Congress (Secular)

Congress (Secular)
Abbreviation	C(S)
Leader	Kadannappalli Ramachandran
President	Kadannappalli Ramachandran
Secretary	V. K. Babu
Split from	Nationalist Congress Party
Headquarters	Ram Raj Bhavan, Manikkath Road, Cochin, Kerala-16. [1]
Alliance	Left Democratic Front (LDF)
Seats in  Kerala Legislative Assembly	1 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
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Congress (Secular) is a political party in Kerala, India. It is a residual faction of Indian Congress (Socialist) that was formed in 1978. It is currently a part of Left Democratic Front in Kerala.

Timeline

In 1980 A. K. Antony part of Congress (A) left Indian Congress (Socialist) and gave support to LDF. In 1982, when Antony rejoined Indian National Congress a faction of Congress (A) rebelled and stayed with LDF as Congress (S). This included MLAs such as P. C. Chacko, A. K. Saseendran, and Kadannappalli Ramachandran etc. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2001, for a brief period Congress (S) merged with Nationalist Congress Party. In 2003, Kadannappalli Ramachandran left NCP and reconstituted the party.

Legislative presence

It has one MLA, Kadannappalli Ramachandran from Kannur district and no Member of parliament in any house.

Electoral performance

Kerala Legislative Assembly election results

Election Year	Alliance	Seats contested	Seats won	Total Votes	Percentage of votes	+/- Vote
2021	LDF	1	1 / 140	60,313	0.29%	0.02%
2016	LDF	1	1 / 140	54,347	0.27%	0.01%
2011	LDF	1	0 / 140	48,984	0.28%	0.19%
2006	LDF	1	1 / 140	72,579	0.47%	New

See also

• Indian National Congress (U)

References

1. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Symbols_Notification17.09.2010.pdf ^{[ dead link ]}
2. Mehar, Haritha John,Rakesh (20 June 2017). "Kerala Chronicles: When Gandhi-loyalist AK Antony turned into an implacable Indira foe in the 1970s". The News Minute. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. Andersen, Walter K. (1983). "India in 1982: Domestic Challenges and Foreign Policy Successes" . Asian Survey. 23 (2): 111–122. doi:10.2307/2644342. ISSN   0004-4687. JSTOR   2644342.