The Left Democratic Front (LDF) also known as Left Front (Kerala) is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the state of Kerala, India. It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala, since 2016.[6] It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala, the other being Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front, each of which has been in power alternately for the last four decades.[7] LDF has won the elections to the State Legislature of Kerala in the years 1980,[8]1987,[9]1996,[10]2006,[11]2016[12] and had a historic re-election in 2021[13] where an incumbent government was re-elected for first time in 40 years.[14] LDF has won 6 out of 10 elections since the formation of the alliance in 1980. The alliance consists of CPI(M), CPI and various smaller parties.[15]
Left Democratic Front is the Communist-led alliance of political parties in Kerala
The political scenario in Kerala (1957–1980) was characterized by continually shifting alliances, party mergers and splits, factionalism within the coalitions and within political parties, and the formation of a numerous splinter groups.[21]1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was the first assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The Communist Party of India won the election with 60 seats. The election led to the formation of first democratically elected communist government in India. A Communist-led government under E. M. S. Namboodiripad resulted from the first elections for the new Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, making him the first communist leader in India to head a popularly elected government.[22][23] It was the second ever Communist government to be democratically elected, after Communist success in the 1945 elections in the Republic of San Marino, a microstate in Europe.[24][25] The coalition politics of Kerala began with second election held to the state legislative assembly in 1960.[21] The Communist Party of India (Marxist) first came into power in Kerala in 1967, under Seven party front, which was an alliance of CPI(M), CPI, IUML, and four other parties.[26] In 1970's, the major political parties in the state were unified under two major coalitions, one of them led by Indian National Congress and Communist Party of India and the other by CPI(M).
Formation of LDF (1979)edit
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two main pre-poll political alliances were formed: the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India and the United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress.[21] These pre-poll political alliances of Kerala have stabilized strongly in such a manner that, with rare exceptions, most of the coalition partners stick their loyalty to the respective alliances (Left Democratic Front or United Democratic Front).
On 7 December 2011, the LDF organized a 208KM 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.[36]
LDF launched its website ahead of 2011 Kerala Assembly Election.[37]
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For other uses see Left Democratic Front disambiguation The Left Democratic Front LDF also known as Left Front Kerala is an alliance of left wing political parties in the state of Kerala India It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala since 2016 6 It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala the other being Indian National Congress led United Democratic Front each of which has been in power alternately for the last four decades 7 LDF has won the elections to the State Legislature of Kerala in the years 1980 8 1987 9 1996 10 2006 11 2016 12 and had a historic re election in 2021 13 where an incumbent government was re elected for first time in 40 years 14 LDF has won 6 out of 10 elections since the formation of the alliance in 1980 The alliance consists of CPI M CPI and various smaller parties 15 Left Democratic FrontAbbreviationLDFLeaderPinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala ChairpersonE P JayarajanFounderP K Vasudevan NairE M S NamboodiripadFounded1979 45 years ago 1979 HeadquartersAKG Centre Thiruvananthapuram Kerala IndiaIdeologyBig tentMajority Communism 1 Faction Welfarism 2 Social democracy 3 Progressivism 4 Political positionCentre left to Left wing 5 Seats in Lok Sabha2 20Seats in Rajya Sabha7 9Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly99 140Websiteldfkeralam wbr orgPolitics of IndiaPolitical partiesElectionsLDF has been in power in the State Legislature of Kerala under E K Nayanar 1980 1981 1987 1991 1996 2001 16 V S Achuthanandan 2006 2011 17 Pinarayi Vijayan 2016 current 18 E K Nayanar served as the Chief Minister of Kerala for 11 years and later became the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala 19 The alliance led by Pinarayi Vijayan returned to power in 2016 Assembly Election winning 91 out of 140 seats and further increasing its tally to 99 seats in the 2021 Assembly Election Pinarayi Vijayan became the first Chief minister of Kerala to be re elected after completing a full term five years in office after a historic election in 2021 where an incumbent government was re elected for the first time in 40 years 20 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1957 1979 1 2 Formation of LDF 1979 1 3 Left Democratic Front 1980 present 1 4 List of LDF Conveners 2 Current members 3 Chief ministers 3 1 Pre Left Democratic Front Parties chief ministers 1956 1979 3 2 List of chief ministers by length of term 1980 present 3 3 List of political alliances of Kerala in power 1980 present 4 Electoral history 4 1 Electoral history 5 List of elected members 5 1 Kerala Legislative Assembly 5 2 Rajya Sabha 5 3 Lok Sabha 6 Kerala local body elections 7 Political activism 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External linksHistory editSee also Communism in Kerala Early years 1957 1979 edit nbsp 1st cabinet ministry of Kerala led by E M S Namboodiripad 1957 Founders of the LDF nbsp E M S Namboodiripad nbsp P K Vasudevan Nair nbsp Left Democratic Front is the Communist led alliance of political parties in KeralaThe political scenario in Kerala 1957 1980 was characterized by continually shifting alliances party mergers and splits factionalism within the coalitions and within political parties and the formation of a numerous splinter groups 21 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was the first assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala The Communist Party of India won the election with 60 seats The election led to the formation of first democratically elected communist government in India A Communist led government under E M S Namboodiripad resulted from the first elections for the new Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957 making him the first communist leader in India to head a popularly elected government 22 23 It was the second ever Communist government to be democratically elected after Communist success in the 1945 elections in the Republic of San Marino a microstate in Europe 24 25 The coalition politics of Kerala began with second election held to the state legislative assembly in 1960 21 The Communist Party of India Marxist first came into power in Kerala in 1967 under Seven party front which was an alliance of CPI M CPI IUML and four other parties 26 In 1970 s the major political parties in the state were unified under two major coalitions one of them led by Indian National Congress and Communist Party of India and the other by CPI M Formation of LDF 1979 edit In the late 1970s and early 1980s two main pre poll political alliances were formed the Left Democratic Front LDF led by the Communist Party of India Marxist and Communist Party of India and the United Democratic Front UDF led by the Indian National Congress 21 These pre poll political alliances of Kerala have stabilized strongly in such a manner that with rare exceptions most of the coalition partners stick their loyalty to the respective alliances Left Democratic Front or United Democratic Front Left Democratic Front 1980 present edit LDF first came into power in 1980 election under the leadership of E K Nayanar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Kerala on 26 March 1980 27 for the first time in 1980 He formed government with the support of Congress A under A K Antony and Kerala Congress under K M Mani Nayanar later became the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala ever since 1980 election the power has been clearly alternating between the two alliances till the 2016 21 LDF has won 6 out of 10 elections since the formation of the alliance in 1980 Since 1980 none of alliances in Kerala has been re elected till the 2016 The 1987 1996 elections led E K Nayanar and the 2006 elections led by V S Achuthanandan formed governments and completed their full terms but were not re elected In 2016 LDF won the 2016 election led by Pinarayi Vijayan and had a historic re election in 2021 election where an incumbent government was re elected for first time in 40 years Pinarayi Vijayan is the first Chief minister of Kerala to be re elected after completing a full term five years in office 28 List of LDF Conveners edit No Year Name1 1980 1986 P V Kunjikannan2 1986 1987 T K Ramakrishnan3 1987 1998 M M Lawrence4 1998 2001 V S Achuthanandan5 2001 2006 Paloli Mohammed Kutty6 2006 2018 Vaikom Viswan7 2018 2022 A Vijayaraghavan8 2022 present E P JayarajanCurrent members editCurrent members 29 30 Party Abbr Symbol Flag Kerala leaderCommunist Party of India Marxist CPI M nbsp nbsp M V GovindanCommunist Party of India CPI nbsp nbsp Binoy ViswamKerala Congress M KEC M nbsp nbsp Jose K ManiJanata Dal Secular Anti BJP faction 31 JD S nbsp Mathew T ThomasNationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar Faction NCP nbsp nbsp P C ChackoRashtriya Janata Dal RJD nbsp nbsp M V Shreyams KumarKerala Congress B KEC B nbsp nbsp K B Ganesh KumarIndian National League INL nbsp nbsp Ahamed DevarkovilCongress Secular CON S nbsp nbsp Kadannappalli RamachandranJanadhipathya Kerala Congress JKC Auto rickshaw nbsp Antony RajuKerala Congress Skaria Thomas KEC ST nbsp Binoy JosephNon Member Supporters 32 33 Revolutionary Socialist Party Leninist leader Kovoor Kunjumon National Secular Conference leader P T A Rahim Chief ministers editPre Left Democratic Front Parties chief ministers 1956 1979 edit Portrait NameMinistry Year Length of termLongest continuous term Total years of premiership1 nbsp E M S Namboodiripad 1909 1998 1st Namboodiripad 1957 1959 2nd Namboodiripad 1967 1969 2 years 240 days 4 years 357 daysList of chief ministers by length of term 1980 present edit nbsp 2nd Nayanar Ministry 1987 Portrait NameMinistry Year Length of termLongest continuous term Total years of premiership1 nbsp E K Nayanar 1918 2004 1st Nayanar 1980 1981 2nd Nayanar 1987 1991 3rd Nayanar 1996 2001 5 years 27 days 11 years 10 days2 nbsp V S Achuthanandan born 1923 Achuthanandan 2006 2011 4 years 364 days 4 years 364 days3 nbsp Pinarayi Vijayan born 1945 1st Pinarayi 2016 2021 2nd Pinarayi 2021 present 7 years 237 days 7 years 237 daysList of political alliances of Kerala in power 1980 present edit No Political alliance Total days in governance Number of Chief ministers1 LDF 8624 days 32 UDF 7 295 days 3Electoral history editVote share in consecutive Kerala Assembly elections1982 47 25 1987 44 97 1991 45 88 1996 45 88 2001 43 70 2006 48 63 2011 44 94 2016 43 48 2021 45 43 Assembly election results Election Leader Seats won Change Outcome1980 E K Nayanar 93 140 New Government1982 63 140 nbsp 30 Opposition1987 78 140 nbsp 15 Government1991 48 140 nbsp 42 Opposition1996 80 140 nbsp 32 Government2001 V S Achuthanandan 40 140 nbsp 40 Opposition2006 98 140 nbsp 58 Government2011 68 140 nbsp 30 Opposition2016 Pinarayi Vijayan 91 140 nbsp 23 Government2021 99 140 nbsp 8 GovernmentElectoral history edit Election Seats won RulingCoalition MajorityLDF UDF Others1980 93 46 1 LDF 471982 63 77 0 UDF 141987 78 61 1 LDF 171991 48 90 2 UDF 401996 80 59 1 LDF 212001 40 99 1 UDF 592006 98 42 0 LDF 562011 68 72 0 UDF 42016 91 47 2 LDF 442021 99 41 0 LDF 58List of elected members editKerala Legislative Assembly edit The LDF is the ruling alliance in Kerala which has 99 seats out of the 140 in the Kerala Niyamasabha nbsp Map of Kerala showing 2021 State Legislative Assembly Election ResultsNo Party Current No of MLAs in Assembly1 Communist Party of India Marxist 622 Communist Party of India 173 Kerala Congress M 54 Nationalist Congress Party 25 Janata Dal Secular 26 Kerala Congress B 17 Rashtriya Janata Dal Previously LJD 18 Indian National League 19 Congress Secular 110 Janadhipathya Kerala Congress 111 National Secular Conference 112 LDF Supported Independents 5Total Seats 99The following list shows the MLAs belonging to LDF in the Niyamasabha Key CPI M CPI KC M Janata Dal Secular LJD NCP INL KC B Cong S RSP L NSC Independent Sl no Constituency Name of theelected MLA PartyaffiliationKasaragod district1 Udma C H Kunhambu CPI M 2 Kanhangad E Chandrasekharan CPI3 Thrikaripur M Rajagopalan CPI M Kannur district4 Payyanur T I Madusoodhanan CPI M 5 Kalliasseri M Vijin CPI M 6 Taliparamba M V Govindan Master CPI M 7 Kannur Kadannappalli Ramachandran Cong S 8 Dharmadom Pinarayi Vijayan CPI M 9 Thalassery A N Shamseer CPI M 10 Kuthuparamba K P Mohanan LJD11 Mattanur K K Shailaja CPI M 12 Azhikode K V Sumesh CPI M Wayanad district13 Mananthavady O R Kelu CPI M Kozhikode district14 Nadapuram E K Vijayan CPI15 Koyilandy Kanathil Jameela CPI M 16 Perambra T P Ramakrishnan CPI M 17 Balussery K M Sachin Dev CPI M 18 Elathur A K Saseendran NCP19 Kozhikode North Thottathil Raveendran CPI M 20 Beypore P A Muhammed Riyas CPI M 21 Kunnamangalam P T A Rahim Independent22 Kozhikode Ahamed Devarkovil INL23 Thiruvambady Linto Joseph CPI M 24 Kuttiyadi K P Kunhammad Kutty CPI M Malappuram district25 Nilambur P V Anvar Independent26 Tanur V Abdurahiman NSC27 Thavanur K T Jaleel Independent28 Ponnani P Nandakumar CPI M Palakkad district29 Pattambi Muhammed Muhsin CPI30 Shornur P Mammikutty CPI M 31 Ottapalam K Premkumar CPI M 32 Kongad K Shanthakumari CPI M 33 Malampuzha A Prabhakaran CPI M 34 Tarur P P Sumod CPI M 35 Chittur K Krishnankutty JD S 36 Nenmara K Babu CPI M 37 Alathur K D Prasenan CPI M 38 Thrithala M B Rajesh CPI M Thrissur district39 Chelakkara K Radhakrishnan CPI M 40 Wadakkanchery Xavier Chittilappilly CPI M 41 Kunnamkulam A C Moideen CPI M 42 Guruvayur N K Akbar CPI M 43 Manalur Murali Perunelli CPI M 44 Ollur K Rajan CPI45 Thrissur P Balachandran CPI46 Nattika C C Mukundan CPI47 Kaipamangalam E T Tyson CPI48 Irinjalakuda R Bindhu CPI M 49 Puthukkad K K Ramachandran CPI M 51 Kodungallur V R Sunil Kumar CPIErnakulam district52 Vypeen K N Unnikrishnan CPI M 53 Kalamasseri P Rajeev CPI M 54 Kochi K J Maxi CPI M 55 Kothamangalam Antony John CPI M 56 Kunnathunadu P V Sreenijan CPI M Idukki district57 Devikulam A Raja CPI M 58 Udumbanchola M M Mani CPI M 59 Peerumade E S Bijimol CPI60 Idukki Roshy Augustine KC M Kottayam district61 Vaikom C K Asha CPI62 Ettumanoor V N Vasavan CPI M 63 Changanassery Adv Job Michael KC M 64 Poonjar Sebastian Kulathunkal KC M 65 Kanjirappalli Dr N Jayaraj KC M Alappuzha district66 Cherthala P Prasad CPI67 Alappuzha P P Chitharanjan CPI M 68 Ambalappuzha H Salam CPI M 69 Kayamkulam Prathiba Hari CPI M 70 Mavelikkara M S Arunkumar CPI M 71 Chengannur Saji Cherian CPI M 72 Kuttanad Thomas K Thomas NCP73 Aroor Dhaleema Jojo CPI M Pathanamthitta district74 Thiruvalla Mathew T Thomas JD S 75 Ranni Pramod Narayanan KC M 76 Aranmula Veena George CPI M 77 Konni K U Jenish Kumar CPI M 78 Adoor Chittayam Gopakumar CPIKollam district79 Kunnathur Kovoor Kunjumon RSP L 80 Kottarakkara K N Balagopal CPI M 81 Pathanapuram K B Ganesh Kumar KC B 82 Punalur P S Supal CPI83 Chadayamangalam J Chinchu Rani CPI84 Kollam M Mukesh CPI M 85 Eravipuram M Noushad CPI M 86 Chathannoor G S Jayalal CPI87 Chavara Sujith Vijayan Pillai IndependentThiruvananthapuram district88 Varkala V Joy CPI M 89 Aruvikkara G Stephen CPI M 90 Nemam V Shivankutty CPI M 91 Attingal O S Ambika CPI M 92 Chirayinkeezhu V Sasi CPI93 Nedumangad G R Anil CPI94 Vamanapuram D K Murali CPI M 95 Kazhakoottam Kadakampally Surendran CPI M 96 Vattiyoorkavu V K Prasanth CPI M 97 Parassala C K Hareendran CPI M 98 Kattakkada I B Sathish CPI M 99 Neyyattinkara K A Ansalan CPI M 50 Thiruvananthapuram Adv Antony Raju JKCRajya Sabha edit Main article List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Keys CPI M 4 CPI 2 KC M 1 Name 34 Party Term start 35 Term end 35 1 A A Rahim CPM 03 Apr 2022 03 Apr 20282 V Sivadasan CPM 24 Apr 2021 23 Apr 20273 John Brittas CPM 24 Apr 2021 23 Apr 20274 Elamaram Kareem CPM 02 Jul 2018 01 Jul 20245 P Santhosh Kumar CPI 03 Apr 2022 03 Apr 20286 Binoy Viswam CPI 02 Jul 2018 01 Jul 20247 Jose K Mani KC M 01 Dec 2021 01 Jul 2024Lok Sabha edit Main article List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha CPI M 1 KC M 1 Constituency Name Party1 Kottayam Thomas Chazhikadan Kerala Congress M 2 Alappuzha A M Ariff Communist Party of India Marxist Kerala local body elections editThe Left Democratic Front LDF who also forms the state government won in more than half of all gram panchayats and block panchayats two thirds of district panchayats and in five out of six municipal corporations 2020 Kerala local elections Local self government body Local Bodies in lead TotalLDF UDF Others TieGram Panchayats 514 321 42 64 941Block Panchayats 108 38 0 6 152District Panchayats 11 3 0 0 a 14Municipalities 43 41 2 0 b 86Corporations 5 1 0 0 62015 Kerala local elections Local self government body Local Bodies won TotalLDF UDF NDA OthersGram Panchayats 549 365 14 13 941Block Panchayats 90 61 0 1 152District Panchayats 7 7 0 0 14Municipalities 44 41 1 0 87Corporations 4 2 0 0 6Political activism editSee also Political activism in Kerala On 7 December 2011 the LDF organized a 208KM 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 36 LDF launched its website ahead of 2011 Kerala Assembly 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