The complete list of Chief Ministers of Kerala consists of the heads of government in the history of the state of Kerala in India since 1947.[2] The present-day state of Kerala was created when the Travancore-Cochin state was renamed in 1956.[3]
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List of Chief Ministers
Travancore
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. G. N. Unnithan | August, 1947 | March, 1948 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Pattom Thanu Pillai | 24 March 1948 | 20 October 1948 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai | 20 October 1948 | 30 June 1949 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
Cochin
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | 1 September 1947 | October, 1947 | 1 | ||
| 2 | T. K. Nair | 27 October 1947 | 20 September 1948 | 1 | ||
| 3 | E. Ikkanda Warrier | 20 September 1948 | 30 June 1949 | 1 | ||
Travancore-Cochin
After India's independence in 1947, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin on 1 July 1949. On 1 January 1950 (Republic Day), Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai | 1 July 1949 | January, 1951 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | C. Kesavan | January, 1951 | 12 March 1952 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | A. J. John, Anaparambil | 12 March 1952 | 16 March 1954 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | Pattom Thanu Pillai | 16 March 1954 | 10 February 1955 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 6 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | 10 February 1955 | 23 March 1956 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| President's rule[3] | 23 March 1956 | 5 April 1957 | ||||
Kerala
The Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated the new Kerala state, incorporating Malabar District, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern Taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), and the taluk of Kasaragod, South Kanara.[6] A new Legislative Assembly was also created, for which elections were held in 1957. These resulted in a communist-led government[6] — world's first democratically-elected[7] — headed by E.M.S. Namboodiripad.
See also
References
- ^ Times of India — Women electorate outnumber men in Kerala
- ^ Government of Kerala — CMs of Kerala
- ^ a b World Statesmen.org — Indian states since 1947
- ^ a b c d The colours indicate the political party affiliation of each Chief Minister.
- ^ a b c d The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period
- ^ a b Plunkett, Cannon & Harding 2001, p. 24.
- ^ Jose, D (1998), "EMS Namboodiripad dead", Rediff [link accessed 30 June 2007].
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