Speakers of Kerala
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he speaker acts as the principal spokesperson of the State Legislative Assembly.
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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Basic FactsChairman of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | Speaker* |
| First Elected Speaker in India | L.M. Pylee(Cochin Legislative Assembly, 1947) |
| First Speaker of the Kerala | Sankara Narayanan Thampi(CPI, 1957)* |
| First pro-term Speaker of the Kerala Assembly | Rosamma Punnouse* |
| First member of the legislative Assembly | Rosamma Punnouse |
| First Congress Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | Alexander Parambithara(1961)* |
| First Speaker who completed the term of 5 years | M. Vijayakumar |
| Longest continuously served speaker | M. Vijayakumar |
| First Woman acting speaker of Kerala Assembly | Nafeesa Beevi* |
| First Woman to become Deputy Speaker | K.O. Aisha Beevi(1957)* |
| First Speaker to use a casting vote in assembly | A.C. Jose |
| First Speaker to die in Office | K.M. Seethi Sahib |
| Second | G KarthikeyanSpeaker for the longest period–Vakkom Purushothaman |
| Speaker for the shortest term | A.C. Jose(February-June 1982) |
| Youngest speaker of Kerala | C.H. Muhammad Koya* |
| Speaker who later became Chief Minister of Kerala | C.H. Muhammad Koya* |
| List of Speakers of KeralaNAMEPERIODR. Sankaranarayanan ThampiApril 27, 1957 | July 31, 1959K.M. Seethi SahibMarch 12, 1960 – April 17, 1961C.H. Mohammed KoyaJune 9, 1961 – November 10, 1961Alexander ParambitharaDecember 13,1961 – September 10,1964D. Damodaran PottiMarch 15, 1967 – October 21, 1970K. Moideenkutty HajiOctober 22, 1970 – May 8, 1975T.S. JohnFebruary 17, 1976 – March 25, 1977Chakkeeri AhmedkuttyMarch 28, 1977 – February 14, 1980A.P. KurianFebruary 15, 1980 – February 1, 1982A.C. JoseFebruary 3, 1982 – June 23, 1982Vakkom B. PurushothamanJune 24, 1982 – December 28, 1984V.M. SudheeranMarch 8, 1985 – March 27, 1987Varkala RadhakrishnanMarch 30, 1987 – June 28, 1991P.P. ThankachanJuly 1, 1991 – May 3, 1995Therambil RamakrishnanJune 27, 1995 – May 28, 1996M. VijayakumarMay 30, 1996 – June 4, 2001Vakkom PurushothamanJune 6, 2001 – September 4, 2004Therambil RamakrishnanSeptember 16, 2004 – May 24, 2006K. RadhakrishnanMay 25, 2006 – May 31, 2011G. KarthikeyanJune 02, 2011 – March 07, 2015N. SakthanMarch 12, 2015 – June 01, 2016P. SreeramakrishnanJune 3, 2016 – May 23, 2021M. B. RajeshMay 25, 2021 – September 2, 2022A. N. ShamseerSeptember 6, 2022 – Incumbent📝SideNotes:Unicameral – State Legislature which has only one House* |
| Bicameral | State Legislature which has two houses, the upper house Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) & the lower house Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) |
Basic FactsChairman of the Kerala Legislative Assembly*
Speaker
First Elected Speaker in India
L.M. Pylee(Cochin Legislative Assembly, 1947)
First Speaker of the Kerala*
Sankara Narayanan Thampi(CPI, 1957)
First pro-term Speaker of the Kerala Assembly*
Rosamma Punnouse
First member of the legislative Assembly
Rosamma Punnouse
First Congress Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly*
Alexander Parambithara(1961)
First Speaker who completed the term of 5 years
M. Vijayakumar
Longest continuously served speaker
M. Vijayakumar
First Woman acting speaker of Kerala Assembly*
Nafeesa Beevi
First Woman to become Deputy Speaker*
K.O. Aisha Beevi(1957)
First Speaker to use a casting vote in assembly
A.C. Jose
First Speaker to die in Office
K.M. Seethi Sahib
Second
G KarthikeyanSpeaker for the longest period–Vakkom Purushothaman
Speaker for the shortest term
A.C. Jose(February-June 1982)
Youngest speaker of Kerala*
C.H. Muhammad Koya
Speaker who later became Chief Minister of Kerala*
C.H. Muhammad Koya
List of Speakers of KeralaNAMEPERIODR. Sankaranarayanan ThampiApril 27, 1957*
July 31, 1959K.M. Seethi SahibMarch 12, 1960 – April 17, 1961C.H. Mohammed KoyaJune 9, 1961 – November 10, 1961Alexander ParambitharaDecember 13,1961 – September 10,1964D. Damodaran PottiMarch 15, 1967 – October 21, 1970K. Moideenkutty HajiOctober 22, 1970 – May 8, 1975T.S. JohnFebruary 17, 1976 – March 25, 1977Chakkeeri AhmedkuttyMarch 28, 1977 – February 14, 1980A.P. KurianFebruary 15, 1980 – February 1, 1982A.C. JoseFebruary 3, 1982 – June 23, 1982Vakkom B. PurushothamanJune 24, 1982 – December 28, 1984V.M. SudheeranMarch 8, 1985 – March 27, 1987Varkala RadhakrishnanMarch 30, 1987 – June 28, 1991P.P. ThankachanJuly 1, 1991 – May 3, 1995Therambil RamakrishnanJune 27, 1995 – May 28, 1996M. VijayakumarMay 30, 1996 – June 4, 2001Vakkom PurushothamanJune 6, 2001 – September 4, 2004Therambil RamakrishnanSeptember 16, 2004 – May 24, 2006K. RadhakrishnanMay 25, 2006 – May 31, 2011G. KarthikeyanJune 02, 2011 – March 07, 2015N. SakthanMarch 12, 2015 – June 01, 2016P. SreeramakrishnanJune 3, 2016 – May 23, 2021M. B. RajeshMay 25, 2021 – September 2, 2022A. N. ShamseerSeptember 6, 2022 – Incumbent📝SideNotes:Unicameral – State Legislature which has only one House
Bicameral
State Legislature which has two houses, the upper house Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) & the lower house Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
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