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.
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.
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.
Kannoth Muraleedharan is an Indian National Congress politician and MP from Vatakara,Kerala. 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.
Muvattupuzha was a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.
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. George is a seven-time and ex MLA of the Poonjar constituency in the Kottayam district of Kerala state (1982-87) and (1996-2022). 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).
The 2004 Indian general election in Kerala were held for 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won 18 seats out of 20 seats in the state. Indian National Congress,who had won 8 seats in the 1999 elections,won none in this election. The other 5 seats were won by Kerala Congress (1),P.C. Thomas's Indian Federal Democratic Party (1),Indian Union Muslim League (1),Janata Dal (Secular) (1),and by an LDF supported Independent candidate (1).
Pulloli Thomas Chacko was an Indian politician from Chamampathal,Kottayam in central Kerala. A member of the Travancore and Travancore-Cochin Assemblies and the Constituent Assembly,Chacko served as the first Leader of Opposition of the newly formed state of Kerala. He was also the Home Minister of Kerala holding the additional portfolios of Revenue and Law during the period 1960–64. Resignation of Chacko from Congress-led cabinet in 1964 resulted in the formation of the regional party Kerala Congress.
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.
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.
Kozhikode District has four types of administrative hierarchies:
Ernakulam District in Kerala,India,has four types of administrative hierarchies.
The 2019 Indian general election was held in Kerala on 23 April 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.
Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) was a registered political party in Kerala. It was founded by P. C. George in 2019. It had an MLA from the Poonjar constituency.
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
The 1999 Indian general election was held to elect 20 members to the thirteenth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats,while the Left Democratic Front (LDF),led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining 9 seats. Both coalitions managed to win the same number of seats as in the previous election,held in the previous year. Turnout for the election was measured at 70.19% of the eligible population.
The 1998 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the twelfth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats,while the Left Democratic Front (LDF),led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining 9 seats. The earlier election in 1996 saw both alliances win equal share of seats. Turnout for the election was at 70.66%
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 K. M. Mani,KEC(B) under R. Balakrishna Pillai,and KEC(J) under TM Jacob.
