL (1)   JKC (1)   KC(B) (1)   NSC (1)   RJD (1)   RSP(L) (1)[3]   IND (3) Official Opposition (41)   UDF (41)   INC (21)   IUML (15)   KEC (2)   KC(J) (1)   KDP (1)   RMPI (1) Vacant (1)   Vacant (1)[4]
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 April 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Niyamasabha Mandiram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Website
www.niyamasabha.org

History

In 1956, the State of Kerala was formed on linguistic basis, merging Travancore, Kochi and Malabar regions, and the Kasaragod region of South Canara.^[6] The first assembly election in Kerala state was held in February–March 1957.^[6] The first Kerala Legislative Assembly was formed on 5 April 1957. The Assembly had 127 members including a nominated member.^[6]

The current delimitation committee of 2010 reaffirmed the total number of seats at 140.^[6]

Legislature

The legislature comprises the governor and the Kerala Legislative Assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age. The current assembly consists of 140 elected members. The elected members select one of its own members as its chairperson who is called the speaker of the assembly. The speaker is assisted by the deputy speaker who is also elected by the members. The conduct of a meeting in the house is the responsibility of the speaker.

The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by the governor before it becomes applicable.

The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.^[7]

Niyamasabha Complex

Main article: Niyamasabha Mandiram

Kerala State Legislative Assembly or the Niyamasabha at night

The State Assembly is known as Niyamasabha and is housed in New Legislature Complex. This 5 storied complex is one of the largest complexes in India. The Central Hall is described as most elegant and majestic hall with ornamental Teakwood-Rosewood panelling. The older Assembly was located within State Secretariat complex which was reconverted into Legislature museum, after commissioning new complex on 22 May 1998 (K. R. Narayanan).

Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

Main article: List of speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

The Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Kerala, the main law-making body for the Kerala. He is elected by the members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly. The current speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly is A. N. Shamseer.^[8]

A. N. Shamseer is the incumbent speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Composition

Reservation

Reservation	Number of members
General	124
Scheduled Castes	14
Scheduled Tribes	2
Total	140

Current seats by alliance

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Front/Alliance	Seats
LDF	98
UDF	41
Vacant	1
Total	140

List of assemblies

Assembly (Election)	Ruling party		Chief Minister	Speaker	Leader of the Opposition	Opposition party
1st (1957 Election)		Communist Party of India	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi	P. T. Chacko		Indian National Congress
2nd (1960 Election)		Praja Socialist Party	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai	K. M. Seethi Sahib C. H. Mohammed Koya Alexander Pattambithara	E. M. S. Namboodiripad		Communist Party of India
		Indian National Congress	R. Sankar
3rd (1967 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	D. Damodaran Potti	K. Karunakaran		Indian National Congress
		Communist Party of India	C. Achutha Menon		E. M. S. Namboodiripad		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4th (1970 Election)		Communist Party of India	C. Achutha Menon	K. Moideenkutty Haji S. John	E. M. S. Namboodiripad		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5th (1977 Election)		Indian National Congress	K. Karunakaran	Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty	E. M. S. Namboodiripad		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			A. K. Antony
		Communist Party of India	P. K. Vasudevan Nair
		Indian Union Muslim League	C. H. Mohammed Koya
6th (1980 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	E. K. Nayanar	A. P. Kurian	K. Karunakaran		Indian National Congress (I)
		Indian National Congress	K. Karunakaran	A. C. Jose	E. K. Nayanar		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
7th (1982 Election)		Indian National Congress	K. Karunakaran	Vakkom Purushothaman V. M. Sudheeran	E. K. Nayanar		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
8th (1987 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	E. K. Nayanar	Varkala Radhakrishnan	K. Karunakaran		Indian National Congress
9th (1991 Election)		Indian National Congress	K. Karunakaran	P.P. Thankachan	E. K. Nayanar V.S. Achuthanandan		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			A. K. Antony	Therambil Ramakrishnan
10th (1996 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	E. K. Nayanar	M. Vijayakumar	A. K. Antony		Indian National Congress
11th (2001 Election)		Indian National Congress	A. K. Antony	Vakkom Purushothaman	V.S. Achuthanandan		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			Oommen Chandy	Therambil Ramakrishnan
12th (2006 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	V.S. Achuthanandan	K. Radhakrishnan	Oommen Chandy		Indian National Congress
13th (2011 Election)		Indian National Congress	Oommen Chandy	G. Karthikeyan N. Sakthan	V. S. Achuthanandan		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
14th (2016 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Pinarayi Vijayan	P. Sreeramakrishnan	Ramesh Chennithala		Indian National Congress
15th (2021 Election)		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Pinarayi Vijayan	M B Rajesh A. N. Shamseer	V. D. Satheesan		Indian National Congress

Current members

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District	No.	Constituency	Name[9]	Party	Alliance	Remarks
Kasaragod	1	Manjeshwaram	A. K. M. Ashraf	IUML	UDF
	2	Kasaragod	N. A. Nellikkunnu
	3	Udma	C. H. Kunhambu	CPI(M)	LDF
	4	Kanhangad	E. Chandrasekharan	CPI
	5	Thrikaripur	M. Rajagopalan	CPI(M)
Kannur	6	Payyanur	T. I. Madusoodhanan	CPI(M)	LDF
	7	Kalliasseri	M. Vijin
	8	Taliparamba	M. V. Govindan
	9	Irikkur	Sajeev Joseph	INC	UDF
	10	Azhikode	K. V. Sumesh	CPI(M)	LDF
	11	Kannur	Kadannappalli Ramachandran	Con (S)
	12	Dharmadom	Pinarayi Vijayan	CPI(M)
	13	Thalassery	A. N. Shamseer
	14	Mattanur	K. K. Shailaja
	15	Kuthuparamba	K. P. Mohanan	RJD
	16	Peravoor	Sunny Joseph	INC	UDF
Wayanad	17	Mananthavady (ST)	O. R. Kelu	CPI(M)	LDF
	18	Sulthan Bathery (ST)	I. C. Balakrishnan	INC	UDF
	19	Kalpetta	T Siddique
Kozhikode	20	Vadakara	K. K. Rema	RMPI	UDF
	21	Kuttiady	K P Kunhammadkutty Master	CPI(M)	LDF
	22	Nadapuram	E. K. Vijayan	CPI
	23	Koyilandy	Kanathil Jameela	CPI(M)
	24	Perambra	T. P. Ramakrishnan
	25	Balussery (SC)	K. M. Sachin Dev
	26	Elathur	A. K. Saseendran	NCP (SCP)
	27	Kozhikode North	Thottathil Ravindran	CPI(M)
	28	Kozhikode South	Ahamed Devarkovil	INL
	29	Beypore	P. A. Mohammed Riyas	CPI(M)
	30	Kunnamangalam	P. T. A. Rahim	Ind.
	31	Koduvally	M. K. Muneer	IUML	UDF
	32	Thiruvambady	Linto Joseph	CPI(M)	LDF
Malappuram	33	Kondotty	T. V. Ibrahim	IUML	UDF
	34	Eranad	P. K. Basheer
	35	Nilambur	P. V. Anvar	TMC	LDF	Resigned on 13-Jan-2025
	36	Wandoor (SC)	A. P. Anil Kumar	INC	UDF
	37	Manjeri	U. A. Latheef	IUML
	38	Perinthalmanna	Najeeb Kanthapuram
	39	Mankada	Manjalamkuzhi Ali
	40	Malappuram	P. Ubaidulla
	41	Vengara	P. K. Kunhalikutty
	42	Vallikkunnu	P. Abdul Hameed
	43	Tirurangadi	K. P. A. Majeed
	44	Tanur	V. Abdurahiman	NSC	LDF
	45	Tirur	Kurukkoli Moideen	IUML	UDF
	46	Kottakkal	K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal
	47	Thavanur	K.T. Jaleel	Ind.	LDF
	48	Ponnani	P. Nandakumar	CPI(M)
Palakkad	49	Thrithala	M. B. Rajesh	CPI(M)	LDF
	50	Pattambi	Muhammed Muhsin	CPI
	51	Shornur	P. Mammikutty	CPI(M)
	52	Ottapalam	K. Premkumar
	53	Kongad (SC)	K. Shanthakumari
	54	Mannarkkad	N. Samsudheen	IUML	UDF
	55	Malampuzha	A. Prabhakaran	CPI(M)	LDF
	56	Palakkad	Rahul Mamkootathil	INC	UDF	Won in 2024 bypoll
	57	Tarur (SC)	P. P. Sumod	CPI(M)	LDF
	58	Chittur	K. Krishnankutty	JD(S)
	59	Nenmara	K. Babu	CPI(M)
	60	Alathur	K. D. Prasenan
Thrissur	61	Chelakkara (SC)	U. R. Pradeep	CPI(M)	LDF	Won in 2024 bypoll
	62	Kunnamkulam	A. C. Moideen	CPI(M)	LDF
	63	Guruvayur	N. K. Akbar
	64	Manalur	Murali Perunelli
	65	Wadakkanchery	Xavier Chittilappilly
	66	Ollur	K. Rajan	CPI
	67	Thrissur	P. Balachandran
	68	Nattika (SC)	C. C. Mukundan
	69	Kaipamangalam	E. T. Tyson
	70	Irinjalakuda	R. Bindu	CPI(M)
	71	Puthukkad	K. K. Ramachandran
	72	Chalakudy	T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph	INC	UDF
	73	Kodungallur	V. R. Sunil Kumar	CPI	LDF
Ernakulam	74	Perumbavoor	Eldhose Kunnappilly	INC	UDF
	75	Angamaly	Roji M. John
	76	Aluva	Anwar Sadath
	77	Kalamassery	P. Rajeeve	CPI(M)	LDF
	78	Paravur	V. D. Satheesan	INC	UDF
	79	Vypin	K. N. Unnikrishnan	CPI(M)	LDF
	80	Kochi	K. J. Maxi
	81	Thrippunithura	K. Babu	INC	UDF
	82	Ernakulam	T. J. Vinod
	83	Thrikkakara	Uma Thomas	INC	UDF	Won in 2022 bypoll necessitated after the death of P. T. Thomas
	84	Kunnathunad (SC)	P. V. Srinijin	CPI(M)	LDF
	85	Piravom	Anoop Jacob	KC(J)	UDF
	86	Muvattupuzha	Mathew Kuzhalnadan	INC	UDF
	87	Kothamangalam	Antony John	CPI(M)	LDF
Idukki	88	Devikulam	A. Raja	CPI(M)	LDF	Election annulled[10]
			Vacant
	89	Udumbanchola	M. M. Mani	CPI(M)	LDF
	90	Thodupuzha	P. J. Joseph	KC	UDF
	91	Idukki	Roshy Augustine	KC(M)	LDF
	92	Peerumade	Vazhoor Soman	CPI	LDF
Kottayam	93	Pala	Mani C. Kappan	NCK	UDF
	94	Kaduthuruthy	Monce Joseph	KC	UDF
	95	Vaikom (SC)	C. K. Asha	CPI	LDF
	96	Ettumanoor	V. N. Vasavan	CPI(M)
	97	Kottayam	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan	INC	UDF
	98	Puthuppally	Chandy Oommen	INC	UDF	Won in 2023 bypoll necessitated after the death of Oommen Chandy
	99	Changanassery	Job Maichil	KC(M)	LDF
	100	Kanjirappally	N. Jayaraj
	101	Poonjar	Sebastian Kulathunkal
Alappuzha	102	Aroor	Daleema	CPI(M)	LDF
	103	Cherthala	P. Prasad	CPI
	104	Alappuzha	P. P. Chitharanjan	CPI(M)
	105	Ambalappuzha	H. Salam
	106	Kuttanad	Thomas K Thomas	NCP (SCP(	LDF
	107	Haripad	Ramesh Chennithala	INC	UDF
	108	Kayamkulam	U. Prathibha	CPI(M)	LDF
	109	Mavelikara	M. S. Arun Kumar
	110	Chengannur	Saji Cherian
Pathanamthitta	111	Thiruvalla	Mathew T. Thomas	JD(S)	LDF
	112	Ranni	Pramod Narayan	KC(M)
	113	Aranmula	Veena George	CPI(M)
	114	Konni	K. U. Jenish Kumar
	115	Adoor	Chittayam Gopakumar	CPI
Kollam	116	Karunagapally	C. R. Mahesh	INC	UDF
	117	Chavara	Sujith Vijayan	Ind.	LDF
	118	Kunnathur	Kovoor Kunjumon
	119	Kottarakkara	K. N. Balagopal	CPI(M)
	120	Pathanapuram	K. B. Ganesh Kumar	KC(B)
	121	Punalur	P. S. Supal	CPI
	122	Chadayamangalam	J. Chinchu Rani
	123	Kundara	P. C. Vishnunath	INC	UDF
	124	Kollam	M. Mukesh	CPI(M)	LDF
	125	Eravipuram	M. Noushad
	126	Chathannoor	G.S. Jayalal	CPI
Thiruvananthapuram	127	Varkala	V. Joy	CPI(M)	LDF
	128	Attingal	O. S. Ambika
	129	Chirayinkeezhu	V. Sasi	CPI
	130	Nedumangad	G. R. Anil
	131	Vamanapuram	D. K. Murali	CPI(M)
	132	Kazhakootam	Kadakampally Surendran
	133	Vattiyoorkavu	V. K. Prasanth
	134	Thiruvananthapuram	Antony Raju	JKC
	135	Nemom	V. Sivankutty	CPI(M)
	136	Aruvikkara	G. Steephen
	137	Parassala	C. K. Hareendran
	138	Kattakkada	I. B. Sathish
	139	Kovalam	M. Vincent	INC	UDF
	140	Neyyattinkara	K. A. Ansalan	CPI(M)	LDF

See also

• Sree Moolam Popular Assembly
• 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
• 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections
• 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
• 2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

References

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4. "PV Anwar resigns as Nilambur MLA after joining Trinamool Congress to avoid disqualification". Retrieved 13 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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6. Sreedhara Menon, A. (January 2007). Kerala Charitram (2007 ed.). Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-1588-5. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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• Legislators up to 2006
• http://klaproceedings.niyamasabha.org

Further reading

• Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018, archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2021, retrieved 20 May 2021
• Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam ed.). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.
• Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

External links

• Kerala Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website

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