Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam,Kerala in October 1964,by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. Initially its main support came from the Syrian Christians of central Kerala and the Nair community of southern Kerala.
Palathinal Joseph Joseph is an Indian politician from Kerala Congress serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency in Kerala.
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.
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
Kerala Congress (Jacob) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a faction of Kerala Congress founded by the former minister the late T. M. Jacob who has held portfolios like Education,Irrigation,Culture and Civil Supplies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Kattappana ([kaʈ:ap:ɐna]) is a municipality in the Idukki district of Kerala,India. It is located 21 km southeast of the district headquarters in Painavu and about 140 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.Kattappana is the second-largest municipality in the district by population,and serves as a major hub for commercial and economic activity for the surrounding region.
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.
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.
Benny Behanan is an Indian politician from Kerala. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party who serves as Member of Parliament from Chalakudy. He was the MLA of Thrikkakara Legislative Assembly Constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was the General Secretary of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee for 17 years. Earlier he had won Piravom in 1982,and unsuccessfully contested the Idukki Parliament Constituency as UDF Candidate to the Lok Sabha in 2004. In 2019 Indian general election,he won the election with a margin of 1,32,274 votes against the LDF candidate Innocent (actor). In 2024 Indian general election,he won the election with a margin of 63,754 votes against the LDF candidate C. Raveendranath.
Kerala Congress (Thomas) or Thomas Group was a political party since 2015 to 2016 and a Kerala Congress Fraction Led by P. C. Thomas from 2016 to 2021.
Joice George is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament of the 16th Lok Sabha of India.
Janadhipathya Kerala Congress,also known as Democratic Kerala Congress,is an Indian political party in Kerala. It was formed on 9 March 2016,through a split from the Kerala Congress (M)
The 2019 Indian general election was held in Kerala on 23 April 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.
The Socialist Republican Party (SRP) was an Indian political party from the state of Kerala.
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.
Elections to local bodies in Kerala were held in December 2020. Polling took place over 3 days;on 8,10 and 14 December,with the votes counted and results announced on 16 December.
The Kerala Congress (KEC) has suffered severe divisions and several factions,and a number of parties have emerged over the years,all claiming the name Kerala Congress in various times in its history. Factions include KEC under P. J. Joseph,KEC(M) under Jose K. Mani,KEC(B) under K. B. Ganesh Kumar,and KEC(J) under Anoop Jacob.
