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List of speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
A.N. Shamseer
since 12 September 2022
Kerala Legislative Assembly
Member ofKerala Legislative Assembly
AppointerMembers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Term lengthDuring the life of the Kerala Legislative Assembly (five years maximum)
Inaugural holderR. Sankara Narayanan Thampi
DeputyChittayam Gopakumar

Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Kerala, the main law-making body for the Kerala. He is elected by the members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.[1]

A. N. Shamseer is the incumbent speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility

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The Speaker of the Assembly:

  • Must be a citizen of India;
  • Must not be less than 25 years of age; and
  • Should not hold any office of profit under the Government of Kerala.

Powers and Functions of the Speaker

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The speaker of the legislative assembly conducts the business in house, and decides whether a bill is a money bill or not. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for their unruly behaviour by suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment, motion of censure and calling attention notice as per the rules. The speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for Further, all comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the speaker. The speaker is answerable to the house. Both the speaker and deputy speaker may be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members.

List of the speakers

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Assembly Name Constituency From To Party
1st (1957 election) R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi Chengannur 27 April 1957 31 July 1959 Communist Party of India
2nd (1960 election) K. M. Seethi Sahib Kuttippuram 22 February 1960 17 April 1961 Indian Union Muslim League
CH Mohammed Koya Tanur 9 June 1961 10 November 1961 Independent
Alexander Parambithara Palluruthy 13 December 1961 10 September 1964 Indian National Congress
3rd (1967 election) D. Damodaran Potti Chadayamangalam 15 March 1967 21 October 1970 Samayukta Socialist Party
4th (1970 election) K. Moideenkutty Haji Tirur 22 October 1970 8 May 1975 Indian Union Muslim League
S. John Kallooppara 17 February 1976 25 March 1977 Kerala Congress
5th (1977 election) Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty Kuttippuram 28 March 1977 14 February 1980 Indian Union Muslim League
6th (1980 election) A. P. Kurian Angamali 15 February 1980 20 October 1981 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
A. C. Jose Parur 3 February 1982 23 June 1982 Indian National Congress
7th (1982 election) Vakkom Purushothaman Attingal 24 June 1982 28 December 1984 Indian National Congress
V. M. Sudheeran Manalur 8 March 1985 27 March 1987
8th (1987 election) Varkala Radhakrishnan Varkala 30 March 1987 28 June 1991 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
9th (1991 election) P.P. Thankachan Perumbavoor 1 July 1991 3 May 1995 Indian National Congress
Therambil Ramakrishnan Thrissur 27 June 1995 28 May 1996
10th (1996 election) M. Vijayakumar Trivandrum North 30 May 1996 4 June 2001 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
11th (2001 election) Vakkom Purushothaman Mararikulam 17 May 2001 4 September 2004 Indian National Congress
Therambil Ramakrishnan Thrissur 16 September 2004 24 May 2006
12th (2006 election) K. Radhakrishnan Chelakkara 6 June 2001 18 May 2011 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
13th (2011 election) G. Karthikeyan Aruvikkara 2 June 2011 7 March 2015 Indian National Congress
N. Sakthan Kattakada 12 March 2015 1 June 2016
14th (2016 election P. Sreeramakrishnan Ponnani 3 June 2016 23 May 2021 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
15th (2021 election) M B Rajesh Thrithala 25 May 2021 2 September 2022
A. N. Shamseer Thalassery 12 September 2022 Incumbent

References

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  1. ^ "KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 5 September 2021.