Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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]
Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Member of | Kerala Legislative Assembly |
Appointer | Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly |
Term length | During the life of the Kerala Legislative Assembly (five years maximum) |
Inaugural holder | R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi |
Deputy | Chittayam Gopakumar |
A. N. Shamseer is the incumbent speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Eligibility
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
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 discussion during the meeting. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the Governor of Kerala. 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
S.No | Name | Constituency | From | To | Assembly | Party |
1 | R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi | Chengannur | 27 April 1957 | 31 July 1959 | 1st | Communist Party of India |
2 | K. M. Seethi Sahib | Kuttippuram | 22 February 1960 | 17 April 1961 | 2nd | Indian Union Muslim League |
3 | CH Mohammed Koya | Tanur | 9 June 1961 | 10 November 1961 | Independent | |
4 | Alexander Parambithara | Palluruthy | 13 December 1961 | 10 September 1964 | Indian National Congress | |
5 | D. Damodaran Potti | Chadayamangalam | 15 March 1967 | 21 October 1970 | 3rd | Samayukta Socialist Party |
6 | K. Moideenkutty Haji | Tirur | 22 October 1970 | 8 May 1975 | 4th | Indian Union Muslim League |
7 | S. John | Kallooppara | 17 February 1976 | 25 March 1977 | Kerala Congress | |
8 | Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty | Kuttippuram | 28 March 1977 | 14 February 1980 | 5th | Indian Union Muslim League |
9 | A. P. Kurian | Angamali | 15 February 1980 | 20 October 1981 | 6th | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
10 | A. C. Jose | Parur | 3 February 1982 | 23 June 1982 | Indian National Congress | |
11 | Vakkom Purushothaman | Attingal | 24 June 1982 | 28 December 1984 | 7th | Indian National Congress |
12 | V.M Sudheeran | Manalur | 8 March 1985 | 27 March 1987 | ||
13 | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Varkala | 30 March 1987 | 28 June 1991 | 8th | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
14 | P.P. Thankachan | Perumbavoor | 1 July 1991 | 3 May 1995 | 9th | Indian National Congress |
15 | Therambil Ramakrishnan | Thrissur | 27 June 1995 | 28 May 1996 | ||
16 | M. Vijayakumar | Trivandrum North | 30 May 1996 | 4 June 2001 | 10th | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
(11) | Vakkom Purushothaman | Attingal | 17 May 2001 | 4 September 2004 | 11th | Indian National Congress |
(15) | Therambil Ramakrishnan | Thrissur | 16 September 2004 | 24 May 2006 | ||
17 | K. Radhakrishnan | Chelakkara | 6 June 2001 | 18 May 2011 | 12th | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
18 | G. Karthikeyan | Aruvikkara | 2 June 2011 | 7 March 2015 | 13th | Indian National Congress |
19 | N. Sakthan | Kattakada | 12 March 2015 | 1 June 2016 | ||
20 | P. Sreeramakrishnan | Ponnani | 3 June 2016 | 23 May 2021 | 14th | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
21 | MB Rajesh | Thrithala | 25 May 2021 | 2 September 2022 | 15th | |
22 | AN Shamseer | Thalassery | 12 September 2022 | Incumbent |
References
- "KERALA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 5 September 2021.