Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan elected speaker of Kerala Assembly
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has been elected as the Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He secured 101 votes in the election, highlighting the Congress-led UDF's majority in the assembly. Radhakrishnan, a veteran politician, has previously served as a minister and has been an MLA for eight terms.
- ▪Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was elected Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly with 101 votes.
- ▪He is an eight-time MLA and the senior-most Congress legislator in the current Assembly.
- ▪Radhakrishnan won from the Kottayam constituency in the recent Assembly elections by a margin of 35,986 votes.
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Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan elected speaker of Kerala AssemblyThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, an 8-time MLA, was elected Speaker of Kerala's Legislative Assembly with 101 votes, emphasizing democratic values in his role.Published on: May 23, 2026 6:52 AM ISTBy Vishnu VarmaShare viaCopy link ThiruvananthapuramVeteran Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was elected Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday.Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan elected speaker of Kerala AssemblyRadhakrishnan, 76, is an eight-time MLA and the senior-most Congress legislator in the current Assembly.In the election to the Speaker’s post, Radhakrishnan secured 101 votes, while AC Moideen of the CPI(M) received 35 votes and BJP’s BB Gopakumar got three votes.The election of Radhakrishnan as Speaker was…
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