Article 164 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Governor’s appointment of Ministers and other Ministers. The Governor is the legal head of the state, but the actual executive power rests with the Premier. Simply put, the Chief Minister of an Indian state is the head of Government.
In 1947, after India gained independence from the British Raj, the king of Travancore and Cochin states formed a representative government, headed by the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers. On July 1, 1949, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form the state of Travancore-Cochin. Malabar District and the Kasaragod region of South Canara, which together make up more than half of present-day Kerala state, had their representatives in the Legislative Assembly of Madras.
On November 1, 1956, with the implementation of the State Reorganization Act, present-day Kerala was formed by merging the regions of Cochin, Malabar and Travancore and the Kasaragod region of South Canara. Since then, the state has been ruled by 12 Premiers.
Prime Minister Travancore (1948-1949)
| S. No. | Prime minister | Term | Party |
| first. | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai |
March 24, 1948 – October 17, 1948 |
Indian Parliament |
| 2. | Paravoor TK Narayana Pillai |
October 22, 1948 – July 1, 1949 |
Prime Minister Cochin (1947-1949)
| S. No. | Prime minister | Term | Party |
| first. | Panampilly Govinda Menon |
August 14, 1947 – October 22, 1947 |
Independence |
| 2. | TK Naira |
October 27, 1947 – September 20, 1948 |
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| 3. | E. Warrior Ikkanda |
September 20, 1948 – June 30, 1949 |
Premier Madras (1947-1956)
| S. No. | Prime minister | Term | Party |
| first. | OP Ramaswamy Reddiyar |
March 23, 1947 – April 6, 1949 |
Indian Parliament |
| 2. | PS Kumaraswamy Raja |
April 6, 1949 – April 9, 1952 |
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| 3. | C. Rajagopalachari |
April 10, 1952 – April 13, 1954 |
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| 4. | K. Kamaraj |
April 13, 1954 – October 31, 1956 |
Premier of Travancore-Cochin (1949-1956)
| S. No. | Prime minister | Term | Party |
| first. | Paravoor TK Narayana Pillai |
July 1, 1949 – March 1, 1951 |
Indian Parliament |
| 2. | C. Kesavan |
March 3, 1951 – March 12, 1952 |
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| 3. | Anaparambil Joseph John |
March 12, 1952 – March 16, 1954 |
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| 4. | Pattom Thanu Pillai |
March 16, 1954 – February 10, 1955 |
Socialist Party of Praja |
| 5. | Panampilly Govinda Menon |
February 10, 1955 – March 23, 1956 |
Indian Parliament |
| President’s Rules |
March 23, 1956 – October 31, 1956 |
Chief Minister of Kerala State (1957-2023)
| S. No. | Prime minister | Term | Party (Union) |
| President’s Rules |
November 1, 1956 – April 5, 1957 |
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| first. | EMS Namboodiripad |
April 5, 1957 – July 31, 1959 |
Communist Party of India |
| President’s Rules |
July 31, 1959 – February 22, 1960 |
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| 2. | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai |
February 22, 1960 – September 26, 1962 |
Socialist Party of Praja |
| 3. | R. Sankar |
September 26, 1962 – September 10, 1964 |
Indian Parliament |
| President’s Rules |
September 10, 1964 – March 6, 1967 |
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| (first) | EMS Namboodiripad |
March 6, 1967 – November 1, 1969 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 4. | C. Achutha Menon |
November 1, 1969 – August 3, 1970 |
Communist Party of India |
| President’s Rules |
August 4, 1970 – October 3, 1970 |
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| (4) | C. Achutha Menon |
October 4, 1970 – March 25, 1977 |
Communist Party of India (United Front) |
| 5. | K. Karunakaran |
March 25, 1977 – April 26, 1977 |
Indian National Congress (United Front) |
| 6. | AK Antony |
April 27, 1977 – October 28, 1978 |
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| 7. | PK Vasudevan Nair |
October 29, 1978 – October 11, 1979 |
Communist Party of India (United Front) |
| 8. | CH Mohammed Koya |
October 12, 1979 – December 4, 1979 |
All India Muslim League (United Front) |
| President’s Rules |
December 5, 1979 – January 25, 1980 |
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| 9. | EK Nayanar |
January 25, 1980 – October 20, 1981 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) |
| President’s Rules |
October 21, 1981 – December 28, 1981 |
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| (5) | K. Karunakaran |
December 28, 1981 – March 17, 1982 |
Congress of India (I) (United Democratic Front) |
| President’s Rules |
March 17, 1982 – May 23, 1982 |
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| (5) | K. Karunakaran |
May 24, 1982 – March 25, 1987 |
Indian Parliament (United Democratic Front) |
| (9) | EK Nayanar |
March 26, 1987 – June 23, 1991 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) |
| (5) | K. Karunakaran |
June 24, 1991 – March 21, 1995 |
Indian Parliament (United Democratic Front) |
| (6) | AK Antony |
March 22, 1995 – May 19, 1996 |
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| (9) | EK Nayanar |
May 20, 1996 – May 16, 2001 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) |
| (6) | AK Antony |
May 17, 2001 – August 30, 2004 |
Indian Parliament (United Democratic Front) |
| ten. | Omen Chandy |
August 31, 2004 – May 17, 2006 |
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| 11. | VS Achuthanandan |
May 18, 2006 – May 17, 2011 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) |
| (ten) | Omen Chandy |
May 18, 2011 – May 24, 2016 |
Indian Parliament (United Democratic Front) |
| twelfth. | Pinarayi Vijayan |
May 25, 2016 – incumbent |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front) |
Main highlights:
1- EK Nayanar is the longest serving Chief Minister of Kerala with nearly 11 years in office.
2- CH Mohammed Koya is the Prime Minister with the shortest serving time of Kerala with only 53 days in office.
3- Oommen Chandy, who served a total of 6 years and 253 days as the 10th Chief Minister of Kerala died on July 18, 2023. In addition to serving as Kerala’s CM twice, his illustrious career. Chandy also included holding key ministerial positions such as Labour, Home Affairs and Finance in various governments under the leadership of K Karunakaran and AK Antony. In addition, he has taken on an important role as Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Council. Notably, representing the Puthuppally constituency, he held the MLA office for more than 50 years, setting an unparalleled record for the longest tenure in the state’s political history. According to the source, he was diagnosed with cancer and died during treatment. Oomen Chandy is 79 years old.
This is the complete list of all the Chief Ministers of Kerala. Students who will appear in government as well as competitive exams should look closely at the list.
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