Kerala Legislative Assembly

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Kerala Legislative Assembly Kerala Niyamasabha
15th Kerala Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Preceded by	14th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	A. N. Shamseer, CPI(M) since 12 September 2022
Deputy Speaker	Chittayam Gopakumar, CPI since 1 June 2021
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)	Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) since 20 May 2021
Leader of the Opposition	V.D. Satheesan, INC since 22 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	P. K. Kunhalikutty, IUML since 22 May 2021
Structure
Seats	140
Political groups	Government (98)   LDF (98)   CPI(M) (61)   CPI (17)   KC(M) (5)   NCP(SP) (2)   JD(S) (2)[1]   RJD (1)   KC(B) (1)   Cong(S) (1)   INL (1)   NSC (1)   JKC (1)   IND (5) Official Opposition (41)   UDF (41)   INC (21)   IUML (15)   KEC (2)   KC(J) (1)   DCK (1)   RMPI (1) Vacant (1)   Vacant (1)[2]
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 April 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Niyamasabha Mandiram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Website
www.niyamasabha.org

The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives.^[3] Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The present Kerala Legislative Assembly consists of 140 elected members. The election for the Kerala Legislative Assembly is conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI).