Kerala Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Kerala, also known as the Niyamasabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 140 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Assam were held in May 2021.
The Legislative Assembly of Kerala, also known as the Niyamasabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 140 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Assam were held in May 2021.
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PARTY COMPOSITION
The 15th Legislative Assembly of Kerala formed post the elections held in May 2021 consists of 140 MLAs. The LDF (Left Democratic Front comprising CPM, CPI, IUML, JD(S), NSC, 5 Independents, etc) alliance secured 99 seats in the 2021 Assembly elections pushing them comfortably cross the majority mark of 71 seats to form the government.
- Currently, the LDF alliance has 98 seats in the assembly while the UDF alliance has 40 seats while the UDF alliance has 40 seats
- 1 seat is currently vacant
Key leaders in the Assembly:
- Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan (CPM)
- Leader of the Opposition: V.D. Satheesan (INC)
- Speaker: A. N. Shamseer (CPM)
MLA PROFILE
- 37% MLAs in the current Assembly have little to no education (grade 12 or below), in comparison to 41% in the previous Assembly
- 18% MLAs in the current Assembly are Graduates, in comparison to 17% in the previous Assembly.
- 41% MLAs in the current Assembly are highly qualified (professionals and above), just as much as in the previous Assembly.
- Only 8.6% of MLAs in the current Assembly are women
- The percentage of women in the Kerala Legislative Assembly has remained below 9% since 2006 and is amongst the lowest of all states in India.
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