About Kerala

Kerala's 14 districts are distributed among Kerala's 3 historical regions: Travancore (southern Kerala), Kochi (central Kerala), and Malabar (northern Kerala).Travancore consists of Idukki, Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kollam (Quilon), and Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). Kochi includes Thrissur (Trichur) and Ernakulam districts. Malabar includes (from north to south) Kasargod, Kannur (Cannanore), Wayanad (Wynad), Kozhikode (Calicut), Malappuram, and Palakkad (Palghat).

The High Court of Kerala is situated at Ernakulam. Kerala's districts, serve as the administrative regions used for tax purposes, are further subdivided into a total of 63 taluks; these have fiscal and administrative powers over settlements within their borders, including maintenance of local land records.

Politics
Kerala is governed through a parliamentary system of representative democracy; universal suffrage is granted.

The legislature, or the legislative assembly, consists of elected members and special office bearers (Speaker and Deputy Speaker) elected by assemblymen. Assembly meetings are presided over by a Speaker (Deputy Speaker if Speaker absent).

The judiciary is composed of the Kerala High Court (including Chief Justice combined with 26 permanent and two additional and a system of lower courts. The executive authority, composed of the Governor of Kerala (the de jure head of state appointed by the President of India), the Chief Minister of Kerala (the de facto head of state: the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the Governor)

Council of Ministers (appointed by Governor, with input from Chief Minister). The Council of Ministers answers to a Legislative Assembly. Auxiliary authorities known as panchayats, for which local body elections are regularly held, govern local issues.

Kerala hosts two major political alliances: the United Democratic Front (UDF — led by the Indian National Congress) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF — led by the CPI(M)). Kerala is among India’s few left wing states. Compared with most other Indians, Keralites are keener participants in the political process.

The football teams Viva Kerala and FC Kochin

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