Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Indian political party
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Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (Kerala PCC or KPCC) is the Kerala state unit of the Indian National Congress. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The INC currently leads the UDF alliance, the ruling coalition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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| Abbreviation | K. P. C. C. |
| President | Sunny Joseph |
| Chairman | V. D. Satheesan (Chief Minister) |
| Headquarters | Indira Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Newspaper | Veekshanam |
| Student wing | Kerala Students Union (N S U I) |
| Youth wing | Youth Congress (Kerala) |
| Women's wing | Mahila Congress (Kerala) |
| Labour wing | Indian National Trade Union Congress (I N T U C) |
| Membership | 3.379 million (June 2017)[1] |
| Ideology | Civic nationalism
Social Democracy Federalism Secularism Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre left |
| ECI status | A State Unit of Indian National Congress |
| Alliance |
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 9
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 14 / 20
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| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 63 / 140
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is generally considered to be one of the most robust, organised & disciplined PCCs in India, hand-crafted by former Kerala Chief Minister, K. Karunakaran. KPCC is consistently ranked as the best Pradesh Congress Committee in India. [2]
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was first convened in 1921 at Ottapalam in northern Kerala (in the presence of the T. Prakasam).[3]
Structure and composition
| S.no | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Deepa Dasmunshi | AICC General Secretary Incharge |
| 2. | Sunny Joseph | President KPCC |
| 3. | V. D. Satheesan[4] | CLP Leader KLA |
| 4. | Shafi Parambil | Working President KPCC |
| 5. | A. P. Anil Kumar | Working President KPCC |
| 6. | P. C. Vishnunadh | Working President KPCC |
| 7. | Jebi Mather[5] | President AIMC Kerala |
| 8. | O. J. Janeesh | President IYC Kerala |
| 9. | Aloshious Xavier | President KSU |
| 10. | R. Chandrashekaran | President INTUC |
Timeline
- 1921 – Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee convened at Ottapalam in northern Kerala.[3]
- 1924/25 – Vaikom Satyagraha led by Congress leaders T. K. Madhavan, K. Kelappan and K. P. Kesava Menon.[6]
- 1930 – Salt Satyagraha, a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, organised by K. Kelappan in northern Kerala.[7]
- 1931/32 – Guruvayur Satyagraha, commenced under K. Kelappan.[8]
- 1933 – Joint Political Congress established in Travancore.[9]
- 1938 – Chunangat Kunjikavamma elected as President and E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the future Communist leader, as Secretary.[10]
- 1938 – formation of Travancore State Congress.[9] Agitation against Diwan C. P. Ramaswami Iyer for 'Responsible Government'.[9][11]
- 1939/40 – Split in Congress. Communist Party of India walked away with the entire Kerala unit.[12]
- 1947 – Following the Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt, the Travancore State Congress enters the agitation against the Diwan.[9][13]
- 1957 – Congress loses first assembly election in Kerala
- 1958 – formation of the Kerala Students Union (KSU).[14]
- 1960 – Congress-led alliance in power after the 'Liberation Struggle' against Communist ministry.
- 1964 – Major split in Congress.[15]
- 1971 – Congress joins the Achuta Menon Government.[16]
- 1979/80 – Congress leader K. Karunakaran forms the UDF alliance.
Gandhi's visits to Kerala
- 1920 (during the Non-Cooperation/Khilafat Agitation)[17]
- 1925 (during Vaikom Satyagraha)[17]
- 1927 (campaign against the untouchability)[17]
- 1934 (fundraising)[17]
- 1937 (after the 1936 Temple Entry Proclamation)[17]
Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982)
| Year | Party leader | Seats won / Total Seats in Assembly | Seats won / Seats Contested | Change in seats |
Outcome | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travancore-Cochin | ||||||||||
| 1952 | A. J. John | 44 / 108 |
44 / 108 |
 new |
Government | |||||
| 1954 | 45 / 117 |
45 / 117 |
1 |
Opposition | ||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||
| 1957 | P. T. Chacko | 43 / 126 |
43 / 126 |
new |
Opposition | |||||
| 1960 | R. Sankar | 63 / 126 |
63 / 126 |
20 |
Government with PSP | |||||
| 1965 | 36 / 133 |
36 / 133 |
 27 |
Opposition | ||||||
| 1967 | K. Karunakaran | 9 / 133 |
9 / 133 |
27 |
Opposition | |||||
| 1970 | 30 / 133 |
30 / 133 |
21 |
Government UF | ||||||
| 1977 | 38 / 140 |
38 / 140 |
8 |
Government UF | ||||||
| 1980 | 17 / 140 |
17 / 140 |
21 |
Opposition UDF | ||||||
| 1982 | 20 / 140 |
20 / 140 |
3 |
Government UDF | ||||||
| 1987 | 33 / 140 |
33 / 76 |
13 |
Opposition UDF | ||||||
| 1991 | 55 / 140 |
55 / 91 |
22 |
Government UDF | ||||||
| 1996 | A. K. Antony | 37 / 140 |
37 / 94 |
18 |
Opposition UDF | |||||
| 2001 | 63 / 140 |
63 / 88 |
26 |
Government UDF | ||||||
| 2006 | Oommen Chandy | 24 / 140 |
24 / 77 |
39 |
Opposition UDF | |||||
| 2011 | 38 / 140 |
38 / 82 |
14 |
Government UDF | ||||||
| 2016 | 22 / 140 |
22 / 87 |
16 |
Opposition UDF | ||||||
| 2021 | Ramesh Chennithala | 21 / 140 |
21 / 92 |
1 |
Opposition UDF | |||||
| 2026 | V. D. Satheesan | 63 / 140 |
63 / 92 |
42 |
Government UDF | |||||
Source: Government of Kerala Archived 11 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Government of India
Kerala Lok Sabha Performance
| Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won / Total Seats in Kerala | Seats won / Total Seats contested | (+/-) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st | 11 | 6 / 12 |
6 / 11 |
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35.08% | |
12,24,533 | Government |
| 1957 | 2nd | 17 | 6 / 18 |
6 / 17 |
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34.76% | 21,02,883 | Government | |
| 1962 | 3rd | 14 | 6 / 18 |
6 / 14 |
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34.28% | 18,95,226 | Government | |
| 1967 | 4th | 19 | 1 / 19 |
1 / 19 |
5 |
36.15% | 22,67,393 | Government | |
| 1971 | 5th | 7 | 6 / 20 |
6 / 7 |
5 |
19.75% | 12,89,601 | Government | |
| 1977 | 6th | 11 | 11 / 20 |
11 / 11 |
5 |
29.13% | 25,79,745 | Opposition | |
| 1980 | 7th | 11 | 5 / 20 |
5 / 11 |
6 |
26.32% | 21,50,186 | Government | |
| 1984 | 8th | 13 | 13 / 20 |
13 / 13 |
8 |
33.27% | 36,24,315 | Government | |
| 1989 | 9th | 17 | 14 / 20 |
14 / 17 |
1 |
41.70% | 62,18,850 | Opposition | |
| 1991 | 10th | 16 | 13 / 20 |
13 / 16 |
1 |
38.77% | 55,26,187 | Government | |
| 1996 | 11th | 17 | 7 / 20 |
7 / 17 |
6 |
38.01% | 54,67,132 | Opposition | |
| 1998 | 12th | 17 | 8 / 20 |
8 / 17 |
1 |
38.67% | 57,46,566 | Opposition | |
| 1999 | 13th | 17 | 8 / 20 |
8 / 17 |
|
39.35% | 60,51,905 | Opposition | |
| 2004 | 14th | 17 | 0 / 20 |
0 / 17 |
8 |
32.13% | 48,46,637 | Government | |
| 2009 | 15th | 17 | 13 / 20 |
13 / 17 |
13 |
40.13% | 64,34,486 | Government | |
| 2014 | 16th | 15 | 8 / 20 |
8 / 15 |
5 |
31.10% | 55,90,285 | Opposition | |
| 2019 | 17th | 16 | 15 / 20 |
15 / 16 |
7 |
37.46% | 75,96,610 | Opposition | |
| 2024 | 18th | 16 | 14 / 20 |
14 / 16 |
1 |
35.06% | 70,03,971 | Opposition | |
List of Chief Ministers
Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982)
| S.no | Name | Portrait | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | R. Sankar |  |
26 September 1962 | 10 September 1964 | 1 year, 350 days |
| 2. | K. Karunakaran |  |
25 March 1977 | 27 April 1977 | 8 years, 324 days |
| 28 December 1981 | 17 March 1982 | ||||
| 24 May 1982 | 26 March 1987 | ||||
| 24 June 1991 | 22 March 1995 | ||||
| 3. | A. K. Antony |  |
27 April 1977 | 29 October 1978 | 5 years, 350 days |
| 22 March 1995 | 20 May 1996 | ||||
| 17 May 2001 | 31 August 2004 | ||||
| 4. | Oommen Chandy | .jpg) |
31 August 2004 | 18 May 2006 | 6 years, 267 days |
| 18 May 2011 | 25 May 2016 | ||||
| 4 | V. D. Satheesan |  |
18 May 2026 | Incumbent | |
List of Leaders of Opposition
| S.no | Name | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | P. T. Chacko | .png) |
1957 | 1959 |
| 2. | K. Karunakaran | |
1967 | 1969 |
| 1978 | 1979 | |||
| 1980 | 1981 | |||
| 1987 | 1991 | |||
| 3. | A. K. Antony | |
1996 | 2001 |
| 4. | Oommen Chandy | |
2006 | 2011 |
| 5. | Ramesh Chennithala |  |
2016 | 2021 |
| 6. | V. D. Satheesan | |
2021 | 2026 |
List of Kerala P. C. C. Presidents
| S.no | President | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | K. Madhavan Nair |  |
1920 | 1921 |
| 2. | K. P. Kesava Menon | .jpg) |
1921 | 1925 |
| 3. | P. Ramunni Menon | 1925 | 1930 | |
| 4. | T. Hassan Koya Molla | 1930 | 1931 | |
| 5. | Ponmadathu Moideen Koya | 1931 | 1934 | |
| 6. | Chunangat Kunjikavamma | 1934 | 1934 | |
| 7. | M.P. Narayana Menon | 1934 | 1935 | |
| 8. | A. V. Kuttimalu Amma | 1935 | 1936 | |
| 9. | Kongattil Raman Menon | 1935 | 1937 | |
| 10. | Muhammed Abdurahman Sahib |  |
1938 | 1940 |
| 11. | K. T Kunhiraman Nambiar | 1940 | 1942 | |
| 12. | P. K Moideen Kutty Sahib | 1946 | 1948 | |
| 13. | K. Kelappan |  |
1946 | 1949 |
| 14. | Kumbalathu Sanku Pillai |  |
1950 | 1952 |
| 15. | A. P Udayabhanu | 1954 | 1956 | |
| 16. | Kozhipurath Madhava Menon | 1944 | 1946 | |
| 1956 | 1958 | |||
| 17. | K. A. Damodara Menon | 1958 | 1959 | |
| 18. | R. Sankar | 1958 | 1960 | |
| 19. | C.K. Govidhavan Nair | 1963 | 1964 | |
| 20. | K.C. Abraham | 1965 | 1966 | |
| 21. | T. O. Bava | 1967 | 1969 | |
| 22. | K.K. Viswanathan | 1970 | 1972 | |
| 23. | A.K. Antony | |
1972 | 1977 |
| 24. | S. Varadarajan Nair | 1977 | 1978 | |
| 25. | K. M. Chandy |  |
1978 | 1982 |
| 26. | C. V. Padmarajan |  |
1983 | 1987 |
| 27. | A.K. Antony | |
1987 | 1992 |
| 28. | Vayalar Ravi |  |
1992 | 1998 |
| 29. | Thennala Balakrishna Pillai |  |
1998 | 2001 |
| 30. | K. Muraleedharan |  |
2001 | 2004 |
| 31. | P. P. Thankachan | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 32. | Thennala Balakrishna Pillai | |
2004 | 2005 |
| 33. | Ramesh Chennithala | |
2005 | 2014 |
| 34. | V.M. Sudheeran |  |
2014 | 2017 |
| 35. | M.M. Hassan |  |
2017 | 2018 |
| 36. | Mullappally Ramachandran |  |
2018 | 2021 |
| 37. | K. Sudhakaran[18] |  |
2021 | 2025 |
| 38. | Sunny Joseph |  |
2025 | 2026 |
List of Political Affairs Committee Members[19]
| Serial No. | Name of the member |
|---|---|
| 1 | V.D. Satheesan |
| 2 | Sunny Joseph |
| 3 | Ramesh Chennithala |
| 4 | K. Sudhakaran |
| 5 | V.M. Sudheeran |
| 6 | Mullappally Ramachandran |
| 7 | M.M. Hassan |
| 8 | Kodikkunnil Suresh |
| 9 | Prof. P.J. Kurien |
| 10 | Dr. Shashi Tharoor |
| 11 | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan |
| 12 | K.C. Joseph |
| 13 | Benny Behanan |
| 14 | Adoor Prakash |
| 15 | M.K. Raghavan |
| 16 | T.N. Prathapan |
| 17 | Anto Antony |
| 18 | Hibi Eden |
| 19 | P.C. Vishnunath |
| 20 | Shanimol Osman |
| 21 | M. Liju |
| 22 | T. Siddique |
| 23 | A.P Anilkumar |
| 24 | Roji M. John |
| 25 | N. Subramanian |
| 26 | Ajay Tharayil |
| 27 | V.S. Sivakumar |
| 28 | Joseph Vazhackan |
| 29 | Cherian Philip |
| 30 | Bindhu Krishna |
| 31 | Shafi Parambil |
| 32 | P.K. Jayalakshmi |
| 33 | Johnson Abraham |
List of elected members
Kerala legislative assembly 2026
The following members elected to the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly elections 2026. These members are part of the Congress Legislative Party for the year 2026-2031.
| No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasargod District | ||||
| 1. | Uduma | K. Neelakandan | INC | Member, Subject Committee II (Revenue & Devaswom), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2. | Thrikaripur | Sandeep Varier | INC | Member, Subject Committee V (Public Works, Transport & Communications), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Kannur district | ||||
| 1 | Irikkur | Sajeev Joseph | INC |
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| 2 | Kannur | T.O Mohanan | INC |
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| 3. | Peravoor | Sunny Joseph | INC |
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| Wayanad district | ||||
| 1 | Mananthavady (ST) | Usha Vijayan | INC | Member, Subject Committee I (Agriculture, Animal Husbandary & Fisheries), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Sulthan Bathery | I. C. Balakrishnan | INC |
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| 3 | Kalpetta | T Siddique | INC |
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| Kozhikode District | ||||
| 1 | Nadapuram | K. M. Abhijith | INC | Member, Subject Committee XI (Food, Civil Supplies & Cooperation), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Koyilandy | K. Praveen Kumar | INC |
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| 3 | Balussery (SC) | V. T. Sooraj | INC | Member, Subject Committee XIII (Social Service), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 4 | Elathur | Vidya Balakrishnan | INC | Member, Subject Committee XII (Health & Family Welfare), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 5 | Kozhikode North | K.Jayanth | INC | Member, Subject Committee XIV (Home Affairs), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Malappuram district | ||||
| 1 | Nilambur | Aryadan Shoukath | INC |
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| 2 | Wandoor | A. P. Anil Kumar | INC |
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| 3 | Thavanur | V. S Joy | INC |
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| 4 | Ponnani | K. P Noushad Ali | INC |
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| Palakkad District | ||||
| 1 | Thrithala | V. T. Balram | INC |
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| 2 | Kongad (SC) | K. A. Thulasi | INC |
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| 3 | Palakkad | Ramesh Pisharody | INC | Member, Subject Committee X (Forest, Enviornment & Tourism), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 4 | Chittur | Sumesh Achuthan | INC | Member,Subject Committee VII (Electricity, Labour & Labour Welfare), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Thrissur district | ||||
| 1 | Thrissur | Rajan Pallan | INC |
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| 2 | Chalakudy | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | INC |
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| 3 | Kodungallur | O. J. Janeesh | INC |
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| Ernakulam district | ||||
| 1 | Perumbavoor | Manoj Moothedan | INC | Member, Subject Committee XIII (Social Service), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Angamaly | Roji M. John | INC |
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| 3 | Aluva | Anwar Sadath | INC |
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| 4 | Paravur | V. D. Satheesan | INC |
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| 5 | Vypin | Tony Chammany | INC | Member, Subject Committee IX (Local Self Government, Rural Development & Housing), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 6 | Kochi | Mohammad Shiyas | INC |
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| 7 | Thrippunithura | Deepak Joy | INC | Member, Subject Committee IX (Local Self Government, Rural Development & Housing), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 8 | Ernakulam | T. J. Vinod | INC |
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| 9 | Thrikkakara | Uma Thomas | INC |
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| 10 | Kunnathunad (SC) | V. P. Sajeendran | INC |
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| 11 | Muvattupuzha | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | INC |
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| Idukki District | ||||
| 1 | Devikulam (SC) | F Raja | INC | Member,Subject Committee VII (Electricity, Labour & Labour Welfare), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Udumbanchola | Senapathy Venu | INC | Member, Subject Committee II (Revenue & Devaswoms), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 3 | Idukki | Roy K Paulose | INC| | Member, Subject Committee III (Water Resources), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 4 | Peerumade | Cyriac Thomas | INC | Member, Subject Committee I (Agriculture, Animal Husbandary & Fisheries), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Kottayam district | ||||
| 1 | Vaikom (SC) | K. Binimon | INC | Member, Subject Committee III (Water Resources), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Ettumanoor | Nattakom Suresh | INC |
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| 3 | Kottayam | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | INC |
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| 4 | Puthuppally | Chandy Oommen | INC |
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| 5 | Kanjirappally | Rony K Baby | INC |
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| 6 | Poonjar | Sebastian M. J. | INC | Member, Subject Committee IV (Industries & Minerals), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Alappuzha district | ||||
| 1 | Aroor | Shanimol Osman | INCINC' |
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| 2 | Alappuzha | A.D.Thomas | INC | Member, Subject Committee III (Water Resources), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 3 | Haripad | Ramesh Chennithala | INC |
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| 4 | Kayamkulam | M. Liju | INC |
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| Pathanamthitta District | ||||
| 1 | Ranni | Pazhakulam Madhu | INC | Member, Subject Committee X (Forest, Enviornment & Tourism), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 2 | Aranmula | Abin Varkey | INC | Member,Subject Committee VII (Electricity, Labour & Labour Welfare), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 3 | Adoor (SC) | Adv. C. V. Santhakumar | INC | Member, Subject Committee XIII (Social Service), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Kollam district | ||||
| 1 | !Karunagappally | C. R. Mahesh | INC |
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| 2 | Pathanapuram | Jyothi Kumar Chamakkala | INC |
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| 3 | Chadayamangalam | M. M. Naseer | INC | Member,Subject Committee VII (Electricity, Labour & Labour Welfare), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 4 | Kundara | P. C. Vishnunadh | INC |
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| 5 | Kollam | Bindu Krishna | INC |
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| Thiruvananthapuram district | ||||
| 1 | Chirayinkeezhu (SC) | Ramya Haridas | INC |
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| 2 | Vamanapuram | Sudheersha Palode | INC | Member, Subject Committee XIII (Social Service), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 3 | Vattiyoorkavu | K. Muraleedharan | INC |
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| 4 | Kattakkada | M. R. Baiju | INC | Member, Subject Committee IX (Local Self Government, Rural Development & Housing), Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| 5 | Kovalam | M. Vincent | INC |
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| 6 | Neyyattinkara | N. Sakthan | INC |
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Lok Sabha
| Parliamentary Constituency | Member (M. P.) |
|---|---|
| Kasaragod | Rajmohan Unnithan |
| Kannur | K. Sudhakaran |
| Vatakara | Shafi Parambil |
| Wayanad | Priyanka Gandhi (elected in 2024 by-election) |
| Kozhikode | M. K. Raghavan |
| Palakkad | V. K. Sreekandan |
| Chalakudy | Benny Behanan |
| Ernakulam | Hibi Eden |
| Idukki | Dean Kuriakose |
| Mavelikkara | Kodikunnil Suresh |
| Pathanamthitta | Anto Antony Punnathaniyil |
| Alappuzha | K. C. Venugopal |
| Attingal | Adoor Prakash |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Dr Shashi Tharoor |
Rajya Sabha
| No. | State | Member (M. P.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala | Jebi Mather |