Swearing-in of MLAs of 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly commences

The swearing-in ceremony for the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly's newly elected MLAs took place in alphabetical order, with 140 MLAs being administered the oath of office.

Pro-tem Speaker G Sudhakaran on Thursday administered the oath of office to the newly elected MLAs of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

The swearing-in was carried out in alphabetical order, starting with IUML MLA V E Abdul Gafoor who won from the Kalamassery assembly seat.

Chief Minister V D Satheesan was at the 105th number to be sworn in, while Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan was at the 133rd number in the list.

The last person to be sworn-in would be Xavier Chitilappilly, the CPI(M) MLA elected from the Wadakkanchery assembly constituency.