Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan Elected as Kerala Assembly Speaker
Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan elected Kerala Assembly Speaker
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Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, was elected as the Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, securing 101 votes. His election follows the resignation of Pro Tem Speaker G Sudhakaran, and he faced competition from A C Moideen of the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front and B B Gopakumar of the BJP.
- 01Radhakrishnan was elected with 101 votes, while G Sudhakaran did not vote.
- 02A C Moideen received 35 votes, and B B Gopakumar got 3 votes.
- 03The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) holds a majority with 102 members in the 140-seat Assembly.
- 04The opposition parties announced their nominees just a day before the election.
- 05The Left Democratic Front (LDF) consists of 35 members, while the BJP has 3 members in the Assembly.
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Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, has been elected as the Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He received 101 votes in the election, succeeding G Sudhakaran, who did not cast a vote. Radhakrishnan's main competitors were A C Moideen from the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), who garnered 35 votes, and B B Gopakumar from the BJP, who received 3 votes. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) holds a comfortable majority with 102 members in the 140-seat Assembly. The opposition parties officially announced their candidates just a day prior to the election.
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Radhakrishnan's election as Speaker may influence legislative proceedings and governance in Kerala, given the UDF's majority.
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