Kannoth Karunakaran was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Kerala in 1977,from 1981 to March 1982,from May 1982 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1995. He is the founder of the Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition,which governed the state in the periods of 1982-87,1991-96,2001-06 and 2011-16;and currently is the main opposition in Kerala since 2016. He has also served as the Union Minister of Industry from 1995 to 1996 and served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly for four terms- 1967 to 1969,1978 to 1979,1980 to 1981 and 1987 to 1991. He also has the distinction of being one of the longest serving Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leaders in the country,holding that post from 1967 to 1995.
Oommen Chandy was the 10th chief minister of Kerala,serving from 2004 to 2006 and 2011 to 2016. He served also as the leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Angamaly is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala,India. It is located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about 203 km (126.1 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Angamaly is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located 24 km (14.9 mi) northeast of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census,Angamaly has a population of 33,465 people,and a population density of 1,633/km2 (4,230/sq mi).
Thrippunithura,also spelled Tripunithura,,is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala,India. It is part of the Kochi metropolitan area,7 km (4.3 mi) east of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census,Thrippunithura has a population of 69,390. A prominent historical region,Thrippunithura was the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin. The Hill Palace situated in Thripunithura was the palace of Maharaja of Cochin,the ruler of Kingdom of Cochin. Thrippunithura is known for its rich culture which includes the annual Vrishchikotsavam festival that takes place at the Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple.
Pinarayi Vijayan is an Indian politician who serves as the Chief Minister of Kerala since 25 May 2016. A member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),he is the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) (1998–2015). He has also served as Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives during the third E. K. Nayanar ministry. Vijayan won a seat in the May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election and 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the CPI(M) candidate for Dharmadom constituency and was selected as the leader of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala. He is the first chief minister from Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full term in office. In 2022,he also became the longest-continuous serving chief minister of Kerala surpassing C. Achutha Menon who had been the first to remain in office for 2364 consecutive days.
Plathottathil Chacko George is an Indian politician representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. George is a seven-time former 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 in 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). Prior to the 2024 Indian general election,his party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) merged with the BJP.
Vinayakan is an Indian actor,former dancer,and composer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil language films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film Maanthrikam.
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.
The United Democratic Front government led by Oommen Chandy sworn in on 18 May 2011. Seven of the total 20 members of the Cabinet took office on 18 May and the rest sworn in on 23 May after completing discussion with member parties of the UDF.
K. T. Jaleel is an Indian politician from Kerala and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thavanur and has served as Minister of Higher Education,Welfare of Minorities,Waqf and Hajj in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) -led ministry. He was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2006. He was an Associate Professor of History at P. S. M. O. College,Tirurangadi. He previously served as Minister of Local Administration,Government of Kerala.
The city is administered by the Kochi Municipal Corporation,headed by a mayor assisted by the Secretary. For administrative purposes,the city is divided into 74 wards,from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. Earlier;Fort Kochi,Mattancherry and Ernakulam were the three Municipalities in Cochin area,which was later merged to form the Kochi Municipal Corporation.
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.
Thrikkakara State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. After 2022 by-polls,Uma Thomas of INC became the MLA.
Elections in India in 2023 were held in the Rajya Sabha,state legislative assemblies of nine states and several local bodies.
Events in the year 2021 in Kerala.
V4 Kochi is a political organisation cum movement based out of Kochi,Kerala. The organization was formed prior to the 2020 Kerala local elections to contest in Kochi Municipal Corporation. The stated objective of the organization was to ensure good governance through curbing corruption and implementing people-centric policies. The chief campaign controller of the movement was Nipun Cherian,an engineering professional. The organisation was composed of people who were previously associated with other independent movements like Aam Aadmi Party in the city. Other prominent leaders who founded the movement were Biju John,Sajan Aziz,Vincent John,Manoj,Shakeer Ali,Rihad P.A.,S Venkateshwar,Cicily Jose,Mrs Helen Eapen John Jacob,Sujith CS,Jithin Vincent,Alexander Shaju,Elias John
Events in the year 2017 in Kerala.
Events in the year 2015 in Kerala.
Events in the year 2023 in Kerala.
Events in the year 2024 in Kerala.
