13th Kerala Assembly

Kerala State Legislative Assembly

കേരളം നിയമസഭ

*Kerala Niyamasabha*
Kerala State Legislative Assembly ; കേരളം നിയമസഭ; Kerala Niyamasabha
13th Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Preceded by	12th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Succeeded by	14th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	N. Sakthan, UDF ; since 2015
Chief Minister	Oommen Chandy, UDF ; since 2011
Leader of Opposition	V. S. Achuthanandan, LDF ; since 2011
Structure
Seats	Total : 141 Elected : 140 UDF: 73 ; LDF: 67; ; Nominated : 1
Political groups	LDF; UDF
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2011
Meeting place
	Niyamasabha Mandiram, Thiruvananthapuram
Website
	www.niyamasabha.org

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The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Niyamasabha (Malayalam: നിയമസഭ, niyamasabha, literally Hall of laws), is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 29 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community. Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA).