CPM's AN Shamseer Is New Speaker Of Kerala Assembly

Mr Shamseer, 45, has been representing Thalassery constituency since 2016.

MLA A N Shamseer was elected as the 24th Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly today.

Mr Shamseer replaced M B Rajesh, who resigned recently, after the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) decided to make the latter a minister in the Left government.

Mr Shamseer, 45, has been representing Thalassery constituency since 2016.

In the election that took place in the morning, Mr Shamseer got 96 votes while opposition Congress candidate Anwar Sadath received 40 votes in the 140-member Assembly.