The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the Indian National Congress-led alliance of centre to centre-right political parties in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala,the other being Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front,each of which has been in power alternately since 1980 E. K. Nayanar ministry. Most of the United Democratic Front constituents are members of the Indian National Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance at pan-India level.
Kerala Congress (Mani) or KEC(M) is a state-level political party in the Indian state of Kerala,currently led by chairman Jose K. Mani. It was formed by K. M. Mani in 1979,after a split from the Kerala Congress. They are part of the LDF since October 2020.
K. Francis George is an Indian politician who is a member of the Kerala Congress. He is presently a member of 18th Lok Sabha representing Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. He was a member of the 13th and the 14th Lok Sabha,representing Idukki constituency of Kerala. He was formerly a leader of the Kerala Congress (M) and that of his former party Janadhipathya Kerala Congress.
Lonappan Nambadan was an Indian politician from Kerala. He was member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for six terms from 1977 - 2001 and was a state minister in two E. K. Nayanar ministries. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Mukundapuram constituency of Kerala and was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) political party.
Pulloli Chacko Thomas is an Indian politician who was Union Minister of State for Law and Justice for Kerala from 2003 to 2004 and a six-term member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 2009. He is the Deputy Chairman of Kerala Congress
Ramesh Chennithala,,,is an Indian politician,and a permanent invitee to Working Committee of the Indian National Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He also served as the state Home Minister in the Government of Kerala for two years. He holds the record of the youngest minister in Kerala at the age of 28.
Kannoth Muraleedharan is an Indian National Congress politician. He was the MP from Vatakara,Kerala. He lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Thrissur constituency. He is the son of Congress leader K. Karunakaran. He was elected as an MP from Kozhikode constituency and from Vatakara constituency (2019). He was elected as an MLA from Vattiyoorkkavu constituency.
Kerala Congress (B) [Abbr. KEC(B)] is a registered political party in Kerala,formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai,a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present,the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly,namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar,a well-known film actor and son of R. Balakrishna Pillai,who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The KEC(B) is the part of LDF.
Keezhoote Raman Balakrishna Pillai was an Indian politician who served as minister of the state of Kerala in India,holding portfolios such as Transport and Electricity. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kottarakara constituency in Kollam district for almost three decades. He was the Chairman of Kerala Congress (B). Throughout his political career,Pillai remained a controversial figure in Kerala state politics. He was the first Kerala minister to be imprisoned for corruption.
Jose Karingozhackal Mani is an Indian politician and MP and former MP from Kerala. He is the son of veteran politician K. M. Mani and the Chairman of Kerala Congress (M).
Plathottathil Chacko George is an Indian politician representing the BJP. George is a seven-time and ex MLA of the Poonjar constituency in the Kottayam district of Kerala state (1982-87) and (1996-2021). He was in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for 33 years. After the legislative election 2016,he created his own party named as Kerala Janapaksham (Secular). Formerly,he was the member of political parties like KC,KC(J),KC(M) and KC(S).
Anto Antony Punnathaniyil is an Indian politician and agriculturist who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Pathanamthitta,Kerala,since 2009. A member of Indian National Congress,he serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Transport,Tourism and Culture and is also a member of the Consultative Committee on Minority Affairs. He was formerly a member of the Standing Committee on External Affairs,Energy and Committee on Government Assurances.
M. K. Raghavan is an Indian Politician. He is a Member of Lok Sabha and a Secretary of Congress Parliamentary Party.
A. V. Thamarakshan is a politician from the South Indian state of Kerala. He has been member of Kerala Legislative Assembly multiple times. he started his political career with RSP which later on split to form RSP (Bolshevik). RSP(B) went on to merge with Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy in 2009. Thamarakshan has also been independent candidate. In September 2021,he elected as the president of the JSS.
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Kerala were held for the twenty Lok Sabha seats in the state on 10 April 2014. The total voter strength of Kerala for the election was 2,42,51,937 and 73.89% of voters exercised their right to do so. The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.
V. T. Balram is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress and vice-president of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Thrithala constituency for two consecutive terms. Later he was defeated by M. B. Rajesh of Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a vote margin of 3173.
V. Abdurahiman is an Indian politician and businessman who is serving as the Minister for Sports,Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage,Posts &Telegraphs,Railways of Kerala since 2021. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Tanur since 2016. He was also the LDF nominee for Lok Sabha in Ponnani during the 2014 Indian general election. He is a member of the National Secular Conference party.
The 2019 Indian general election was held in Kerala on 23 April 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.
P. Jayarajan is a member of the CPI(M) Kerala state committee and former member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who represented Koothuparamba constituency from 2001 to 2011. He served as the secretary of CPI(M) Kannur District Committee from 2010 until he was replaced by M.V. Jayarajan in March 2019. In March 2019 he was named the LDF candidate from Vatakara for the 2019 Indian General Elections.
The elections to the Eighth Kerala Assembly were held on March 23,1987. The UDF and the LDF were the two major political fronts in the arena. The UDF had the INC(I), IUML,KC(J),KC(M),NDP (P),SRP(S) and the RSP(S) as its constituents. The LDF consisted of the CPI(M),CPI,RSP,IC(S),Janata Party and the Lok Dal.
