Kerala MLAs Sworn-In As First Session Of Assembly Begins

A total of 136 legislators of the 140-member-strong Kerala House took the oath of office during the over three-hour-long assembly session.

The first session of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly began today with the swearing-in of newly-elected MLAs, of whom 53 are fresh entrants, under strict COVID-19 protocols. As many as 136 legislators of the 140-member-strong House took the oath of office during the over three-hour-long session which began at 9 AM. Three legislators -- K Babu (Nenmara),M Vincent (Kovalam) and V Abdurahiman (Tanur), who is also the Sports minister -- could not make it on Monday due to health reasons. Kunnamangalam MLA, PTA Rahim, who was the Pro Tem Speaker of the House, was already sworn in in front of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan at Raj Bhavan last week. He administered the oath of office to the new legislators after calling them according to alphabetical order.