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Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was elected Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday with 101 votes. The result reflected the UDF's majority in the House and ended G Sudhakaran's stint as Pro Tem Speaker.
Congress-led UDF enjoys a comfortable majority of 102 members in the 140-seat Assembly.
Thiruvananthapuram,UPDATED: May 22, 2026 10:23 IST
Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was on Friday elected as the Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Radhakrishnan got 101 votes as Pro Tem Speaker G Sudhakaran did not cast his ballot.
With this, Sudhakaran ceases to be the Pro Tem Speaker.
Besides Radhakrishnan, AC Moideen, fielded by the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), and BJP's BB Gopakumar were also in the fray for the post even though the Congress-led UDF enjoys a comfortable majority of 102 members in the 140-seat Assembly.
Moideen got 35 votes and Gopakumar received 3 votes.
The LDF has 35 members and the BJP 3, in the House.
While the UDF had announced Radhakrishnan's candidature a few days earlier, the opposition fronts officially unveiled their nominees on Thursday.
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Published By:
Sahil Sinha
Published On:
May 22, 2026 10:23 IST
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