Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

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Janadhipathya Kerala Congress
AbbreviationJKC
ChairmanK. C. Joseph
FounderK. Francis George
Founded9 March 2016; 9 years ago (2016-03-09)
Split fromKerala Congress (M)
HeadquartersNear Jawahar Balbhavan, Building No. 641, Ward No. 21, Kottayam Municipality, District – Kottayam, Kerala.
Student wingJanadhipathiya Kerala Students Congress
Youth wingJanadhipathiya Kerala Youthfront
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing
ECI StatusRegistered-Unrecognized
AllianceLeft Democratic Front (LDF)
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
1 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31

Janadhipathya Kerala Congress (JKC) also known as Democratic Kerala Congress, is an Indian political party in Kerala. It was formed on 9 March 2016, through a split from the KEC(M)[1]

History

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In 2016, before Kerala Legislative Assembly elections a disagreement developed in Kerala Congress (M) about seats and where who contest LDF used this opportunity and splits Kerala Congress (M). Several of P. J. Joseph's supporters left the party because they felt everyone with Joseph was being sidelined. Politicians including K. Francis George, K. C. Joseph, P. C. Joseph and Antony Raju left Kerala Congress (M) looking for better chances.

However all of them wanted KC(J) as their new party's abbreviation and purposed Kerala Congress (Janadhipathyam) as name. However the Election Commission give JKC as their abbreviation and Janadhipathya Kerala Congress as their name.

K. Francis George was elected chairman of the new party which contested in the 2016 assembly elections but did not win any seats.

In 2019, K. Francis George left the party and joined Kerala Congress. On 14 March 2020, Dr. K. C. Joseph was elected[2] as the new chairman of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress. They decided to stay with the LDF.[3]

Minister from Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

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Main Leaders of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

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  • K. C. Joseph
  • P. C. Joseph
  • Antony Raju
  • Vamanapuram Prakashkumar
  • Thomas Fernandes
  • Adv. Francis Thomas
  • George Augustine
  • Prof. Jacob M. Abraham
  • Kochara Mohanan Nair
  • Raju Neduvampuram

Electoral performance

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Kerala Legislative Assembly election results
Election Year Alliance Seats contested Seats won Total Votes Percentage of votes +/- Vote
2021 LDF 1
1 / 140
 48,748 0.23% Decrease 0.55%
2016 LDF 4
0 / 140
 157,584 0.78% New

References

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  1. ^ "Another political party in Kerala: Janadhipathya Kerala Congress". thenewsminute.com. 9 March 2016.
  2. ^ "KC Joseph elected chairman of democratic Kerala Congress". www.newindianexpress.com. 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Janadhipathya Kerala Congress splits; KC Joseph faction to remain in LDF". newindianexpress.com. 13 March 2020.