Chittayam Gopakumar, CPI legislator representing Adoor constituency in Pathanamthitta, was elected unopposed as the Deputy Speaker of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Assembly Speaker M.B. Mr. Gopakumar succeeds V. Sasi, also from CPI, who was the Deputy Speaker of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is the eight Deputy Speaker to be elected unopposed in the history of the Kerala Assembly. Mr. Gopakumar, 55, was elected from Adoor Assembly constituency in the April 6 elections and had been a legislator since 2011 representing the same constituency.

Source: The Hindu June 01, 2021 08:58 UTC