AN Shamseer elected as Kerala Assembly Speaker: The Kerala Assembly has elected CPM’s Thalassery MLA AN Shamseer as the 24th Speaker of the Kerala Legistlature.
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He defeated UDF MLA Anwar Sadath by 56 votes in the election. UDF candidate and Aluva MLA Anwar Sadath secured 40 votes against the LDF nominee who received 96 votes. Deputy Speaker Chittayam Gopakumar headed the election procedures.
The speaker post was vacant after MB Rajesh, who became Minister of excise and Local Self Government departments.
