Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 | Trivia: The CM who holds the record of being in chair for longest period without a break

Pinarayi Vijayan, the incumbent CM holds the record of being in the chair for the longest period without a break.

In Kerala, CPI(M)’s Pinarayi Vijayan holds the record of being in the chair of Chief Minister for the longest period without a break – 3,260 days (till April 23).

CPI’s C Achuthamenon follows him with 2,364 days. Among the ministers, A K Saseendran holds the record with 2,975 days followed by K Krishnankutty 2,676 days. Both were ministers in Vijayan’s two governments.

Special election

The 1965 Assembly election in Kerala is peculiar for one reason. The polls were necessitated following the fall of the R Shankar-led Congress government through a no-confidence motion. After the polls, no party or alliance were in a position to form the government. The Assembly could not be constituted as a government could not be formed. One of the winners was a filmmaker Ramu Karyat, who could not officially become an MLA as the Assembly was dissolved.