Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

Janadhipathya Kerala Congress ജനാധിപത്യ കേരള കോൺഗ്രസ്
Abbreviation	JKC
Chairman	Dr. K. C. Joseph
Founder	K. Francis George
Founded	9 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-09)
Split from	Kerala Congress (M)
Headquarters	Near Jawahar Balbhavan, Building No. 641, Ward No. 21, Kottayam Municipality, District – Kottayam, Kerala.
Student wing	Janadhipathiya Kerala Students Congress
Youth wing	Janadhipathiya Kerala Youthfront
Ideology	Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
ECI Status	Registered-Unrecognized
Alliance	Left Democratic Front (LDF)
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly	1 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
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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

In 2016, before Kerala Legislative Assembly elections a fight occurs in Kerala Congress (M) about seats and where who contest LDF used this opportunity and splits Kerala Congress (M). several P. J. Joseph supporters left the party because they felt everyone with Joseph is sidelined. The politicians included 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 Election Commission Give JKC as their abbreviation and Janadhipathya Kerala Congress as their name.

K. Francis George elected as Chairman of the Party and contested in the 2016 assembly elections but they didn't 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

• Antony Raju (2021- 2023)

Main Leaders of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress

• 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

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%	0.55%
2016	LDF	4	0 / 140	157,584	0.78%	New

References

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.