Kerala Legislative Assembly

Kerala Legislative Assembly

കേരള നിയമസഭ
Kerala Legislative Assembly ; കേരള നിയമസഭ
16th Kerala Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Speaker	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, INC since 22 May 2026
Deputy Speaker	Shanimol Osman, INC since 22 May 2026
Leader of the House; (Chief Minister)	V. D. Satheesan, INC since 18 May 2026
Leader of the Opposition	Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) since 18 May 2026
Legislature Secretary	Shaji C Baby
Structure
Seats	140
Political groups	Government (102); UDF (102) INC (63); IUML (22); KEC (7); RSP (3); KC(J) (1); CMP (1); RMPI (1); KDP (1); IND (3); Official Opposition (35); LDF (35) CPI(M) (26); CPI (8); RJD (1); Other Opposition (3); NDA (3) BJP (3);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	9 April 2026
Next election	2031
Meeting place
	Niyamasabha Mandiram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Website
	www.niyamasabha.org

The Kerala Legislative Assembly, or Kerala Niyamasabha (കേരള നിയമസഭ) in Malayalam, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. Following the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives, one from each of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala, referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

History

In 1956, the State of Kerala was formed on linguistic basis, merging Travancore, Cochin and Malabar regions, and the Kasaragod region of South Canara.^[2] The first assembly election in Kerala state was held in February–March 1957.^[2] The first Kerala Legislative Assembly was formed on 5 April 1957. The Assembly had 127 members including a nominated member.^[2]

The current delimitation committee of 2010 reaffirmed the total number of seats at 140.^[2]

Legislature

The legislature consists of 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^[3]. 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.^[4]

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 law.

The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.^[5]

Niyamasabha Complex

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 elegant and majestic, with ornamental Teakwood-Rosewood panelling. The older Assembly was located within the State Secretariat complex which was converted into the Legislature Museum, after the commissioning of the new complex on 22 May 1998 (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 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 Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan.^[6]

A. N. Shamseer is the incumbent speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.^[7]

Composition

Reservation

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

Current seats by alliance

		No. of MLAs	Leader
Government UDF Seats: 102	Indian National Congress	63	V. D. Satheesan
	Indian Union Muslim League	22	P. K. Kunhalikutty
	Kerala Congress	7	Mons Joseph
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	3	Shibu Baby John
	Kerala Congress (Jacob)	1	Anoop Jacob
	Revolutionary Marxist Party of India	1	K. K. Rema
	Communist Marxist Party	1	C. P. John
	Kerala Democratic Party	1	Mani C. Kappan
	Independent	3
Opposition LDF Seats: 35	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	26	Pinarayi Vijayan
	Communist Party of India	8	Binoy Viswam
	Rashtriya Janata Dal	1	P. K. Praveen
Other Opposition NDA Seats: 3	Bharatiya Janata Party	3	Rajeev Chandrasekhar

List of assemblies

Assembly (Election)		Chief Minister	Speaker	Leader of the Opposition
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
2nd (1960 Election)	Indian National Congress	R. Sankar		E. M. S. Namboodiripad	Communist Party of India
3rd (1967 Election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	D. Damodaran Potti	K. Karunakaran	Indian National Congress
3rd (1967 Election)	Communist Party of India	C. Achutha Menon	D. Damodaran Potti	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4th (1970 Election)	Communist Party of India	C. Achutha Menon	K. Moideenkutty Haji S. John
5th (1977 Election)	Indian National Congress	K. Karunakaran	Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty
	Indian National Congress	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)
6th (1980 Election)	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)
9th (1991 Election)	Indian National Congress	A. K. Antony	Therambil Ramakrishnan	E. K. Nayanar V. S. Achuthanandan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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)
11th (2001 Election)	Indian National Congress	Oommen Chandy	Therambil Ramakrishnan	V. S. Achuthanandan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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
16th (2026 Election)	Indian National Congress	V. D. Satheesan	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan	Pinarayi Vijayan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source:^[8]^[9]^[10]
District	No.	Constituency	Name			Remarks
Kasaragod	1	Manjeshwaram	A. K. M. Ashraf	IUML	UDF
	2	Kasaragod	Kallatra Mahin	IUML
	3	Udma	K. Neelakandan	INC
	4	Kanhangad	Govindan Pallikappil	CPI	LDF
	5	Thrikaripur	Sandeep Varier	INC	UDF
Kannur	6	Payyanur	V. Kunhikrishnan	IND	UDF
	7	Kalliasseri	M. Vijin	CPI(M)	LDF
	8	Taliparamba	T K Govindan Master	IND	UDF
	9	Irikkur	Sajeev Joseph	INC	UDF
	10	Azhikode	K. V. Sumesh	CPI(M)	LDF
	11	Kannur	T.O Mohanan	INC	UDF
	12	Dharmadom	Pinarayi Vijayan	CPI(M)	LDF	Leader of the Opposition
	13	Thalassery	Karayi Rajan	CPI(M)
	14	Kuthuparamba	P. K. Praveen	RJD
	15	Mattanur	V. K. Sanoj	CPI(M)
	16	Peravoor	Adv Sunny Joseph	INC	UDF	Minister of Electricity, Enviornment & Parliamentary Affairs
Wayanad	17	Mananthavady (ST)	Usha Vijayan	INC	UDF
	18	Sulthan Bathery (ST)	I. C. Balakrishnan
	19	Kalpetta	T. Siddique			Minister of Agriculture
Kozhikode	20	Vatakara	K. K. Rema	RMPI	UDF
	21	Kuttiady	Parakkal Abdulla	IUML
	22	Nadapuram	K. M. Abhijith	INC
	23	Koyilandy	K. Praveen Kumar	INC
	24	Perambra	Fathima Thahiliya	IUML
	25	Balussery (SC)	V. T. Sooraj	INC
	26	Elathur	Vidya Balakrishnan
	27	Kozhikode North	K.Jayanth
	28	Kozhikode South	Fyzal Babu	IUML
	29	Beypore	P. A. Mohammed Riyas	CPI(M)	LDF
	30	Kunnamangalam	M. A. Razak Master	IUML	UDF
	31	Koduvally	P. K. Firos
	32	Thiruvambady	C. K. Kasim
Malappuram	33	Kondotty	T. P Ashrafali	IUML	UDF
	34	Eranad	P. K. Basheer	IUML		Minister of Public Works Department
	35	Nilambur	Aryadan Shoukath	INC
	36	Wandoor (SC)	A. P. Anil Kumar	INC		Minister of Revenue
	37	Manjeri	M. Rahmathulla	IUML
	38	Perinthalmanna	Najeeb Kanthapuram
	39	Mankada	Manjalamkuzhi Ali
	40	Malappuram	P. K. Kunhalikutty			Minister of Industries
	41	Vengara	K. M. Shaji			Minister for Local Self Governments
	42	Vallikkunnu	T. V. Ibrahim
	43	Tirurangadi	P. M. A. Sameer
	44	Tanur	P. K. Navas
	45	Tirur	Kurukkoli Moideen
	46	Kottakkal	K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal
	47	Thavanur	V. S Joy	INC
	48	Ponnani	K. P Noushad Ali	INC
Palakkad	49	Thrithala	V. T. Balram	INC	UDF
	50	Pattambi	Muhammed Muhsin	CPI	LDF
	51	Shornur	P. Mammikutty	CPI(M)
	52	Ottapalam	K. Premkumar	CPI(M)
	53	Kongad (SC)	K. A. Thulasi	INC	UDF	Minister of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Welfare
	54	Mannarkkad	N. Samsudheen	IUML	UDF	Minister of General Education & Minority Affairs
	55	Malampuzha	A. Prabhakaran	CPI(M)	LDF
	56	Palakkad	Ramesh Pisharody	INC	UDF
	57	Tarur (SC)	Sumod	CPI(M)	LDF
	58	Chittur	Sumesh Achuthan	INC	UDF
	59	Nenmara	K. Preman	CPI(M)	LDF
	60	Alathur	T. M. Sasi	CPI(M)	LDF
Thrissur	61	Chelakkara (SC)	U. R. Pradeep	CPI(M)	LDF
	62	Kunnamkulam	A. C. Moideen
	63	Guruvayur	N. K. Akbar
	64	Manalur	C. Raveendranath
	65	Wadakkanchery	Xavier Chittilappilly
	66	Ollur	K. Rajan	CPI
	67	Thrissur	Rajan Pallan	INC	UDF
	68	Nattika (SC)	Geetha Gopi	CPI	LDF
	69	Kaipamangalam	K. K. Valsaraj	CPI	LDF
	70	Irinjalakuda	Thomas Unniyadan	KC	UDF
	71	Puthukkad	K. K. Ramachandran	CPI(M)	LDF
	72	Chalakudy	T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph	INC	UDF
	73	Kodungallur	O. J. Janeesh	INC	UDF	Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports, Registration & Museum
Ernakulam	74	Perumbavoor	Manoj Moothedan	INC	UDF
	75	Angamaly	Roji M. John			Minister of Higher Education
	76	Aluva	Anwar Sadath
	77	Kalamassery	V. E. Abdul Gafoor	IUML		Minister of Fisheries & Social Justice
	78	Paravur	V. D. Satheesan	INC		Chief Minister of Kerala
	79	Vypin	Tony Chammany
	80	Kochi	Mohammad Shiyas
	81	Thrippunithura	Deepak Joy
	82	Ernakulam	T. J. Vinod
	83	Thrikkakara	Uma Thomas
	84	Kunnathunad (SC)	V. P. Sajeendran
	85	Piravom	Anoop Jacob	KC(J)		Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
	86	Muvattupuzha	Mathew Kuzhalnadan	INC
	87	Kothamangalam	Shibu Thekkumpuram	KEC
Idukki	88	Devikulam (SC)	F Raja	INC	UDF
	89	Udumbanchola	Senapathy Venu	INC
	90	Thodupuzha	Apu John Joseph	KC		Government Chief Whip
	91	Idukki	Roy K Paulose	INC
	92	Peerumade	Cyriac Thomas	INC
Kottayam	93	Pala	Mani C. Kappan	DCK	UDF
	94	Kaduthuruthy	Mons Joseph	KEC		Minister of Irrigation & Housing
	95	Vaikom (SC)	K. Binimon	INC
	96	Ettumanoor	Nattakom Suresh
	97	Kottayam	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan			Speaker
	98	Puthuppally	Chandy Oommen
	99	Changanassery	Vinu Job Kuzhimannil	KEC
	100	Kanjirappally	Rony K Baby	INC
	101	Poonjar	Sebastian M. J.	INC
Alappuzha	102	Aroor	Shanimol Osman	INC	UDF	Deputy Speaker
	103	Cherthala	P. Prasad	CPI	LDF
	104	Alappuzha	A.D.Thomas	INC	UDF
	105	Ambalappuzha	G. Sudhakaran	IND
	106	Kuttanad	Reji Cheriyan	KC
	107	Haripad	Ramesh Chennithala	INC		Minister of Home Affairs, Vigilance, Fire & Rescue, Prisons & Coir
	108	Kayamkulam	M. Liju	INC		Minister of Excise & Cooperation
	109	Mavelikara (SC)	M. S. Arun Kumar	CPI(M)	LDF
	110	Chengannur	Saji Cherian	CPI(M)	LDF
Pathanamthitta	111	Thiruvalla	Varghese Mammen	KC	UDF
	112	Ranni	Pazhakulam Madhu	INC
	113	Aranmula	Abin Varkey	INC
	114	Konni	K. U. Jenish Kumar	CPI(M)	LDF
	115	Adoor (SC)	Adv. C. V. Santhakumar	INC	UDF
Kollam	116	Karunagapally	C. R. Mahesh	INC	UDF
	117	Chavara	Shibu Baby John	RSP		Minister of Forests & Widlife Protection
	118	Kunnathur (SC)	Ullas Kovoor	RSP
	119	Kottarakkara	K. N. Balagopal	CPI(M)	LDF
	120	Pathanapuram	Jyothi Kumar Chamakkala	INC	UDF
	121	Punalur	C. Ajayaprasad	CPI	LDF
	122	Chadayamangalam	M. M. Naseer	INC	UDF
	123	Kundara	P. C. Vishnunadh			Minister of Tourism, Culture & Cinema
	124	Kollam	Bindu Krishna			Minister of Labour, Dairy Development, Women & Child Development & Animal Husbandary
	125	Eravipuram	Vishnu Mohan	RSP
	126	Chathannoor	B. B. Gopakumar	BJP	NDA
Thiruvananthapuram	127	Varkala	V. Joy	CPI(M)	LDF
	128	Attingal	O. S. Ambika	CPI(M)	LDF
	129	Chirayinkeezhu (SC)	Ramya Haridas	INC	UDF
	130	Nedumangad	G. R. Anil	CPI	LDF
	131	Vamanapuram	Sudheersha Palode	INC	UDF
	132	Kazhakkoottam	V. Muraleedharan	BJP	NDA
	133	Vattiyoorkavu	K. Muraleedharan	INC	UDF	Minister of Health & Devaswoms
	134	Thiruvananthapuram	C. P. John	CMP	UDF	Minister of Transport
	135	Nemom	Rajeev Chandrasekhar	BJP	NDA
	136	Aruvikkara	G. Steephen	CPI(M)	LDF
	137	Parassala	C. K. Hareendran	CPI(M)	LDF
	138	Kattakkada	M. R. Baiju	INC	UDF
	139	Kovalam	M. Vincent
	140	Neyyattinkara	N. Sakthan

Past Composition

1957–1960

60	9	43	14
CPI	PSP	INC	Ind

1960–1965

63	11	29	20	14
INC	IUML	CPI	PSP	Ind

1965–1967

40	3	13	36	26	6	12
CPI (M)	CPI	SSP	INC	KC	IUML	Ind

1967–1970

52	19	19	9	5	14	15
CPI (M)	CPI	SSP	INC	KC	IUML	Ind

1970–1977

29	16	6	3	6	3	1	30	12	11	16
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	PSP	SSP	ISP	KSP	INC	KC	IUML	Ind

1977–1980

17	23	9	3	2	6	5	20	38	3	13	1
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	PSP	KCP	BLD	NDP	KC	INC	AIML	IUML	Ind

1980–1982

35	17	6	1	1	21	3	8	6	5	17	5	14	1
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	PSP	KCP	INC (I)	NDP	KCM	KCJ	JP	INC (U)	AIML	IUML	Ind

1982–1987

28	13	4	1	1	7	2	1	20	1	4	6	8	4	4	15	4	14	3
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	RSP (S)	PSP	INC (S)	SRP	DSP	INC (I)	DLP	NDP	KCM	KCJ	JP	JP (G)	INC (A)	AIML	IUML	Ind

1987–1991

38	16	5	6	1	33	7	5	15	14
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	ICS (SCS)	LD	INC	JP	KC	IUML	Ind

1991–1996

28	12	1	1	2	2	1	2	55	1	10	3	19	4
CPI (M)	CPI	CMP	CMP (K)	RSP	IC (S)	LD	NDP	INC	KC	KCM	JD	IUML	Ind

1996–2001

40	18	5	1	1	3	1	37	6	5	4	13	5
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	JSS	KCB	IC (S)	KCA	INC	KC	KCM	JD	IUML	Ind

2001–2006

24	7	1	2	2	4	2	2	3	63	9	2	2	16	1
CPI (M)	CPI	CMP	RSP	RSPB	JSS	KCB	KCA	JDS	INC	KCM	KCJ	NCP	IUML	Ind

2006–2011

61	17	3	1	1	5	1	1	24	4	7	1	1	7	5
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	JSS	KCB	JDS	C (S)	INL	INC	KC	KCM	KCS	NCP	IUML	Ind

2011–2016

45	13	2	1	1	1	2	4	38	9	2	20	2
CPI (M)	CPI	RSP	RSPBJ	KCB	KCA	SJD	JDS	INC	KCM	NCP	IUML	Ind

2016–2021

58	19	1	1	1	3	1	1	22	6	2	18	1	5
CPI (M)	CPI	CMP	KCB	KCA	JDS	C (S)	NSC	INC	KCM	NCP	IUML	BJP	Ind

2021–2026

62	17	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	21	2	5	1	2	15	6
CPI (M)	CPI	RMPI	KCB	JKC	KCA	JDS	C (S)	INL	LJD	INC	KC	KCM	NCK	NCP	IUML	Ind

2026

63	22	7	3	1	1	1	1	3	26	8	1	3
INC	IUML	KCE	RSP	KC(J)	RMPI	CMP	KDP	Ind	CPI (M)	CPI	RJD	BJP

References

↑ https://niyamasabha.nic.in/index.php/secretary
1 2 3 4 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.
↑ "Role of the Governor". www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
↑ Kerala Legislative Assembly – Role of the Speaker, “Role of the Speaker,” Kerala Legislative Assembly, accessed May 14, 2026
↑ "Kerala Government – Legislature". Kerala Niyamasabha. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
↑ "KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
↑ Kerala Legislative Assembly – Speaker Page, Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly, accessed May 14, 2026.
↑ "Kerala Election Results Winners List 2026: Congress Wins 63 Seats as CPI(M) Shrinks to 26. Full Constituency-Wise Data Here". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
↑ "Kerala Assembly Election Results 2026: Get Constituency-wise, Party-wise Results of Kerala Polls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
↑ "Kerala Election Results 2026: Full list of winners and losers; Congress-led UDF breaks LDF's decade-long dominance". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

External links

Kerala Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website Archived 1 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[1] ttps://niyamasabha.nic.in/index.php/secretary

[askh-2] 1 2 3 4 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.

[3] "Role of the Governor". www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

[4] Kerala Legislative Assembly – Role of the Speaker, “Role of the Speaker,” Kerala Legislative Assembly, accessed May 14, 2026

[5] "Kerala Government – Legislature". Kerala Niyamasabha. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[6] "KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[7] Kerala Legislative Assembly – Speaker Page, Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly, accessed May 14, 2026.

[8] "Kerala Election Results Winners List 2026: Congress Wins 63 Seats as CPI(M) Shrinks to 26. Full Constituency-Wise Data Here". The Indian Express. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

[9] "Kerala Assembly Election Results 2026: Get Constituency-wise, Party-wise Results of Kerala Polls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

[10] "Kerala Election Results 2026: Full list of winners and losers; Congress-led UDF breaks LDF's decade-long dominance". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

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