List of leaders of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Leader of Opposition of Kerala | |
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Governor of Kerala | |
Term length | 5 years |
Precursor | Ramesh Chennithala |
Inaugural holder | P. T. Chacko (1957–1959) |
Formation | 5 April 1957 |
Deputy | P. K. Kunhalikutty |
The post of Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly has been held by 10 politicians since the Assembly was established in 1957. All have belonged to either the Indian National Congress, the Communist Party of India or the Communist Party of India (Marxist). The current Leader of the Opposition is V. D. Satheesan. V. S. Achuthanandan has served as Leader of the Opposition for 15 years which makes him the longest serving Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Legislative Assembly.
List of Opposition Leaders of Kerala
Key
SL No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Party | Term of office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
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From | To | ||||||||
1 | P. T. Chacko | Vazhoor | Indian National Congress | 5 April 1957 | 31 July 1959 | 1st (1957-59) | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | ||
2 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Pattambi
|
Communist Party of India | 22 February 1960 | 10 September 1964 | 2nd (1960-64) | Pattom Thanu Pillai
| ||
3 | K. Karunakaran | Mala | Indian National Congress | 6 March 1967 | 1 November 1969 | 3rd (1967-70) | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | ||
(2) | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Pattambi
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 November 1969 | 1 August 1970 | C. Achutha Menon | |||
4 October 1970 | 25 March 1977 | 4th (1970-77) | |||||||
Alathur | 25 March 1977 | 22 February 1978 | 5th (1977-79) | K. Karunakaran | |||||
(3) | K. Karunakaran | Mala | Indian National Congress | 23 February 1978 | 13 August 1979 | A. K. Antony | |||
4 | T. K. Ramakrishnan | Thrippunithura | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 13 August 1979 | 11 October 1979 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | |||
5 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Alappuzha | Communist Party of India | 11 October 1979 | 1 December 1979 | CH Mohammed Koya
| |||
(3) | K. Karunakaran | Mala | Indian National Congress (I)
|
25 January 1980 | 20 October 1981 | 6th (1980-82) | E. K. Nayanar | ||
6 | E. K. Nayanar | Malampuzha
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 28 December 1981 | 17 March 1982 | K. Karunakaran | |||
24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 | 7th (1982-87) | |||||||
(3) | K. Karunakaran | Mala | Indian National Congress | 26 March 1987 | 17 June 1991 | 8th (1987-91) | E. K. Nayanar | ||
(6) | E. K. Nayanar | Thrikaripur | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 24 June 1991 | 29 February 1992 | 9th (1991-96) | K. Karunakaran | ||
7 | V. S. Achuthanandan | Mararikulam
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1 March 1992 | 9 May 1996 | K. Karunakaran | ||||
8 | A. K. Antony | Cherthala
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Indian National Congress | 20 May 1996 | 13 May 2001 | 10th (1996-2001) | E. K. Nayanar | ||
(7) | V. S. Achuthanandan | Malampuzha
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17 May 2001 | 12 May 2006 | 11th (2001-06) | A. K. Antony | ||
9 | Oommen Chandy | Puthuppally
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Indian National Congress | 18 May 2006 | 14 May 2011 | 12th (2006-11) | V. S. Achuthanandan | ||
(7) | V. S. Achuthanandan | Malampuzha
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 18 May 2011 | 20 May 2016 | 13th (2011-16) | Oommen Chandy | ||
10 | Ramesh Chennithala | Haripad
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Indian National Congress | 25 May 2016 | 20 May 2021 | 14th (2016-21) | Pinarayi Vijayan | ||
11 | V. D. Satheesan | Paravur
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22 May 2021 | Incumbent | 15th (2021-) |
Leaders of Opposition who have served as Chief Minister
E.M.S. Namboodiripad (3 terms as LoP, 2 terms as CM)
K. Karunakaran (4 terms as LoP, 4 terms as CM)
E.K. Nayanar (3 terms as LoP, 3 terms as CM)
A.K. Antony (1 term as LoP, 3 terms as CM)
V.S. Achuthanandan (3 terms as LoP, 1 term as CM)
Oommen Chandy (1 term as LoP, 2 terms as CM)
P.K. Vasudevan Nair (1 term as LoP, 1 term as CM)
E.M.S. Namboodiripad, A.K. Antony, E.K. Nayanar, Oommen Chandy and P.K. Vasudevan Nair first served as Chief Ministers before occupying the post of Leader of Opposition.
K. Karunakaran and V.S. Achuthanandan served as Leader of Opposition before donning the mantle of Chief Ministership.
P.T. Chacko, T.K. Ramakrishnan, Ramesh Chennithala and incumbent LoP V.D. Satheesan have not served as Chief Minister.
Conversely, Pattom Thanu Pillai, R. Sankar, C. Achutha Menon, C.H. Mohammed Koya and incumbent CM Pinarayi Vijayan have not served as Leader of Opposition.
Statistics
No. | Name | Party | Length of term | No: of terms | ||
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Terms | Total years in office | |||||
1 | V. S. Achuthanandan | CPI(M) | 1992-96, 2001-06, 2011-16 | 14 years, 65 days | 3 | |
2 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | CPI(M)/CPI | 1960-64, 1969-70, 1970-77, 1977-78 | 12 years, 220 days | 4 | |
3 | K. Karunakaran | INC | 1967-69, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1987-91 | 8 years, 118 days | 4 | |
4 | E. K. Nayanar | CPI(M) | 1981-82, 1982-87, 1991-92 | 5 years, 270 days | 3 | |
5 | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 2016-21 | 5 years | 1 | |
Oommen Chandy | 2006-11 | 1 | ||||
A. K. Antony | 1996-2001 | 1 | ||||
6 | V. D. Satheesan | INC | 2021 onwards | In office | 1 | |
7 | P. T. Chacko | INC | 1957-59 | 2 years, 117 days | 1 | |
8 | T. K. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 1979 | 60 days | 1 | |
9 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | CPI | 1979 | 51 days | 1 |
Timeline
See also
- Kerala Council of Ministers
- Deputy Chief Ministers of Kerala
- Chief Ministers of Kerala
References
- Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala (PDF), Thiruvananthapuram: Secratriat of Kerala Legislature, 2018
Further reading
- Chandran, VP (2018). Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus - 2019 (Malayalam ed.). Kozhikode: P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode.
- Menon, A. Sreedhara (2007). A Survey of Kerala History. DC Books. ISBN 9788126415786.