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Chief Minister of Kerala

{{short description|Head of the government of the Indian state of Kerala}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox political post

| post = Chief minister of Kerala

| insignia = Government of Kerala Logo.svg

| native_name = {{lang|ml-hans|കേരള മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി - Kēraḷa Mukhyamantri}}

| insigniasize = 250

| insigniacaption = Emblem of Kerala

| image = Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 2023.tif

| imagesize = 200

| incumbent = Pinarayi Vijayan

| incumbentsince = 25 May 2016

| department = Chief minister's office

| style = The Honourable {{small|(Formal)}}
Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister {{small|(Informal)}}

| status = Leader of the Executive

| appointer = Governor of Kerala

| abbreviation = CM

| appointer_qualified =

| member_of = {{Hlist|Cabinet|Kerala Legislative Assembly}}

| termlength = At the pleasure of the governor of Kerala{{cite web |title=Article 164 in constitution of India|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/578636/}}

| inaugural = E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1957–1959)

| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1957|04|05}}

| residence = Cliff House, Thiruvananthapuram

| seat = Kerala Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram

| precursor = Prime minister of Travancore
Prime minister of Kingdom of Cochin
Chief Minister of Madras
Chief ministers of Travancore-Cochin

| deputy = Vacant

| salary = *{{INRConvert|185000}}/monthly

  • {{INRConvert|2220000}}/annually

| website = {{URL|https://keralacm.gov.in/|CMO Kerala}}

| body =

| type = Head of government

| reports_to = {{Hlist|Governor of Kerala|Kerala Legislative Assembly}}

}}

The chief minister of Kerala is the chief executive of the Indian state of Kerala. De facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Kerala as well.

Following India's independence from the British Raj in 1947, the states' monarchs of Travancore (തിരുവിതാംകൂർ - Thiruvithāmkōr) and Cochin (കൊച്ചി - Kochi) instituted a measure of representative government, headed by a prime minister and his council of ministers. On 1 July 1949 Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin state. The Malabar District (മലബാർ - Malabār) and Kasaragod (കാസർഗോഡ് - Kāsargodə) region of South Canara, which together constitute more than half of present state of Kerala, had their representatives in the Madras Legislative Assembly.

On 1 November 1956, the States Reorganisation Act redrew India's map along linguistic lines, and the present-day state of Kerala was born, consisting solely of Malayalam-speaking regions, by merging Cochin, Malabar, and Travancore regions, and the Kasaragod region of South Canara.{{cite book |last1=Sreedhara Menon |first1=A. |title=Kerala Charitram |date=January 2007 |publisher=DC Books |location=Kottayam |isbn=978-81-264-1588-5 |edition=2007 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAlXPgAACAAJ&q=%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B3+%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82}} The first assembly election in Kerala state was held in February–March 1957. The first Kerala Legislative Assembly was formed on 5 April 1957. The Assembly had 127 members including a nominated member. Since then, 12 people have served as the chief minister of Kerala. The first was E. M. S. Namboodiripad of the Communist Party of India, whose tenure was cut short by the imposition of President's rule. Kerala has come under President's rule for four years over seven terms, the last of them in 1982. Since then the office has alternated between leaders of the Indian National Congress and of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). E. K. Nayanar is

the longest serving holder of the office for a total of 10 years, 353 days. Pinarayi Vijayan is the incumbent chief minister; his Left Democratic Front government has been in office since 25 May 2016.

Key

  • {{note label|†|†|†}} Assassinated or died in office
  • {{note label|§|§|§}} Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
  • {{note label|RES|RES|RES}} Resigned
  • {{note label|NC|NC|NC}} Resigned following a no-confidence motion

Prime ministers of Travancore (1948–49)

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! No{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}

! Portrait

! Name

! colspan="3" |Term of Office

! Assembly

! Appointed by

(Monarch)

! colspan="2" |Party

style="height: 60px;"

| 1

| 100x100px

| Pattom A. Thanu Pillai

| 24 March 1948

| 17 October 1948

| {{age in years and days|1948|3|24|1948|10|20}}

| rowspan="2"| Representative Body (1948–49)

| rowspan="2" |Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma

| rowspan="2"| Indian National Congress

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| 2

| 75px

| Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai

| 22 October 1948

| 1 July 1949

| {{age in years and days|1948|10|20|1949|6|30}}

Prime ministers of Cochin (1947–49)

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! No{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}

! Portrait

! Name

! colspan="3" |Term of Office

!Assembly

!Appointed by

(Monarch)

! colspan="2" |Party

style="height: 60px;"

| 1

| 70px

| P. Govinda Menon

| 14 August 1947

| 22 October 1947

| {{age in years and days|1947|9|1|1947|10|22}}

| rowspan="2" |6th
Council
(1945–48)

| rowspan="3" |Aikya Keralam Thampuran

| rowspan="3"| Independent

| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| 2

| 70px

| T. K. Nair

| 27 October 1947

| 20 September 1948

| {{age in years and days|1947|10|22|1948|9|20}}

style="height: 60px;"

| 3

| 136x136px

| E. Ikkanda Warrier

| 20 September 1948

| 1 July 1949

| {{age in years and days|1948|9|20|1949|7|1}}

|Legislative Assembly (1948–49)

Prime ministers of Travancore-Cochin (1949–50)

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! No{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}

! Portrait

! Name

! colspan="3" |Term of Office

! Assembly

! Appointed by

(Rajpramukh)

! colspan="2" |Party

style="height: 60px;"

| 1

| 60px

| Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai

| 1 July 1949

| 26 January 1950

| {{age in years and days|1949|7|1|1950|1|26}}

| rowspan="2"| 1st

| rowspan="5" |Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma

| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress

| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

Chief ministers of Travancore-Cochin (1950–56)

After India's independence in 1947, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin on 1 July 1949. On 1 January 1950, Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.

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! No{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}

! Portrait

! Name

! colspan="3" |Term of Office

! Assembly

! Appointed by

(Rajpramukh)

! colspan="2" |Party

style="height: 60px;"

| 1

| 75px

| Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai

| 26 January 1950

| 28 February 1951

| {{age in years and days|1950|1|26|1951|2|28}}

| rowspan="2"| 1st

| rowspan="5" |Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma

| rowspan="3"| Indian National Congress

| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| 2

| 85x85px

| C. Kesavan

| 28 February 1951

| 12 March 1952

| {{age in years and days|1951|2|28|1952|3|12}}

style="height: 60px;"

| 3

| 75px

| A. J. John

| 12 March 1952

| 16 March 1954

| {{age in years and days|1952|3|12|1954|3|16}}

| 2nd
(1951 election)

style="height: 60px;"

| 4

| 100x100px

| Pattom A. Thanu Pillai

| 16 March 1954

| 10 February 1955

| {{age in years and days|1954|3|16|1955|2|10}}

| rowspan="2"| 3rd
(1954 election)

| Praja Socialist Party

| style="background-color: {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| 5

| 75px

| P. Govinda Menon

| 10 February 1955

| 23 March 1956

| {{age in years and days|1955|2|10|1956|3|23}}

| Indian National Congress

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| –

| 120x120px

| scope="row"| Vacant{{efn|name=PR|President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.{{cite web|first=Amberish|last=K. Diwanji|url=http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm|title=A dummy's guide to President's rule|publisher=Rediff.com|date=15 March 2005}}}}
(President's rule)

| 23 March 1956

| 31 October 1956

| {{age in years and days|1956|3|23|1956|10|31}}

| Dissolved

| colspan="3" col span "2" |N/A

Chief ministers of Kerala

On 1 November 1956, Government of India enacted the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 by which a new Kerala state was formed by the merger of Travancore-Cochin state with the Malabar district and Kasaragod taluk of South Canara district of the Madras State. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin, Kanyakumari district, along with Sengottai Taluk was transferred to Madras state and the Laccadive and Minicoy Islands were separated from Malabar district to form a new Union Territory.{{cite report|url=https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1956-37.pdf|title=The States Reorganisation Act, 1956|publisher=Government of India}}{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-seventh-amendment-act-1956|title=Seventh Amendment, 1956|publisher=Government of India|access-date=19 November 2023}} A new Legislative Assembly was also created, for which elections were held in 1957.

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! scope="col" |No{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office}}

! scope="col" |Portrait

! scope="col" |Name{{efn|Year in parentheses indicates life span}}

! scope="col" | Constituency

! colspan="3" scope="col" |Tenure

! scope="col" | Assembly
{{small|(election)}}

!Ministry

! colspan="2" |Party{{efn|This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.}}

style="height: 60px;"

|

| 120x120px

| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| N/A

| 1 November 1956

| 5 April 1957

| {{age in years and days|1956|11|1|1957|4|5}}

| Dissolved

| colspan="3" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

|1

| 100x100px

| E. M. S. Namboodiripad

| Nileshwaram

| 5 April 1957

| 31 July 1959

| {{age in years and days|1957|4|5|1959|7|31}}

| 1st
(1957 election)

|Namboodiripad I

|Communist Party of India

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|

| 120x120px

| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| N/A

| 31 July 1959

| 22 February 1960

| {{age in years and days|1959|7|31|1960|2|22}}

| Dissolved

| colspan="3" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

|2

| 100x100px

| P. A. Thanu Pillai

| Thiruvananthapuram II

| 22 February 1960

| 26 September 1962

| {{age in years and days|1960|2|22|1962|9|26}}

| rowspan="2" |2nd
(1960 election)

|Thanu Pillai

|Praja Socialist Party

| style="background-color: {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|3

| 88x88px

| R. Sankar

| Kannur I

| 26 September 1962

| 10 September 1964

| {{age in years and days|1962|9|26|1964|9|10}}

|Sankar

|Indian National Congress

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" | 120x120px

| rowspan="2" |Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| rowspan="2" |N/A

| 10 September 1964

| 25 March 1965

| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1964|9|10|1967|3|6}}

|Dissolved

| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

| 25 March 1965

| 6 March 1967

| Dissolved
(1965 election){{efn|As the 1965 election did not deliver a clear mandate in favour of any party or coalition, no assembly was convened, and President's rule was re-imposed.}}

style="height: 60px;"

| (1)

| 100x100px

| E. M. S. Namboodiripad

| Pattambi

| 6 March 1967

| 1 November 1969

|{{age in years and days|1967|3|6|1969|11|1}}

| rowspan="2" |3rd
(1967 election)

|Namboodiripad II

|Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|4

| 100x100px

| C. Achutha Menon

| Kottarakkara

| 1 November 1969

| 3 August 1970

| {{age in years and days|1969|11|1|1970|8|3}}

|Achutha Menon I

|Communist Party of India

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|

| 120x120px

| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| N/A

| 4 August 1970

| 3 October 1970

| {{age in years and days|1970|8|4|1970|10|3}}

| Dissolved

| colspan="3" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

| (4)

| 100x100px

| C. Achutha Menon

| Kodakara

| 4 October 1970

| 25 March 1977

| {{age in years and days|1970|10|4|1977|3|25}}

| 4th
(1970 election)

|Achutha Menon II

|Communist Party of India

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|5

| 104x104px

| K. Karunakaran

| Mala

| 25 March 1977

| 27 April 1977

| {{age in years and days|1977|3|25|1977|4|27}}

| rowspan="4" |5th
(1977 election)

|Karunakaran I

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|6

| 100x100px

| A. K. Antony

| Kazhakkuttom

| 27 April 1977

| 29 October 1978

| {{age in years and days|1977|4|27|1978|10|29}}

|Antony I

style="height: 60px;"

|7

| 111x111px

| P. K. Vasudevan Nair

| Alappuzha

| 29 October 1978

| 12 October 1979

| {{age in years and days|1978|10|29|1979|10|12}}

|Vasudevan Nair

|Communist Party of India

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|8

| 99x99px

| C. H. Mohammed Koya

| Malappuram

| 12 October 1979

| 4 December 1979

| {{age in years and days|1979|10|12|1979|12|4}}

|Koya

|Indian Union Muslim League

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|

| 120x120px

| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| N/A

| 5 December 1979

| 25 January 1980

| {{age in years and days|1979|12|5|1980|1|25}}

| Dissolved

| colspan="3" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

|9

| 95x95px

| E. K. Nayanar

| Malampuzha

| 25 January 1980

| 20 October 1981

| {{age in years and days|1980|1|25|1981|10|20}}

| rowspan="3" |6th
(1980 election)

|Nayanar I

|Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|

| 120x120px

| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| N/A

| 21 October 1981

| 28 December 1981

| {{age in years and days|1981|10|21|1981|12|28}}

| colspan="3" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

|(5)

| 104x104px

| K. Karunakaran

| Mala

| 28 December 1981

| 17 March 1982

| {{age in years and days|1981|12|28|1982|3|17}}

|Karunakaran II

|Indian National Congress

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|

| 120x120px

| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}}
(President's rule)

| N/A

| 17 March 1982

| 23 May 1982

| {{age in years and days|1982|3|17|1982|5|23}}

| Dissolved

| colspan="3" |N/A

style="height: 60px;"

|(5)

| 104x104px

| K. Karunakaran

| Mala

| 24 May 1982

| 26 March 1987

| {{age in years and days|1982|5|24|1987|3|26}}

| 7th
(1982 election)

|Karunakaran III

|Indian National Congress

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|(9)

| 95x95px

| E. K. Nayanar

| Trikaripur

| 26 March 1987

| 24 June 1991

| {{age in years and days|1987|3|26|1991|6|24}}

| 8th
(1987 election)

|Nayanar II

|Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|(5)

| 104x104px

| K. Karunakaran

| Mala

| 24 June 1991

| 22 March 1995

|{{age in years and days|1991|6|24|1995|3|22}}

| rowspan="2" |9th
(1991 election)

|Karunakaran IV

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|(6)

| 100x100px

| A. K. Antony

| Thirurangadi

| 22 March 1995

| 20 May 1996

| {{age in years and days|1995|3|22|1996|5|20}}

|Antony II

style="height: 60px;"

|(9)

| 95x95px

| E. K. Nayanar

| Thalassery

| 20 May 1996

| 17 May 2001

| {{age in years and days|1996|5|20|2001|5|17}}

| 10th
(1996 election)

|Nayanar III

|Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|(6)

| 100x100px

| A. K. Antony

| Cherthala

| 17 May 2001

| 31 August 2004

| {{age in years and days|2001|5|17|2004|8|31}}

| rowspan="2" |11th
(2001 election)

|Antony III

| rowspan="2" |Indian National Congress

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|10

| 101x101px

| Oommen Chandy

| Puthuppally

| 31 August 2004

| 18 May 2006

| {{age in years and days|2004|8|31|2006|5|18}}

|Chandy I

style="height: 60px;"

|11

| 92x92px

| V. S. Achuthanandan

| Malampuzha

| 18 May 2006

| 18 May 2011

| {{age in years and days|2006|5|18|2011|5|18}}

| 12th
(2006 election)

|Achuthanandan

|Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

|(10)

| 101x101px

| Oommen Chandy

| Puthuppally

| 18 May 2011

| 25 May 2016

| {{age in years and days|2011|5|18|2016|5|25}}

| 13th
(2011 election)

|Chandy II

|Indian National Congress

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" | 113x113px

| rowspan="2" | Pinarayi Vijayan

| rowspan="2" | Dharmadam

| 25 May 2016

| 19 May 2021

| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|2016|5|25}}

| 14th
(2016 election)

|Pinarayi I

| rowspan="2" |Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

style="height: 60px;"

| 20 May 2021

| Incumbent

| 15th
(2021 election)

|Pinarayi II

Statistics

{{Pie chart|

| caption = Fraction of time of holding CMO by party in Kerala (as of May 2025)

| label1 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| color1 = {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

| value1 = 42.47

| label2 = Indian National Congress

| color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}

| value2 = 37.15

| label3 = Communist Party of India

| color3 = {{party color|Communist Party of India}}

| value3 = 16.16

| label4 = Praja Socialist Party

| color4 = {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}

| value4 = 3.99

| label5 = Indian Union Muslim League

| color5 = green

| value5 = 0.22

}}

;List of chief ministers by length of term

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" | {{Tooltip|No.}}

! rowspan = "2" | Name

! rowspan = "2" colspan="2" | Party

! colspan = "2" | Length of term

! rowspan="2" |No: of terms

Longest continuous term

! Total years of premiership

data-sort-value="1" | 1

| {{Sortname|E. K.|Nayanar}}

| CPI(M)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

| 4 years, 361 days

| 10 years, 353 days

|3

data-sort-value="2" | 2

| {{Sortname|Pinarayi|Vijayan}}

| CPI(M)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

| {{age in years and days|2016|5|25}}

| {{age in years and days|2016|5|25}}

|2

data-sort-value="3" | 3

| {{Sortname|K.|Karunakaran}}

| INC

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| 4 years, 305 days

| 8 years, 315 days

|4

data-sort-value="4" | 4

| {{Sortname|C. Achutha|Menon}}

| CPI

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |

| 6 years, 172 days

| 7 years, 80 days

|2

data-sort-value="5" | 5

| {{Sortname|Oommen|Chandy}}

| INC

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| 5 years, 6 days

| 6 years, 256 days

|2

data-sort-value="6" | 6

| {{Sortname|A. K.|Antony}}

| INC

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| 3 years, 105 days

| 5 years, 347 days

|3

data-sort-value="7" | 7

| {{Sortname|V. S.|Achuthanandan}}

| CPI(M)

|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

| 4 years, 364 days

| 4 years, 364 days

|1

data-sort-value="8" | 8

| {{Sortname|E. M. S.|Namboodiripad}}

| CPI(M)/CPI

|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

| 2 years 240 days

| 4 years 357 days

|2

data-sort-value="9" | 9

| {{Sortname|Pattom A. Thanu|Pillai}}

| PSP

|style="background-color: {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}" |

| 2 years 216 days

| 2 years 216 days

|1

data-sort-value="10" | 10

| {{Sortname|R.|Sankar}}

| INC

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| 1 year 350 days

| 1 year 350 days

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| 347 days

| 347 days

|1

data-sort-value="12" | 12

| {{Sortname|C. H. Mohammed|Koya}}

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| 53 days

| 53 days

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1

|Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|4

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2

|Indian National Congress

|4

|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1962|02|22|1964|09|10}}+{{age in days|1977|03|25|1978|10|29}}+{{age in days|1981|12|28|1982|03|17}}+{{age in days|1982|05|24|1987|03|26}}+{{age in days|1991|06|24|1996|05|20}}+{{age in days|2001|05|17|2006|05|18}}+{{age in days|2011|05|18|2016|05|25}}}}}}|R}} days

3

|Communist Party of India

|3

|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1957|04|05|1959|07|31}}+{{age in days|1969|11|01|1970|08|03}}+{{age in days|1970|10|04|1977|03|25}}+{{age in days|1978|10|29|1979|10|12}}}}}}|R}} days

4

|Praja Socialist Party

|1

|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1960|02|22|1962|09|26}}}}}}|R}} days

5

|Indian Union Muslim League

|1

|{{formatnum:{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{age in days|1979|10|12|1979|12|4}}}}}}|R}} days

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from: 28/12/1981 till: 17/03/1982 color:inc

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from: 22/03/1995 till: 20/05/1996 color:inc

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color:CMOKL

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color:AFTERCMOKL

from:2016.5 till:2023.01

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from:1923.08333 till:2006.5 shift:(-2,$dy) textcolor:NAME text:V. S. Achuthanandan

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See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

{{refbegin}}

  • {{Citation|title=Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala|last=|publisher=Secratriat of Kerala Legislature|year=2018|location=Thiruvananthapuram|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/chief%20ministers,%20ministers,%20leaders%20of%20opposition.pdf}}
  • {{Cite book|title=Mathrubhumi Yearbook Plus – 2019|publisher=P. V. Chandran, Managing Editor, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Company Limited, Kozhikode|year=2018|location=Kozhikode|last=Chandran |first=VP|edition=Malayalam }}
  • {{cite book|author=Menon, A. Sreedhara |title=A Survey of Kerala History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVsw35oEBv4C|year=2007|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126415786}}

{{refend}}

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