In six decades, the percentage of women MLAs in the Kerala Assembly has never exceeded 10%
The state with some of the best human development indicators for women in India fails to ensure enough representation for them in its legislature. The state has more than 50% women s representation in local governance institutions. | Arun Sankar / AFP
Kerala’s first Member of the Legislative Assembly was a woman.
Rosamma Punnoose, 44 years-old when Kerala elected its first post-Independence Legislative Assembly in 1957, was elected from the Devikulam constituency in the Idukki district in southeast Kerala. The first MLA to take oath, she became the
protem speaker and went on to administer the oath of office to other MLAs on April 10, 1957.
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Man held for cheating, posing as MLA
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A Dehradun resident has been arrested for allegedly cheating people by posing as a local Member of the Legislative Assembly, Member of Parliament and even Chief Minister, the police said on Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Urvija Goel said that a complaint was received from a Delhi-based man who alleged that he got a call from a person who introduced himself as an MLA. As demanded by him, he transferred a sum of ₹6 lakh for his party. Later on, he got to know that no such call was made from the MLA office concerned.
Mar 11, 2021, 14:47 IST
Actor cum politician Nandamuri Balakrishna and his wife Vasundhara were spotted at the polling booth to cast their votes early in the morning. They both exercised their right to vote in the Hindupur constituency.
It is noteworthy that he spoke to the media, voters and police and polling staff. He greeted the polling staff and took photos with them. People were in shock with Balayya Babu’s behaviour after he lost his temper and hit a photographer recently.
Balakrishna is an actor-turned-politician belonging to the Telugu Desam Party with a decent number of followers. Balakrishna contested in the General Elections in 2019 and was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Hindupur constituency again.
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