15th Kerala Assembly

15th Kerala Assembly
Kerala Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	14th Kerala Assembly
Succeeded by	16th Kerala 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 (95) [1]   LDF (95)   CPI(M) (61)   CPI (16)   KC(M) (5)   JD(S) (2) [2]   NCP-SP (2)   INL (1)   KC(B) (1)   RJD (1)   Cong(S) (1)   NSC (1)   IND (4) Opposition (41)   UDF (41)   INC (21)   IUML (15)   KEC (2)   RMPI (1)   KC(J) (1)   DCK (1)   IND (1) Vacant (3)   Vacant (3)
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

The current Legislative Assembly is the 15th Assembly of Kerala since the formation of Kerala state. It was elected in the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. The Speaker is MA. N. Shamseer of CPI(M). The Deputy Speaker is Chittayam Gopakumar of CPI. The leader of the Assembly is Pinarayi Vijayan from CPI(M). The leader of opposition is V. D Satheesan. The Government Chief Whip is Dr. N Jayaraj of KEC(M).

Composition

Alliance		Political party		No. of MLAs	Leader of the party
	Government LDF Seats: 95		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	61	Pinarayi Vijayan (Chief Minister)
			Communist Party of India	16	Binoy Viswam
			Kerala Congress (Mani)	5	Jose K. Mani
			Indian Socialist Janata Dal [3]	2	Mathew T. Thomas
			Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar	2	Thomas K. Thomas
			Congress (Secular)	1	Kadannappalli Ramachandran
			Indian National League	1	Ahamed Devarkovil
			Kerala Congress (Balakrishna)	1	K. B. Ganesh Kumar
			National Secular Conference	1	P. T. A. Rahim
			Rashtriya Janata Dal	1	K. P. Mohanan
			Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)	1	Kovoor Kunjumon
			Independent	3	—N/a
	Opposition UDF Seats: 41		Indian National Congress	21	V. D. Satheesan (Leader of the Opposition)
			Indian Union Muslim League	15	P. K. Kunhalikutty
			Kerala Congress	2	P. J. Joseph
			Kerala Congress (Jacob)	1	Anoop Jacob
			Kerala Democratic Party	1	Mani C. Kappan
			Revolutionary Marxist Party of India	1	Mangat Ram Pasla
	Others Seats: 1		Independent	1	Rahul Mamkootathil
	Vacant Seats: 3		Koyilandy Peerumade Thiruvananthapuram	3	—N/a
Total				140

Members of Legislative Assembly

District	No.	Constituency	Name [4]	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. Rajagopal		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		Cong(S)
	12	Dharmadom	Pinarayi Vijayan		CPI(M)			Chief Minister of Kerala
	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
	21	Kuttiady	K P Kunhammadkutty Master		CPI(M)		LDF
	22	Nadapuram	E. K. Vijayan		CPI
	23	Koyilandy	Kanathil Jameela		CPI(M)
			Vacant					Died on 29 November 2025
	24	Perambra	T. P. Ramakrishnan		CPI(M)		LDF
	25	Balussery (SC)	K. M. Sachin Dev
	26	Elathur	A. K. Saseendran		NCP-SP
	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	Aryadan Shoukath		INC
	36	Wandoor (SC)	A. P. Anil Kumar
	37	Manjeri	U. A. Latheef		IUML
	38	Perinthalmanna	Najeeb Kanthapuram
	39	Mankada	Manjalamkuzhi Ali
	40	Malappuram	P. Ubaidulla
	41	Vengara	P. K. Kunhalikutty					Deputy Leader of the Opposition
	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		IND		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
	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	Leader of the Opposition
	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	P. T. Thomas
			Uma Thomas					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
	87	Kothamangalam	Antony John		CPI(M)		LDF
Idukki	88	Devikulam	A. Raja		CPI(M)		LDF
	89	Udumbanchola	M. M. Mani
	90	Thodupuzha	P. J. Joseph		KC(J)		UDF
	91	Idukki	Roshy Augustine		KC(M)		LDF
	92	Peerumade	Vazhoor Soman		CPI
			Vacant					Died on 21 August 2025
Kottayam	93	Pala	Mani C. Kappan		DCK		UDF
	94	Kaduthuruthy	Monce Joseph		KC(J)
	95	Vaikom (SC)	C. K. Asha		CPI		LDF
	96	Ettumanoor	V. N. Vasavan		CPI(M)
	97	Kottayam	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan		INC		UDF
	98	Puthuppally	Oommen Chandy
			Chandy Oommen					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-SP
	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
			Vacant					Disqualified due to conviction and jail sentence in underwear theft and evidence tampering case.
	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

References

1. "Kerala HC annuls CPI(M) MLA's election from Devikulam". Hindustan Times. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
2. "BJP overall, Left in Kerala: JD(S) likely to lose state unit as banner of revolt is raised". The Indian Express . 25 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
3. "Kerala unit of Janata Dal (S) merges with Indian Socialist Janata Dal". The Hindu. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.}
4. "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

• 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
• 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.

External links

• Kerala Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website

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