Kerala Assembly | Sachindev youngest legislator, P.J. Joseph eldest
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Twenty-seven-year-old CPI(M) legislator elected from Baluserri K.M. Sachindev is the youngest legislator and 79-year-old Kerala Congress legislator P. J. Joseph elected once more from Thodupuzha constituency, the eldest legislator of the fifteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly.
The youngest to contest the April 6 elections to the Legislative Assembly was 26-year-old K. M. Abhijith of Congress from Kozhikode North, Aritha Babu (26 years) from Kayamkulam and the eldest BJP’s candidate 88-year-old E. Sreedharan from Palakkad constituency. But, luck didn’t favour these candidates.
Still, Mathew T. Thomas holds the file for being the youngest legislator elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Mr. Thomas was 25 years, six months and in the future outdated when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly within the 1987 elections from Thiruvalla constituency. Mr. Thomas was elected this time additionally from Thiruvalla on a Janata Dal Secular ticket.
Veteran CPI(M) chief V. S. Achuthanandan holds the file for the eldest member of the Kerala Assembly. Mr. Achuthanandan was 92 years and 7 months outdated when he was elected to the Assembly from Malampuzha constituency in Palakkad within the 2016 elections to the Kerala Assembly. Mr. Achuthanandran didn’t contest this time as a consequence of ill-health.
The new Legislative Assembly has 31 legislators within the 27 to 48 years age group. Four per cent of the newly elected legislators are of the 25-35 years age group, 19 per cent are of the 36-45 years age, 26 per cent are of the 46-55 years age group and 26 per cent to the 56-65 years age group.
Around 20 per cent of the legislators belong to the age group of 66-75 years and the 76 years and above 4 per cent. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, each being 77-year-olds, who had been re-elected from Dharmadam constituency in Kannur district and Puthuppally constituency in Kottayam district respectively once more, come below this group.
The 28-year-old Linto Joseph elected from Thiruvambady constituency on a CPI(M) ticket is the subsequent youngest legislator after Mr. Sachindev. Of the 31 legislators within the 27 to 48 age group, 17 had gained on CPI(M) ticket and one is CPI(M) Independent.
Of the elected LDF legislators, 27 out of 99 are under 50 years of age whereas solely 12 out of 41 UDF legislators are under 50 years of age. The common age of the LDF candidates was 55 years, UDF 53 years and BJP-led NDA 50 years. Only Mr. Sreedharan of BJP contested within the 80 plus age group. In the brand new Assembly, 27 legislators have handed tenth customary, 17 Plus Two, 25 are graduates, 15 post-graduates, 41 graduate professionals, one MPhil and 4 have doctorates.
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