Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Introduction '''Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee''' is the state unit of the Indian National Congress in Kerala. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The Indian National Congress currently leads the United Democratic Front alliance, the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was first convened in 1921 at Ottapalam in northern Kerala (in the presence of the A. I. C. C. president T. Prakasam).
Structure and composition  S.no Name Designation 1.Deepa Dasmunshi'''AICC Incharge'''2.K. Sudhakaran'''President'''Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee3.V. D. Satheesan'''CLP Leader'''Kerala Legislative Assembly4.Kodikkunnil Suresh'''Working President'''Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee5.T. Siddique'''Working President'''Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee6.Jebi Mather'''President'''Kerala Pradesh Mahila Congress7.Shafi Parambil'''President'''Youth Congress (Kerala) 8.Aloshious Xavier'''President'''Kerala Students Union (K S U) (N S U I)9.R. Chandrashekaran'''President'''Indian National Trade Union Congress (I N T U C)
Timeline * 1921 – "Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee" convened at Ottapalam in northern Kerala. * 1924/25 – Vaikom Satyagraha led by Congress leaders T. K. Madhavan, K. Kelappan and K. P. Kesava Menon. * 1930 – Salt Satyagraha, a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, organised by K. Kelappan in northern Kerala. * 1931/32 – Guruvayur Satyagraha, commenced under K. Kelappan. * 1933 –  Joint Political Congress established in Travancore. * 1938  – Chunangat Kunjikavamma elected as President and E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the future Communist leader, as Secretary. * 1938 – formation of Travancore State Congress. Agitation against Diwan C. P. Ramaswami Iyer for 'Responsible Government'. * 1939/40 – Split in Congress. Communist Party of India walked away with the entire Kerala unit. * 1947 – Following the Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt, the Travancore State Congress enters the agitation against the Diwan. * 1957 – Congress loses first assembly election in Kerala* 1958 – formation of the Kerala Students Union (K S U). * 1960 – Congress-led alliance in power after the 'Liberation Struggle' against Communist ministry. * 1964 – major Split in Congress. * 1971 – Congress joins the Achuta Menon Government. * 1979/80 – Congress leader K. Karunakaran forms the U D F alliance.=== Gandhi's visits to Kerala ===# 1920 (during the Non-Cooperation/Khilafat Agitation)# 1925 (during Vaikom Satyagraha)# 1927 (campaign against the untouchability)# 1934 (fundraising)# 1937 (after the 1936 Temple Entry Proclamation)
Kerala Legislative Assembly election K. KarunakaranSource: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982) Year  Party leader Seats won Changein seats OutcomeTravancore-Cochin1952A.J. John new1954 1Kerala1957P. T. Chacko new1960R. Sankar 201965 271967K. Karunakaran 271970 21197781980211982 31987 131991 221996A. K. Antony 182001 262006Oommen Chandy 392011142016 162021Ramesh Chennithala 1Source:  Government of Kerala  Government of IndiaFormer Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (1943-2023)
List of Chief Ministers Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982) S.no Name Portrait Term1.R. Sankar100px 26 September 1962	 10 September 19642.K. Karunakaran100px 25 March 1977 27 April 19778 years, 324 days 28 December 1981	 17 March 1982 24 May 1982	 26 March 1987 24 June 1991	 22 March 19953.A. K. Antony100px 27 April 1977	 29 October 19785 years, 350 days 22 March 1995	 20 May 1996 17 May 2001	 31 August 20044.Oommen Chandy100px 31 August 2004 18 May 20066 years, 267 days 18 May 2011	 25 May 2016
List of Leaders of Opposition  S.no Name  Portrait Term1.P. T. Chacko100px195719592.K. Karunakaran100px196719691978 19791980 19811987 19913.A. K. Antony100px1996 20014.Oommen Chandy 100px200620115.Ramesh Chennithala100px 201620216.V. D. Satheesan100px2021present
List of Kerala P. C. C. Presidents  S.no President  Portrait Term1.K. Madavan Nair 192019212.K.P Kesava Menon 192119253.P. Ramunni Menon 192519304.T. Assan Koya Molla 193019315.Ponmadath Moitheen Koya 193119346.Kunhikkavu Amma 193419347.M.P. Narayana Menon 193419358.Kuttymalu Amma 193519369.Kongattil Raman Menon 1935193710.Muhammad Aburahman Saheb 1938194011.K.T Kunhiraman Nambiyar 1940194212.P.K Moideen Kutty Sahib 1946194813.K.Kelappan 1946194914.Kumbalathu Sanku Pillai 1950195215.A.P Udayabhanu 1954195616.Kozhipurath Madava Menon194419461956195817.K.A Damodhara Menon 1958195918.Raman Sankar 1958196019.K.P Madhavan Nair 1963196420.K.C 21.To Bhava 1967196922.K.K Viswanathan 1970197223.A. K. Antony100px1972197724.S. Varadarajan Nair1977197825.K. M. Chandy100px1978198226.C. V. Padmarajan100px1983198727.A. K. Antony100px1987199228.Vayalar Ravi100px1992199829.Thennala Balakrishna Pillai100px1998200130.K. Muraleedharan100px2001200431.P. P. Thankachan2004200432.Thennala Balakrishna Pillai100px2004200533.Ramesh Chennithala100px2005201434.V. M. Sudheeran100px2014201735.M. M. Hassan100px2017201836.Mullappally Ramachandran100px2018202137.K. Sudhakaran100px2021present
List of elected members === Kerala legislative assembly   ===No.ConstituencyMemberParty'''Kannur district'''1IrikkurSajeev JosephINC2PeravoorSunny JosephINC'''Wayanad district'''3Sulthan BatheryI. C. BalakrishnanINC4KalpettaT SiddiqueINC'''Malappuram district'''5WandoorA. P. Anil KumarINC'''Palakkad district'''6PalakkadShafi ParambilINC'''Thrissur district'''7ChalakudyT. J. Saneesh Kumar JosephINC'''Ernakulam district'''8PerumbavoorEldhose KunnappillyINC9AngamalyRoji M. JohnINC10AluvaAnwar SadathINC11ParavurV. D. SatheesanINC12ThrippunithuraK. BabuINC13ErnakulamT. J. VinodINC14ThrikkakaraUma ThomasINC15MuvattupuzhaMathew KuzhalnadanINC'''Kottayam district'''16KottayamThiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanINC17PuthuppallyChandy Oommen (Elected in by-election in 2023)INC'''Alappuzha district'''18HaripadRamesh ChennithalaINC'''Kollam district'''19KarunagappallyC. R. MaheshINC20KundaraP. C. VishnunadhINC'''Thiruvananthapuram district'''21KovalamM. VincentINC=== Lok Sabha ===Parliamentary ConstituencyMember (M. P.)KasaragodRajmohan UnnithanKannurK. SudhakaranVatakaraK. MuraleedharanWayanadRahul GandhiKozhikodeM. K. RaghavanPalakkadV. K. SreekandanAlathurRamya HaridasThrissurT. N. PrathapanChalakudyBenny BehananErnakulamHibi EdenIdukkiDean KuriakoseMavelikkaraKodikunnil SureshPathanamthittaAnto Antony PunnathaniyilAttingalAdoor PrakashThiruvananthapuramShashi Tharoor=== Rajya Sabha ===No.StateMember (M. P.)1KeralaJebi Mather
See also * Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala
References
External links * Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee* Veekshanam