Kerala Legislative Assembly

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.[3] 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. The election for the Kerala Legislative Assembly is conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

"Niyamasabha" redirects here. For the building that houses the Niyamasabha, see Niyamasabha Mandiram.
Kerala Legislative Assembly

Kerala Niyamasabha
15th Kerala Assembly
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded by14th 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
Seats140
Political groups
Government (98)
  LDF (98)

Official Opposition (41)

  UDF (41)
  •   INC (21)
  •   IUML (15)
  •   KEC (2)
  •   KC(J) (1)
  •   DCK (1)
  •   RMPI (1)

Vacant (1)

  Vacant (1)[2]
Elections
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 Kochi, Malabar, and Travancore regions, and the Kasaragod region of South Canara.[4] The first assembly election in Kerala state was held in February–March 1957.[4] The first Kerala Legislative Assembly was formed on 5 April 1957. The Assembly had 127 members including a nominated member.[4]

The current delimitation committee of 2010 reaffirmed the total number of seats at 140.[4]

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.[5]

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 in 1998 May 22 (K. R. Narayanan).


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.[6]

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

List of the 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 P. T. Pillai K. M. Seethi Sahib

C. H. Mohammed Koya

Alexander Parambithara

 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 of Legislative Assembly
District No. Constituency Name[7] Party Alliance Remarks
Kasaragod 1ManjeshwaramA. K. M. Ashraf IUML  UDF
2KasaragodN. A. Nellikkunnu
3UdmaC. H. KunhambuCPI(M)  LDF
4KanhangadE. ChandrasekharanCPI
5ThrikaripurM. RajagopalanCPI(M)
Kannur 6PayyanurT. I. MadusoodhananCPI(M)  LDF
7KalliasseriM. Vijin
8TaliparambaM. V. Govindan
9IrikkurSajeev JosephINC  UDF
10AzhikodeK. V. SumeshCPI(M)  LDF
11KannurKadannappalli RamachandranCon (S)
12DharmadomPinarayi VijayanCPI(M)
13ThalasseryA. N. Shamseer
14MattanurK. K. Shailaja
15KuthuparambaK. P. MohananLJD
16PeravoorSunny JosephINC  UDF
Wayanad 17Mananthavady (ST)O. R. KeluCPI(M)  LDF
18Sulthan Bathery (ST)I. C. BalakrishnanINC  UDF
19KalpettaT Siddique
Kozhikode 20VadakaraK. K. RemaRMPI  UDF
21 Kuttiady K P Kunhammadkutty Master CPI(M)   LDF
22NadapuramE. K. VijayanCPI
23KoyilandyKanathil JameelaCPI(M)
24PerambraT. P. Ramakrishnan
25Balussery (SC)K. M. Sachin Dev
26ElathurA. K. SaseendranNCP
27Kozhikode NorthThottathil RavindranCPI(M)
28Kozhikode SouthAhamed DevarkovilINL
29BeyporeP. A. Mohammed RiyasCPI(M)
30KunnamangalamP. T. A. RahimInd.
31KoduvallyM. K. MuneerIUML  UDF
32ThiruvambadyLinto JosephCPI(M)  LDF
Malappuram 33KondottyT. V. IbrahimIUML  UDF
34EranadP. K. Basheer
35NilamburP. V. AnvarInd.  LDF
36Wandoor (SC)A. P. Anil KumarINC  UDF
37ManjeriU. A. LatheefIUML
38PerinthalmannaNajeeb Kanthapuram
39MankadaManjalamkuzhi Ali
40MalappuramP. Ubaidulla
41VengaraP. K. Kunhalikutty
42VallikkunnuP. Abdul Hameed
43TirurangadiK. P. A. Majeed
44TanurV. AbdurahimanNSC  LDF
45TirurKurukkoli MoideenIUML  UDF
46KottakkalK. K. Abid Hussain Thangal
47ThavanurK.T. JaleelInd.  LDF
48PonnaniP. NandakumarCPI(M)
Palakkad 49ThrithalaM. B. RajeshCPI(M)  LDF
50PattambiMuhammed MuhsinCPI
51ShornurP. MammikuttyCPI(M)
52OttapalamK. Premkumar
53Kongad (SC)K. Shanthakumari
54MannarkkadN. SamsudheenIUML  UDF
55MalampuzhaA. PrabhakaranCPI(M)  LDF
56PalakkadShafi ParambilINC  UDF
57Tarur (SC)P. P. SumodCPI(M)  LDF
58ChitturK. KrishnankuttyJD(S)
59NenmaraK. BabuCPI(M)
60AlathurK. D. Prasenan
Thrissur 61Chelakkara (SC)K. RadhakrishnanCPI(M)  LDF
62KunnamkulamA. C. Moideen
63GuruvayurN. K. Akbar
64ManalurMurali Perunelli
65WadakkancheryXavier Chittilappilly
66OllurK. RajanCPI
67ThrissurP. Balachandran
68Nattika (SC)C. C. Mukundan
69KaipamangalamE. T. Tyson
70IrinjalakudaR. BinduCPI(M)
71PuthukkadK. K. Ramachandran
72ChalakudyT. J. Saneesh Kumar JosephINC  UDF
73KodungallurV. R. Sunil KumarCPI  LDF
Ernakulam 74PerumbavoorEldhose KunnappillyINC  UDF
75AngamalyRoji M. John
76AluvaAnwar Sadath
77KalamasseryP. RajeeveCPI(M)  LDF
78ParavurV. D. SatheesanINC  UDF
79VypinK. N. UnnikrishnanCPI(M)  LDF
80KochiK. J. Maxi
81ThrippunithuraK. BabuINC  UDF
82ErnakulamT. J. Vinod
83ThrikkakaraUma Thomas INC   UDF Won in 2022 bypoll necessitated after the death of P. T. Thomas
84Kunnathunad (SC)P. V. SrinijinCPI(M)  LDF
85PiravomAnoop JacobKC(J)  UDF
86MuvattupuzhaMathew KuzhalnadanINC  UDF
87KothamangalamAntony JohnCPI(M)  LDF
Idukki 88Devikulam A. Raja CPI(M)   LDF Election annulled[8]
Vacant
89UdumbancholaM. M. ManiCPI(M)  LDF
90ThodupuzhaP. J. JosephKC   UDF
91IdukkiRoshy AugustineKC(M)  LDF
92PeerumadeVazhoor SomanCPI  LDF
Kottayam 93PalaMani C. KappanNCK  UDF
94KaduthuruthyMonce JosephKC  UDF
95Vaikom (SC)C. K. AshaCPI  LDF
96EttumanoorV. N. VasavanCPI(M)
97KottayamThiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC  UDF
98PuthuppallyChandy OommenINC   UDF Won in 2023 bypoll necessitated after the death of Oommen Chandy
99ChanganasseryJob MaichilKC(M)  LDF
100KanjirappallyN. Jayaraj
101PoonjarSebastian Kulathunkal
Alappuzha 102AroorDaleemaCPI(M)  LDF
103CherthalaP. PrasadCPI
104AlappuzhaP. P. ChitharanjanCPI(M)
105AmbalappuzhaH. Salam
106KuttanadThomas K ThomasNCP  LDF
107HaripadRamesh ChennithalaINC  UDF
108KayamkulamU. PrathibhaCPI(M)  LDF
109MavelikaraM. S. Arun Kumar
110ChengannurSaji Cherian
Pathanamthitta 111ThiruvallaMathew T. ThomasJD(S)  LDF
112RanniPramod NarayanKC(M)
113AranmulaVeena GeorgeCPI(M)
114KonniK. U. Jenish Kumar
115AdoorChittayam GopakumarCPI
Kollam 116KarunagapallyC. R. MaheshINC  UDF
117ChavaraSujith Vijayan Ind.   LDF
118KunnathurKovoor Kunjumon
119KottarakkaraK. N. BalagopalCPI(M)
120PathanapuramK. B. Ganesh KumarKC(B)
121PunalurP. S. SupalCPI
122ChadayamangalamJ. Chinchu Rani
123KundaraP. C. VishnunathINC  UDF
124KollamM. MukeshCPI(M)  LDF
125EravipuramM. Noushad
126ChathannoorG.S. JayalalCPI
Thiruvananthapuram 127VarkalaV. JoyCPI(M)  LDF
128AttingalO. S. Ambika
129ChirayinkeezhuV. SasiCPI
130NedumangadG. R. Anil
131VamanapuramD. K. MuraliCPI(M)
132KazhakootamKadakampally Surendran
133VattiyoorkavuV. K. Prasanth
134ThiruvananthapuramAntony RajuJKC
135NemomV. SivankuttyCPI(M)
136AruvikkaraG. Steephen
137ParassalaC. K. Hareendran
138KattakkadaI. B. Sathish
139KovalamM. VincentINC  UDF
140NeyyattinkaraK. A. AnsalanCPI(M)  LDF

See also

References
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