Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
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.[5]
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| Abbreviation | K. P. C. C. |
| President | K. Sudhakaran |
| Chairperson | V. D. Satheesan |
| Headquarters | "Indira Bhawan", Thiruvananthapuram |
| Student wing | Kerala Students Union (N S U I) |
| Youth wing | Youth Congress (Kerala) |
| Women's wing | Mahila Congress (Kerala) |
| Labour wing | Indian National Trade Union Congress (I N T U C) |
| Membership | 3.379 million (June 2017)[1] |
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| Political position | Centre[4] to Centre-right[3] (in Kerala) |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 15 / 20 (Kerala)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 9 (Kerala)
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| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 21 / 140
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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).[6]
Structure and composition
- K. P. C. C. President - K. Sudhakaran[7]
- Assembly Opposition Leader - V. D. Satheesan[8]
- Former Chief Minister(s) - A. K. Antony and Oommen Chandy
- Former Opposition Leader(s) - Ramesh Chennithala
- K. P. C. C. Working Presidents - Kodikkunnil Suresh and T. Siddique
Wings
- Youth Congress (Kerala) President - Shafi Parambil[9]
- Kerala Students Union (K S U) (N S U I) - Aloshious Xavier
- Indian National Trade Union Congress (I N T U C) - R. Chandrashekaran
- Mahila Congress (Kerala) State President - Jebi Mather[10]
Timeline
- 1921 – "Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee" convened at Ottapalam in northern Kerala.[6]
- 1924/25 – Vaikom Satyagraha led by Congress leaders T. K. Madhavan, K. Kelappan and K. P. Kesava Menon.[11]
- 1930 – Salt Satyagraha, a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, organised by K. Kelappan in northern Kerala.[12]
- 1931/32 – Guruvayur Satyagraha, commenced under K. Kelappan.[13]
- 1933 – Joint Political Congress established in Travancore.[14]
- 1938 – Chunangat Kunjikavamma elected as President and E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the future Communist leader, as Secretary.[15]
- 1938 – formation of Travancore State Congress.[14] Agitation against Diwan C. P. Ramaswami Iyer for 'Responsible Government'.[14][16]
- 1939/40 – Split in Congress. Communist Party of India walked away with the entire Kerala unit.[17]
- 1947 – Following the Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt, the Travancore State Congress enters the agitation against the Diwan.[14][18]
- 1957 – Congress loses first assembly election in Kerala
- 1958 – formation of the Kerala Students Union (K S U).[19]
- 1960 – Congress-led alliance in power after the 'Liberation Struggle' against Communist ministry.
- 1964 – major Split in Congress.[20]
- 1971 – Congress joins the Achuta Menon Government.[21]
- 1979/80 – Congress leader K. Karunakaran forms the U D F alliance.
Gandhi's visits to Kerala
- 1920 (during the Non-Cooperation/Khilafat Agitation)[22]
- 1925 (during Vaikom Satyagraha)[22]
- 1927 (campaign against the untouchability)[22]
- 1934 (fundraising)[22]
- 1937 (after the 1936 Temple Entry Proclamation)[22]
Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982)
| Year | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats |
Outcome | ||||||
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| Travancore-Cochin | ||||||||||
| 1952 | A.J. John | 44 / 108 |
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Government | ||||||
| 1954 | 45 / 117 |
1 |
Opposition | |||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||
| 1957 | P. T. Chacko | 43 / 126 |
new |
Opposition | ||||||
| 1960 | R. Sankar | 63 / 126 |
20 |
Government | ||||||
| 1965 | 36 / 133 |
 27 |
Opposition | |||||||
| 1967 | K. Karunakaran | 9 / 133 |
27 |
Opposition | ||||||
| 1970 | 30 / 133 |
21 |
Government UF | |||||||
| 1977 | 38 / 140 |
8 |
Government UF | |||||||
| 1980 | 17 / 140 |
21 |
Opposition UDF | |||||||
| 1982 | 20 / 140 |
3 |
Government UDF | |||||||
| 1987 | 33 / 140 |
13 |
Opposition UDF | |||||||
| 1991 | 55 / 140 |
22 |
Government UDF | |||||||
| 1996 | A. K. Antony | 37 / 140 |
18 |
Opposition UDF | ||||||
| 2001 | 63 / 140 |
26 |
Government UDF | |||||||
| 2006 | Oommen Chandy | 24 / 140 |
39 |
Opposition UDF | ||||||
| 2011 | 38 / 140 |
14 |
Government UDF | |||||||
| 2016 | 22 / 140 |
16 |
Opposition UDF | |||||||
| 2021 | Ramesh Chennithala | 21 / 140 |
1 |
Opposition UDF | ||||||
Chief ministers
Source: Thomas J. Nossiter - Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation (1982)
Kerala
- R. Sankar (1962–64)
- K. Karunakaran (1977, 1981–82, 82 - 87 and 91 - 95)
- A. K. Antony (1977–78, 95 - 96 and 2001 - 04)
- Oommen Chandy (2004–06, 2011–16)
Leaders of Opposition
- P. T. Chacko (1957–59)
- K. Karunakaran (1967–69, 78 - 79, 80 - 81, 87 - 91)
- A. K. Antony (1996 - 2001)
- Oommen Chandy (2006–11)
- Ramesh Chennithala (2016–21)
- V. D. Satheesan (2021–present)
List of Kerala P. C. C. Presidents
| President | Term |
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| K. Sudhakaran[23] | 2021–present |
| Mullappally Ramachandran | 2018–2021 |
| M. M. Hassan | 2017–2018 |
| V. M. Sudheeran | 2014–2017 |
| Ramesh Chennithala | 2005–2014 |
| Thennala Balakrishna Pillai | 2004–2005 |
| P. P. Thankachan | 2004 |
| K. Muraleedharan | 2001–2004 |
| Thennala Balakrishna Pillai | 1998–2001 |
| Vayalar Ravi | 1992–1998 |
| A. K. Antony | 1987–1992 |
| C. V. Padmarajan | 1983–1987 |
| K. M. Chandy | 1978–1982 |
| S. Varadarajan Nair | 1977–1978 |
| A. K. Antony | 1972–1977 |
| K.K Viswanathan | 1970–1972 |
List of elected members
Kerala legislative assembly
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
| No. | State | Member (M. P.) |
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| 1 | Kerala | Jebi Mather |
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