Neyyattinkara, is a significant municipal town and a prominent center for both industry and commerce,positioned at the southernmost tip of the Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Trivandrum,the capital of Kerala State. It also serves as the administrative headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk.Nestled along the banks of the Neyyar River,one of the district's principal rivers,the town derives its name from its location,with 'Neyyatinkara' in Malayalam translating to 'the shore of the river Neyyar.' Neyyattinkara ranks as the second most densely populated municipality in the district,following Varkala. Notably,the Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram is situated within Neyyattinkara Taluk."
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.
Padayatt Kesavapillai Vasudevan Nair,popularly known as PKV,was an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Kerala from 1978 to 1979. He was a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1971 and again from 2004 until his death in 2005. He became Chief Minister on 20 October 1978,following A. K. Antony's resignation as Chief Minister. However he resigned on 7 October 1979 owing to differences with other parties in the United Front. He served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1982. Nair was a senior member of the Communist Party of India
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 United Progressive Alliance at pan-India level.
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala. From 13 April 2012 to 1 January 2014,he was the Home Minister in Oommen Chandy Ministry,Government of Kerala. He simultaneously held the Vigilance portfolio for the same time period and subsequently took over Forest,Transport,Sports,Cinema &Environment portfolios for the remaining duration of the ministry
Aruvanpalli Puthiyapurakkal Abdullakkutty(born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician. He was elected as the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party on 26 September 2020. He has also served as the BJP Vice President of Kerala state. He is also a former member of Lok Sabha from Kannur and former MLA from Kannur constituency of Kerala state.
Ramesh Chennithala,,,is an Indian politician,and Working Committee Member 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.
Olanchery Rajagopal is an Indian politician,former Union Minister of State,and the former MLA from Nemom and the first Bharatiya Janata Party member &its floor leader in the Legislative Assembly of Kerala. One of the major leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Kerala,he has held various ministerial portfolios including Defence,Parliamentary Affairs,Urban Development,Law,Justice,Company Affairs,and Railways. Rajagopal was a two-time MP in Rajya Sabha,the upper house of Indian Parliament from 1992 till 2004. O.Rajagopal was also a member of Government of Kerala's Legislative Assembly Committee on Petitions &Committee of Public Work,Transport and Communications.
V. M. Sudheeran is an Indian politician,who was a former President of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC),former Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly,Health Minister of Kerala,and a prominent political leader in Kerala. He was a member of the 6th,11th,12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing Alappuzha each time and a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1996 representing Manalur.
Sindhu Joy is an Indian former politician from the state of Kerala. She has served as the Chairperson of the Kerala State Youth Commission,National Vice President of Students Federation India,and President of the SFI Kerala State Committee. In 2011,she resigned from CPI-M and joined the Congress party. In 2013,she appeared on Malayalee House.
K. C. Venugopal is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha elected from Rajasthan and former member of parliament in Lower House and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He has been appointed a General Secretary of AICC and in charge of Karnataka on 29 April 2017. Later,he was given additional charge of the general secretary of the organization. He was the Minister of State for Civil Aviation &Ministry of Power in the UPA Government.
A.P. Anil Kumar is an Indian politician and indian national congress leader from Malappuram district. He is a former minister of Kerala and current M.L.A. of Wandoor assembly constituency since 2001.
Adoor Prakash is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. He is currently the Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha,representing Attingal constituency of Kerala.
P. K. Kunhalikutty is an Indian politician and social worker who is the present Member of Legislative Assembly from Vengara Assembly Constituency in Kerala. He also serves as National General Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Deputy Leader of opposition in Kerala Leglative Assembly.
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.
V. K. Ebrahim Kunju is an Indian politician,who was the former Minister for Public Works of the Government of Kerala. He represented the Kalamassery constituency in Kerala from 2011 to 2021.
Vakkom B. Purushothaman was an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Mizoram from 2011 to 2014,Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly,state minister and Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Kadakampally Surendran,born 12 October 1954,is an Indian politician,who served as the Minister for Co-Operation,Tourism,and Devaswom in the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry (2016–2021) of the Government of Kerala. He was the Thiruvananthapuram District Committee Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for nearly a decade (2007–2016).
Antony Raju is an Indian politician and was in office as Minister for Road Transport,Motor Vehicles,Water Transport till 24 December 2023,Government of Kerala. He is the leader of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. He was elected to the Kerala legislative assembly from Thiruvananthapuram Constituency of Kerala in 2021. Earlier he was the MLA of Thiruvananthapuram West Constituency from 1996 to 2001.
Vattiyoorkavu State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections,the current MLA is V. K. Prasanth of CPI(M).
