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List of Chief Ministers of Kerala & Their Tenure Periods

On 1 November 1956, as per the States Reorganisation Act, the state of Kerala was formed by merging Cochin, Malabar,Travancore, and the Kasaragod region of South Canara. Since then, India has seen 12 Chief Minister in Kerala. Initially the state was ruled by Governor during the formation. Later, the 1st Chief Minister of Kerala E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India, who took oath in 1957 and the current serving Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who took oath in 2016.Kerala has also been under Presidents rule for 8 times over a short period of time.The major ruling party has been Communist Party of India (Marxist) and INC

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മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പാർട്ടി ഫ്രം ടു
Pinarayi Vijayan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 20 May 2021 Present
Pinarayi Vijayan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 25 May 2016 19 May 2021
Oommen Chandy INC 18 May 2011 20 May 2016
V. S. Achuthanandan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 18 May 2006 14 May 2011
Oommen Chandy INC 31 Aug 2004 12 May 2006
A. K. Antony INC 17 May 2001 29 Aug 2004
E. K. Nayanar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 20 May 1996 13 May 2001
A. K. Antony INC 22 Mar 1995 09 May 1996
K. Karunakaran INC 24 Jun 1991 16 Mar 1995
E. K. Nayanar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 26 Mar 1987 17 Jun 1991
മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പാർട്ടി ഫ്രം ടു
K. Karunakaran Indian National Congress 24 May 1982 25 Mar 1987
President's rule N/A 17 Mar 1982 23 May 1982
K. Karunakaran INC 28 Dec 1981 17 Mar 1982
President's rule N/A 21 Oct 1981 28 Dec 1981
E. K. Nayanar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 25 Jan 1980 20 Oct 1981
President's rule N/A 05 Dec 1979 25 Jan 1980
C. H. Mohammed Koya Indian Union Muslim League 12 Oct 1979 01 Dec 1979
P. K. Vasudevan Nair Communist Party of India 29 Oct 1978 07 Oct 1979
A. K. Antony INC 27 Apr 1977 27 Oct 1978
K. Karunakaran INC 25 Mar 1977 25 Apr 1977
C. Achutha Menon Communist Party of India 04 Oct 1970 25 Mar 1977
President's rule N/A 04 Aug 1970 03 Oct 1970
C. Achutha Menon Communist Party of India 01 Nov 1969 01 Aug 1970
E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India (Marxist) 06 Mar 1967 01 Nov 1969
President's rule N/A 25 Mar 1965 06 Mar 1967
President's rule N/A 10 Sep 1964 25 Mar 1965
R. Sankar Indian National Congress 26 Sep 1962 10 Sep 1964
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai Praja Socialist Party 22 Feb 1960 26 Sep 1962
President's rule N/A 31 Jul 1959 22 Feb 1960
E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India 05 Apr 1957 31 Jul 1959
President's rule N/A 01 Nov 1956 05 Apr 1957
Source: ECI
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The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.

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