{"id":407,"date":"2026-05-23T11:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=407"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:38:34","slug":"thiruvanchoor-radhakrishnan-elected-speaker-of-kerala-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/thiruvanchoor-radhakrishnan-elected-speaker-of-kerala-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan elected speaker of Kerala Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) <\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thiruvananthapuram Veteran Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was elected Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radhakrishnan, 76, is an eight-time MLA and the senior-most Congress legislator in the current Assembly. In the election to the Speaker\u2019s post, Radhakrishnan secured 101 votes, while AC Moideen of the CPI(M) received 35 votes and BJP\u2019s BB Gopakumar got three votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The election of Radhakrishnan as Speaker was a foregone conclusion as the Congress-led UDF has a brute majority of 102 in the 140-member Assembly. Pro tem Speaker G Sudhakaran, who presided over the proceedings, did not cast his vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184558.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184558.jpg 820w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184558-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184558-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After his election, Radhakrishnan was escorted to the Speaker\u2019s dais by chief minister VD Satheesan and leader of opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, in keeping with Assembly tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : Thiruvananthapuram Veteran Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan was elected Speaker of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday. Radhakrishnan, 76, is an eight-time MLA and the senior-most Congress legislator in the current Assembly. 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