12th Kerala Assembly

The Kerala Legislative Assembly(ml:കേരള നിയമസഭ) more popularly known as Niyamasabha (meaning- hall of laws in Malayalam), is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 28 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.

Kerala State Legislative Assembly കേരള നിയമസഭ Niyamasabha
12th Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Preceded by	11th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Succeeded by	13th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	K. Radhakrishnan, LDF since 2006
Chief Minister	V. S. Achuthanandan, LDF since 2006
Leader of Opposition	Oommen Chandy, UDF since 2006
Structure
Seats	140 (139 elected and 1 nominated)
Political groups	LDF UDF
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2006
Meeting place
Niyamasabha Mandiram, Thiruvananthapuram
Website
http://www.niyamasabha.org/

See also

• Kerala State legislative assembly election, 2011