23-12-2017, 09:56 AM
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Facts
* 22nd Chief Minister of Kerala - Pinarayi Vijayan (12th Person)
*The General election for 14th legislative assembly was held on - 16th May 2016
*Political party which got majority seats - CPI(M) (58 seats)
*Candidate who won with the highest majority- P.J. Joseph, Thodupuzha (45,587 votes)
*Candidate who won with the least majority - Anil Akkara, Wadakkancheny (43 votes)
*First BJP candidate who won in Kerala legislative assembly election - O.Rajagopal (nemom)
*Total polling percentage, of the 14th Assembly - 77.35%
*Election Oldest member in the 14th legislative assembly - V.S. Achuthanandan (92 years)
*Youngest member in the 14th legislative assembly
Ans : Muhammed Muhas sin (30 years) *Transgenders casted vote in Kerala for the first time in
Ans : 14th Assembly Election
*Protem speaker of 14th Kerala legislative assembly
Ans : S. Sharma
*The number of women members in the 14th legislative assembly - 8
*The number of women ministers in the 14
* legislative Assembly - 2 (K.K. Shylaja, J. Mercykutty Amma)
VVPAT
*The system that allow voters to verify their votes - WPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial)
*VVPAT was firstly introduced in -2013(Noksen Constituency, Nagaland)
*In 2016 election, WPAT was used in 12 constituencies of Kerala.
