List of leaders of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
| Leader of Opposition of Kerala | |
|---|---|
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Status | Leader of Opposition |
| Member of | Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Residence | Cantonment House , Thiruvananthapuram |
| Seat | Kerala Niyamasabha |
| Appointer | Governor of Kerala |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Precursor | Ramesh Chennithala |
| Inaugural holder | P. T. Chacko (1957–1959) |
| Formation | 5 April 1957 |
| Deputy | P. K. Kunhalikutty |
The post of Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly has been held by 10 politicians since the Assembly was established in 1957. All have belonged to either the Indian National Congress, the Communist Party of India or the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The current Leader of the Opposition is V. D. Satheesan. V. S. Achuthanandan has served as Leader of the Opposition for 15 years which makes him the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Legislative Assembly.
List of Opposition Leaders of Kerala[edit]
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Leaders of Opposition who have served as Chief Minister[edit]
E.M.S. Namboodiripad (3 terms as LoP, 2 terms as CM)
K. Karunakaran (4 terms as LoP, 4 terms as CM)
E.K. Nayanar (3 terms as LoP, 3 terms as CM)
A.K. Antony (1 term as LoP, 3 terms as CM)
V.S. Achuthanandan (3 terms as LoP, 1 term as CM)
Oommen Chandy (1 term as LoP, 2 terms as CM)
P.K. Vasudevan Nair (1 term as LoP, 1 term as CM)
E.M.S. Namboodiripad, A.K. Antony, E.K. Nayanar, Oommen Chandy and P.K. Vasudevan Nair first served as Chief Ministers before occupying the post of Leader of Opposition.
K. Karunakaran and V.S. Achuthanandan served as Leader of Opposition before donning the mantle of Chief Ministership.
P.T. Chacko, T.K. Ramakrishnan, Ramesh Chennithala and incumbent LoP V.D. Satheesan have not served as Chief Minister.
Conversely, Pattom Thanu Pillai, R. Sankar, C. Achutha Menon, C.H. Mohammed Koya and incumbent CM Pinarayi Vijayan have not served as Leader of Opposition.
Statistics[edit]
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | No: of terms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terms | Total years in office | |||||
| 1 | V. S. Achuthanandan | CPI(M) | 1992-96, 2001-06, 2011-16 | 14 years, 65 days | 3 | |
| 2 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | CPI(M)/CPI | 1960-64, 1969-70, 1970-77, 1977-78 | 12 years, 220 days | 4 | |
| 3 | K. Karunakaran | INC | 1967-69, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1987-91 | 8 years, 118 days | 4 | |
| 4 | E. K. Nayanar | CPI(M) | 1981-82, 1982-87, 1991-92 | 5 years, 270 days | 3 | |
| 5 | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 2016-21 | 5 years | 1 | |
| Oommen Chandy | 2006-11 | 1 | ||||
| A. K. Antony | 1996-2001 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | V. D. Satheesan | INC | 2021 onwards | In office | 1 | |
| 7 | P. T. Chacko | INC | 1957-59 | 2 years, 117 days | 1 | |
| 8 | T. K. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 1979 | 60 days | 1 | |
| 9 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | CPI | 1979 | 51 days | 1 | |
Timeline[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018
Further reading[edit]
- Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam ed.). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.
- Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.
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