Left Democratic Front (Kerala)

Left Democratic Front
Left Democratic Front
Abbreviation	LDF
Leader	Pinarayi Vijayan
Founder	E. M. S. Namboodiripad; P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Founded	1979
Headquarters	AKG Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
Ideology	Big tent; Factions:; Communism[1]; Liberalism[2]; Secularism; Socialism[3]
Seats in Lok Sabha	2 / 20
Seats in Rajya Sabha	6 / 9
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly	93 / 140
Website
	ldfkeralam.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the state of Kerala, India. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala, the other being Congress-led UDF, each of which has been in power alternately for the last four decades. LDF won the May 2016 election and is currently in power. The alliance consists of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Indian National League, Kerala Congress (M), and a variety of other smaller parties.

In the legislative assembly of 2006 to 2011, the LDF controlled a majority of 98 out of 140 seats in the state legislative assembly. CPI(M) leader V. S. Achuthanandan led the LDF government in Kerala following the 2006 Assembly Election.[4] In the 2011 Kerala legislative assembly election, LDF lost to UDF but managed to gain 68 out of the 140 seats. V. S. Achuthanandan was thereafter elected the leader of the opposition.[5] In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the LDF won, gaining a majority of 91 out of 140 seats.

The parties in the alliance and their representation in Kerala Legislative Assembly post 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election are as follows:

No.	Party	Current No. of MLAs in Assembly
1	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	58
2	Communist Party of India	19
3	Janata Dal (Secular)	3
4	Kerala Congress (M)	2
5	Congress (Secular)	1
6	Indian National League	1
7	Kerala Congress (B)	1
8	Loktantrik Janata Dal	0
9	Janadhipathya Kerala Congress	0
10	Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)	0
11	Nationalist Congress Party	2
#	Independent	4
TOTAL		91

History

The history of LDF goes back to the Seven Party Front formed in 1967, which was an alliance of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian Union Muslim League, Communist Party of India, Samyuktha Socialist Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Karshaka Thozhilali Party, and Kerala Socialist Party.[6]

Current members

No.	Party
1	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2	Communist Party of India
3	Janata Dal (Secular)
4	Kerala Congress (M)
5	Congress (Secular)
6	Indian National League
7	Kerala Congress (B)
8	Loktantrik Janata Dal
9	Janadhipathya Kerala Congress
10	Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas)
11	Nationalist Congress Party

List of LDF MLAs in the Kerala Niyamasabha

A poster with the slogan of LDF in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The LDF is the ruling alliance in Kerala which has 91 seats out of the 140 in the Kerala Niyamasabha. The following list shows the MLAs belonging to LDF in the Niyamasabha.

Key

CPI (M) CPI JD(S) NCP Cong(S) KC(B) RSP(L) INL Independent

Sl.no	Constituency	Name of the elected MLA	Party affiliation
Kasaragod district
1	Udma	K. Kunhiraman	CPI(M)
2	Kanhangad	E. Chandrasekharan	CPI
3	Thrikaripur	M. Rajagopalan	CPI(M)
Kannur district
4	Payyanur	C. Krishnan	CPI(M)
5	Kalliasseri	T. V. Rajesh	CPI(M)
6	Taliparamba	James Mathew	CPI(M)
7	Kannur	Kadannappalli Ramachandran	Cong (S)
8	Dharmadom	Pinarayi Vijayan	CPI(M)
9	Thalassery	A. N. Shamseer	CPI(M)
10	Kuthuparamba	K. K. Shailaja	CPI(M)
11	Mattanur	E. P. Jayarajan	CPI(M)
Wayanad district
12	Mananthavady	O. R. Kelu	CPI(M)
13	Kalpetta	C. K. Saseendran	CPI(M)
Kozhikode district
14	Vatakara	C. K. Nanu	JD(S)
15	Nadapuram	E. K. Vijayan	CPI
16	Koyilandy	K. Dasan	CPI(M)
17	Perambra	T. P. Ramakrishnan	CPI(M)
18	Balussery	Purushan Kadalundy	CPI(M)
19	Elathur	A. K. Saseendran	NCP
20	Kozhikode North	A. Pradeepkumar	CPI(M)
21	Beypore	V. K. C. Mammed Koya	CPI(M)
22	Kunnamangalam	P. T. A. Rahim	INL
23	Koduvally	Karat Razak	Ind.
24	Thiruvambady	George M. Thomas	CPI(M)
Malappuram district
25	Nilambur	P. V. Anvar	Ind.
26	Tanur	V. Abdurahiman	Ind.
27	Thavanur	K.T. Jaleel	Ind.
28	Ponnani	P. Sreeramakrishnan	CPI(M)
Palakkad district
29	Pattambi	Muhammed Muhsin	CPI
30	Shornur	P. K. Sasi	CPI(M)
31	Ottapalam	P. Unni	CPI(M)
32	Kongad	K. V. Vijayadas	CPI(M)
33	Malampuzha	V. S. Achuthanandan	CPI(M)
34	Tarur	A. K. Balan	CPI(M)
35	Chittur	K. Krishnankutty	JD(S)
36	Nenmara	K. Babu	CPI(M)
37	Alathur	K. D. Prasenan	CPI(M)
Thrissur district
38	Chelakkara	U. R. Pradeep	CPI(M)
39	Kunnamkulam	A. C. Moideen	CPI(M)
40	Guruvayur	K. V. Abdul Khader	CPI(M)
41	Manalur	Murali Perunelli	CPI(M)
42	Ollur	Adv. K. Rajan	CPI
43	Thrissur	V. S. Sunil Kumar	CPI
44	Nattika	Geetha Gopi	CPI
45	Kaipamangalam	E. T. Tyson	CPI
46	Irinjalakuda	K. U. Arunan	CPI(M)
47	Puthukkad	C. Raveendranath	CPI(M)
48	Chalakudy	B. D. Devassy	CPI(M)
49	Kodungallur	V. R. Sunil Kumar	CPI
Ernakulam district
50	Vypeen	S. Sharma	CPI(M)
51	Kochi	K. J. Maxi	CPI(M)
52	Thripunithura	M. Swaraj	CPI(M)
53	Muvattupuzha	Eldo Abraham	CPI
54	Kothamangalam	Antony John	CPI(M)
Idukki district
55	Devikulam	S. Rajendran	CPI(M)
56	Udumbanchola	M. M. Mani	CPI(M)
57	Peerumade	E. S. Bijimol	CPI
Kottayam district
58	Pala	Mani C. Kappan	NCP
59	Vaikom	C. K. Asha	CPI
60	Ettumanoor	K. Suresh Kurup	CPI(M)
Alappuzha district
61	Cherthala	P. Thilothaman	CPI
62	Alappuzha	T. M. Thomas Isaac	CPI(M)
63	Ambalappuzha	G. Sudhakaran	CPI(M)
64	Kayamkulam	Prathiba Hari	CPI(M)
65	Mavelikkara	R. Rajesh	CPI(M)
66	Chengannur	Saji Cherian	CPI(M)
Pathanamthitta district
67	Thiruvalla	Mathew T. Thomas	JD(S)
68	Ranni	Raju Abraham	CPI(M)
69	Aranmula	Veena George	CPI(M)
70	Konni	K. U. Jenish Kumar	CPI(M)
71	Adoor	Chittayam Gopakumar	CPI
Kollam district
72	Karunagapally	R. Ramachandran	CPI
73	Kunnathur	Kovoor Kunjumon	RSP (L)
74	Kottarakkara	P. Aisha Potty	CPI(M)
75	Pathanapuram	K. B. Ganesh Kumar	KC(B)
76	Punalur	K. Raju	CPI
77	Chadayamangalam	Mullakara Ratnakaran	CPI
78	Kundara	J. Mercykutty Amma	CPI(M)
79	Kollam	M. Mukesh	CPI(M)
80	Eravipuram	M. Noushad	CPI(M)
81	Chathannoor	G.S. Jayalal	CPI
Thiruvananthapuram district
82	Varkala	V. Joy	CPI(M)
83	Attingal	B. Satyan	CPI(M)
84	Chirayinkeezhu	V. Sasi	CPI
85	Nedumangad	C. Divakaran	CPI
86	Vamanapuram	D. K. Murali	CPI(M)
87	Kazhakoottam	Kadakampally Surendran	CPI(M)
88	Vattiyoorkavu	V. K. Prasanth	CPI(M)
89	Parassala	C. K. Hareendran	CPI(M)
90	Kattakkada	I. B. Sathish	CPI(M)
91	Neyyattinkara	K. A. Ansalan	CPI(M)

2020 Kerala local body elections

Elections to local bodies (Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations) in Kerala were held in December 2020.[2] The polling was held in three stages; on 8, 10 and 14 December, with the votes being counted on 16 December. LDF registered a sweeping victory in the local body election. LDF won 514/941 Gram Panchayats; 108/152 Block Panchayats; 10/14 District Panchayats; 35/86 Municipalities and 3/6 Corporations. Also won 7623/15962 Gram Panchayats wards; 1088/2076 Block Panchayats wards; 170/331 District Panchayats wards; 1263/3122 Municipal wards and 196/414 Corporation wards.

Political activism

On 2 October 2009, more than 300,000 activists of CPI(M) formed a 500 km long human chain to protest the free trade agreement signed between India and Association of South East Asian Nations.[7]

On 7 December 2011, the LDF organized a 208 km human wall demanding the construction of a new dam in place of the present 115-year leaky dam at Mullapperiyar. The human wall was the second-longest of the kind in Kerala which stretched across two districts.[7]

LDF launched its website ahead of 2011 Kerala Assembly Election.[8]

References

Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-199-97489-4.
Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
"Loktantrik Janata Dal with Sharad Yadav as mentor to be formally launched on May 18". The Financial Express. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
Sreejan, B. (10 May 2011). "Kerala exit polls today, close contest predicted". The Express News Service. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
"Achuthanandan elected leader of CPI-M; will head LDF opposition in Kerala". Rediff.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
Koshi, Luke; Balan, Saritha S. (19 June 2017). "Kerala Chronicles: When a Coalition of Seven Political Parties Came Together Only to Fall Apart". The News Minute.
"208-km human chain formed for new Kerala dam". Hindustan Times.
Nair, N.J. (18 March 2011). "Assembly polls log on to cyberspace". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

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[OUP_Ideology-1] Chakrabarty, Bidyut (2014). Communism in India: Events, Processes and Ideologies. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-199-97489-4.

[jha-2] Jha, Giridhar (25 November 2019). "Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Return Into Ring Makes Scene Murkier". Outlook. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[3] "Loktantrik Janata Dal with Sharad Yadav as mentor to be formally launched on May 18". The Financial Express. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[Express_buzz_news_report_on_Exit_Polls-4] Sreejan, B. (10 May 2011). "Kerala exit polls today, close contest predicted". The Express News Service. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[Rediff_News_report_on_election_of_the_opposition_leader_to_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly,_2011-5] "Achuthanandan elected leader of CPI-M; will head LDF opposition in Kerala". Rediff.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

[6] Koshi, Luke; Balan, Saritha S. (19 June 2017). "Kerala Chronicles: When a Coalition of Seven Political Parties Came Together Only to Fall Apart". The News Minute.

[hindustantimes0-7] "208-km human chain formed for new Kerala dam". Hindustan Times.

[The_Hindu_report_on_coalitions_launching_websites-8] Nair, N.J. (18 March 2011). "Assembly polls log on to cyberspace". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 November 2011.