List of speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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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. The speaker is elected by the members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The speaker is always a member of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
- Honourable
- His/Her Excellency
- Presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly
- Cabinet Rank position
| Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers | |
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| Type | Speaker |
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| Member of | Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Residence | Neethi House, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Seat | Kerala Niyamasabha, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Appointer |
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| Term length |
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| Inaugural holder | R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi |
| Deputy | Shanimol Osman |
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 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 Speakers
| Assembly | Name | Constituency | From | To | Party |
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| 1st (1957 election) | R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi | Chengannur | 27 April 1957 | 31 July 1959 | Communist Party of India |
| 2nd (1960 election) | K. M. Seethi Sahib | Kuttippuram | 22 February 1960 | 17 April 1961 | Indian Union Muslim League |
| CH Mohammed Koya | Tanur | 9 June 1961 | 10 November 1961 | Independent | |
| Alexander Parambithara | Palluruthy | 13 December 1961 | 10 September 1964 | Indian National Congress | |
| 3rd (1967 election) | D. Damodaran Potti | Chadayamangalam | 15 March 1967 | 21 October 1970 | Samayukta Socialist Party |
| 4th (1970 election) | K. Moideenkutty Haji | Tirur | 22 October 1970 | 8 May 1975 | Indian Union Muslim League |
| S. John | Kallooppara | 17 February 1976 | 25 March 1977 | Kerala Congress | |
| 5th (1977 election) | C A Kutty | Kuttippuram | 28 March 1977 | 14 February 1980 | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 6th (1980 election) | A. P. Kurian | Angamali | 15 February 1980 | 20 October 1981 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| A. C. Jose | Parur | 3 February 1982 | 23 June 1982 | Indian National Congress | |
| 7th (1982 election) | Vakkom Purushothaman | Attingal | 24 June 1982 | 28 December 1984 | Indian National Congress |
| V. M. Sudheeran | Manalur | 8 March 1985 | 27 March 1987 | ||
| 8th (1987 election) | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Varkala | 30 March 1987 | 28 June 1991 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 9th (1991 election) | P.P. Thankachan | Perumbavoor | 1 July 1991 | 3 May 1995 | Indian National Congress |
| Therambil Ramakrishnan | Thrissur | 27 June 1995 | 28 May 1996 | ||
| 10th (1996 election) | M. Vijayakumar | Trivandrum North | 30 May 1996 | 4 June 2001 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 11th (2001 election) | Shri Vakkom B. Purushothaman | Attingal | 17 May 2001 | 4 September 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Therambil Ramakrishnan | Thrissur | 16 September 2004 | 24 May 2006 | ||
| 12th (2006 election) | K. Radhakrishnan | Chelakkara | 6 June 2006 | 18 May 2011 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 13th (2011 election) | G. Karthikeyan | Aruvikkara | 2 June 2011 | 7 March 2015 | Indian National Congress |
| N. Sakthan | Kattakada | 12 March 2015 | 1 June 2016 | ||
| 14th (2016 election | P. Sreeramakrishnan | Ponnani | 3 June 2016 | 23 May 2021 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 15th (2021 election) | M B Rajesh | Thrithala | 25 May 2021 | 2 September 2022 | |
| A. N. Shamseer | Thalassery | 12 September 2022 | 18 May 2026 | ||
| 16th (2026 election) | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | Kottayam | 23 May 2026 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress |
Deputy Speaker
| Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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since 18 May 2026 | |
| Formation | 1957 |
| Website | niyamasabha |
List of Deputy Speakers
The following is a chronological list of official Deputy Speakers of the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 1957.
Notes
- K. O. Aysha Bai was the first woman to hold the post of Deputy Speaker in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
- In January 2026, an all-woman panel of chairpersons was constituted to preside over the House in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
Pro tem Speaker
List of Pro tem Speakers
- S. Sharma 2016
- P. T. A. Rahim 2021
- G. Sudhakaran 2026