Kerala Legislative Assembly

The State Legislative Assembly is the representative body of the people that bears the sole responsibility of making laws in the state. The Constitution of India deals with the legislature in sections 168 onwards. The state legislature is composed of the governor of the state and the legislative assembly. The members of the state legislature are elected by the people of each state through direct voting. The legislatures, which are described as the sanctum sanctorum and touchstone of democracy, have great importance in a democratic country. Their objectives and duties are extremely crucial. Laws and precedents regulate and influence their functioning. In our country, which has a democratic government and parliamentary system, the Kerala Legislative Assembly stands tall with exemplary activities. A member of the legislature is called a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The number of members of the legislature is determined in proportion to the population of the state. The legislature has four important functions. Making laws for the state, fulfilling financial responsibilities, performing judicial duties, and controlling the administration, etc. The Legislative Assembly consists of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Protem Speaker, Presiding Officer, Chief Minister (Leader of the House), Leader of the Opposition, Party Leaders, Assembly Secretary, Members of the House and House Officers. Each section has its own duties, rights and protections.

PSC Questions

■ First election to the Kerala Legislative Assembly - 1957

■ How many assembly constituencies were there in the first assembly election - 114

■ How many seats were there in the first Kerala Legislative Assembly election - 126

■ Dual-member constituencies in the first assembly election - 12

■ How many single-member constituencies in the first assembly election - 102

■ First winner in the history of Kerala Legislative Assembly elections - M. Umesh Rao

■ First person to be elected unopposed to the Kerala Legislative Assembly - M. Umesh Rao (1957)

■ M. Umesh Rao's Assembly Constituency - Manjeswaram

■ According to official records, M. Umesh Rao's party is - Independent (Karnataka Prantiya Samiti)

■ The largest party in the first Assembly - CPI. (60 seats)

■ Indian National Congress seats in the first assembly elections - 43

■ First person to be sworn in as a Kerala Legislative Assembly member - Rosamma Punnoose (April 10, 1957)

■ Lok Sabha constituencies from Kerala - 20

■ Rajya Sabha constituencies in Kerala - 9

■ Assembly constituencies in Kerala - 140

■ Person to have served as a State Minister, Speaker, Lieutenant and Governor - Vakkom Purushothaman

■ Person to have represented the most Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala - P. K. Vasudevan Nair (4)

■ Person to have represented the most Assembly constituencies in Kerala - M.V. Raghavan (7)

■ Symbol of Congress candidates in 1970 assembly elections - Coconut

■ Symbol of Kerala Congress (M) - Two leaves

■ Symbol of BSP - Elephant

■ Oldest member of the 12th assembly - V.S. Achuthanandan (82)

■ Youngest member of the 12th assembly - P.C. Vishnunath (28)

■ The longest-serving Anglo-Indian member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly - Stephen Padua

■ The longest-serving Anglo-Indian member of the 12th Legislative Assembly - Simon Britto

■ The last Chief Minister of Thiru Kochi - Panampilly Govinda Menon

■ The book "From the Kitchen to the Parliament" was written by - Annie Thayyil

■ The only person to have contested and won the Kerala Legislative Assembly from two constituencies at the same time - K. Karunakaran

■ The year when the first simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly were held in Kerala - 1957

■ The longest-serving MLA in Kerala - K.M. Mani

■ The minimum age to contest for the Legislative Assembly - 25

■ "The Open Door" is the autobiography of - Oommen Chandy

■ "Orujanmam" is the autobiography of - M.V. Raghavan

■ "Patarathe Munnotte" is the autobiography of - K. Karunakaran

■ Whose autobiography is “My Struggle” - E.K. Nayanar

■ Whose autobiography is “Nadannu Theertha Vazhikal" - E. Balanandan

■ The first Chief Minister of Thiru-Kochi - Paravur T.K. Narayana Pillai

■ The district with the largest number of constituencies in Kerala at present - Malappuram (16)

■ Scheduled Tribe reservation constituencies in Kerala - Mananthavady, Sultan Bathery (2)

■ Number of Scheduled Caste reservation constituencies in Kerala - 14

■ How many reserved assembly constituencies are there in Kerala at present - 16

■ How many nominated Anglo Indian representatives are there in the Kerala Assembly - One

■ For the first time in the world, the Communist Party came to power alone through elections Where did it end up - Guyana (1953)

■ Maximum amount that a candidate can spend in the assembly elections in Kerala - 28 lakhs

■ Amount that the Election Commission has set for a candidate to spend in the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala - 70 lakhs

■ The only local leader to become the Chief Minister of Kerala - C.H. Muhammed Koya (ML)

■ Year in which dual-member constituencies were abolished in the assembly elections in Kerala - 1965

■ Couples in the second Kerala assembly - K.M. Damodaramenon and Leela Damodaramenon

■ Shortest Minister in Kerala - M.P. Veerendrakumar (5 days)

■ Longest female minister in Kerala - K. R. Gowriamma

■ Youngest Minister - Ramesh Chennithala (27)

■ Who led the first coalition government in Kerala - Pattom Thanu Pillai

■ Youngest winner in the history of Kerala assembly elections - R. Balakrishna Pillai (25) in 1960

■ Only MLA to resign due to anti-defection law - R. Balakrishna Pillai

■ First Minister in Kerala from the film industry - K.B. Ganesh Kumar

■ First person to become a minister in Kerala while being a member of Lok Sabha - R. Balakrishna Pillai (1975-76)

■ Year of the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections in which no one got a majority - 1965

■ First Congress Chief Minister of Kerala - R. Shankar

■ First Acting Governor of Kerala - P. S. Rao

■ First Governor of Kerala - B. Ramakrishna Rao

■ First Woman Governor of Kerala - Jyothi Venkatachalam (7th)

■ Only Malayali Governor of Kerala - V. Viswanathan

■ Person who became President after becoming Governor of Kerala - V. V. Giri

■ Governor of Kerala who died while in office - Sikandar Bhakt

■ Only person who became Chief Minister after becoming Deputy Chief Minister - R. Shankar

■ Governor of Kerala when the government is first dismissed by the President - Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao

■ Education Minister of Kerala during the liberation struggle - Joseph Mundassery

■ Autobiography of Joseph Mundassery - Fallen Leaves

■ First Vice Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and Technology - Joseph Mundassery

■ Shortest-serving MLA in Kerala - Haridas

■ How many women were there in the first Kerala Legislative Assembly - 6

■ Number of women ministers in Kerala so far (2021) - 8

■ Oldest member of the first Kerala Legislative Assembly - Pattom Thanupillai

■ Youngest member of the first Kerala Legislative Assembly - K. Karunakaran (27 years old)

■ Oldest member in the history of the Kerala Legislative Assembly - V. S. Achuthanandan

■ Ministerial couples in the first cabinet - T.V. Thomas and Gouriamma

■ How many ministers, including the Chief Minister, were there in the first Kerala Legislative Assembly - 11

■ The year with the highest voter turnout in the history of Kerala Legislative Assembly elections - 1960

■ Who led the last single-party government in Kerala - R. Shankar

■ The only government in Kerala to be dismissed through a no-confidence motion - R. Shankar Ministry (1964)

■ The first Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala - R. Shankar

■ How many Deputy Chief Ministers have there been in Kerala so far - 3

■ The first Pro-tem Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly - Rosamma Punnoose

■ The first by-election winner in Kerala - Rosamma Punnoose (Devikulam, 1958)

■ The first person to retain a seat through a by-election - Rosamma Punnoose

■ The first election held in Kerala using the marking system - Devikulam by-election (1958)

■ The first MLA to lose his membership of the Legislative Assembly due to a court order - Rosamma Punnoose

■ The first Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly - P.T. Chacko

■ The person who has been the Leader of the Opposition for the most times - E.M.S.

■ The person who has been the Leader of the Opposition for the shortest period - P.K. Vasudevan Nair

■ The first Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly - R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi

■ The first Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly - K. O. Aisha Bhai

■ The speaker who has cast the most number of casting votes - A.C. Jose

■ The youngest speaker of Kerala - C.H. Muhammed Koya

■ The only person to have held the post of Chief Minister and Speaker of Kerala - C.H. Muhammed Koya

■ The person who has been the Chief Minister of Kerala for the longest period - E.K. Nayanar (4009 days)

■ The person who has been the Chief Minister of Kerala for the most number of times - K. Karunakaran (4)

■ Northernmost Assembly constituency in Kerala - Manjeswaram

■ Person who has served as Speaker for the longest period in Kerala - Vaikom Purushothaman

■ Assembly constituency with the highest number of voters in Kerala - Aranmula

■ Assembly constituency with the lowest number of voters in Kerala - Kozhikode South

■ First person to be elected to the Legislative Assembly through a court order - V. R. Krishna Iyer

■ By which constitutional amendment was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18 - 61

■ Minimum age to be included in the voter list - 18

■ Who has served as Chief Minister for the longest period in a row - Pinarayi Vijayan

■ Who has served as Speaker for the shortest period - A.C. Jose

■ Who was the Chief Minister for the shortest period - C.H. Muhammed Koya

■ Who won the most number of times from the same constituency - K.M. Mani

■ Who was the Minister for the longest period - K.M. Mani

■ Finance Minister who presented the budget the most times - K. M. Mani

■ Person who was sworn in as a Minister the most times - K. M. Mani

■ Chief Minister who faced no-confidence motions the most times - K. Karunakaran (5)

■ Youngest Chief Minister of Kerala - A.K. Antony (37)

■ First session of Kerala Legislative Assembly held - 1 April 1957