Total 13 General Elections were conducted in Kerala.
Present Legislative Assembly is the 12th
V.S. Achuthanandan, is the 20th Chief Minister
of Kerala and 11th person to become the Chief
Minister.
C. Achuthamenon, K. Karunakaran and E.K.
Nayanar are the three Chief Minister who completed
the term of five years.
K. Karunakaran became the Chief Minister for the
maximum number of times (4)
E.K. Nayanar ruled for the longest term and C.H.
Muhamed Koya for the shortest term.
The credit of remaining in power for longest continuous
term goes to C. Achutha Menon.
Non Malayali Brahmins is the Diwan of
Travancore from 1817 were.
K. Karunakaran Ministry of 1997 which lasted for
only 33 days has the shortest term in office.
The credit to become the opposition leader for the
longest period goes to E.M.S.
C. Achuthamenon was the first Chief Minister who
completed the term of five years.
? Arrange the following in the correct chronological
order.
1. The Abstention movement
2. Malayali memorial
3. A Resolution for the division of the Devaswom
and Revenue department in the Travancore Legislative
Assembly
4. Sree Moolam Thirunal created the Sreemoolam
Council.
Ans - IV, II, III, I
K. Karunakaran was the first congress chief minister
who completed the term.
V.S. Achuthanandan is the oldest person to become
the Chief Minister (83).
Kakkinada session is the Congress Session
which passed the Abolition of Untouchability
(Ayithochadanam) resolution
Changanassery Parameswaran Pillai is the leader
of the Savarna Hindu who requested the Ezhavas
not to join christianity.
A.K. Antony was the youngest Chief Minister (37)
First Chief Minister of Kerala born in the 19th century
was Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.
The united political council submitted a memorandum
1934 Jan to the Govt. demanding sufficient
seats to the Backward Communities in Government
service under the leadership of C. Kesavan.
First Chief Minister of Kerala who had lost power
through article 356 - E.M.S. Namboothiripad.
Only person to head the Ministries of Travancore,
Thiru-Cochi and Kerala – Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.
T M Varghese became the Deputy president of the
Legislative Assembly 1937.
Only person to hold the office of MLA, MP,
Speaker, Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Chief
Minister - C.H. Muhammad Koya.
First Chief Minister from a backward community
was R. Sankar.
C.H. Muhammed Koya is the only Chief Minister
from Muslim Community.
R. Sankar was the first to become Chief Minister
after holding the position of Deputy Chief Minister.
R. Sankar was the first Congress Chief Minister .
First to become Chief Minister after holding the post
of Speaker - C.H. Muhammed Koya.
Only Chief Minister of Kerala who later became the
Governor of an Indian State - Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.
First to become Central Cabinet Minister after becoming
Chief Minister - A.K. Antony
Only Chief Minister who later became Deputy
Chief Minister - C.H. Muhammed Koya
First Rajya Sabha member to become Kerala Chief
Minister - C.Achuthamenon
First to become Rajyasabha Member after becoming
Chief Minister - A.K. Antony
L.M. Pyli of Cochin Legislative Assembly was the
first elected Speaker in India (1947).
At the time of the Integration of Travancore and
Cochin T.K. Narayana Pillai was the Chief Minister
of Travancore.
First Communist to be elected to a Legislative
Assembly was K. Ananthan Nambiyar. He was
elected to Madras Legislative Assembly in 1946.
Electronic Voting Machine was used for the first
time in India in Kerala (Paravur Byelection 1982)
First Minister in Kerala to resign followed by noconfidence
motion was Dr. A.R. Menon (1942) of
Cochin State.
The credit to become the Minister for the longest
period goes to K.M. Mani and M.P Virendra Kumar
for the shortest period.
The Assembly which had the longest term - 4th
Kerala Legislative Assembly.
The Assembly which had the shortest period - 6th
Kerala Assembly (1980-1982)
Vakkom Purushothaman became the speaker for
the longest period: and A.C. Jose for the shortest
term (February-June 1982).
The first Speaker who completed the term of five
years - M. Vijayakumar.
Kerala came under President Rule for the Ist time
on July 31, 1959.
OTHER FACTS
Churni river mentioned in Kautilya’s Arthasasthra
is river Periyar.
`Hieun Tsang visited Kerala in AD 630.
The Chinese traveller who visited Kerala in 1409
was Mahuan.
The city of Calicut was established in 1295.
Sree Narayana Guru is hailed as the Father of
Modern Kerala Renaissance.
Mamamkam one of the greatest regional festivals
of Kerala was started by Kulashekharas. The first
Mamamkam was held in 829 AD. Mamamkam was
held on the banks Bharathapuzha in Thirunavaya
in Malappuram district. From the Kulashekharas
the proprietory right of Mamamkam passed to the
Valluvanadu Raja and then to the Calicut Zamorine.
The last Mamamkam was held in 1755.
The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama is a
book written by Sanjay Subramanyan.
Revathi Pattathanam was conducted at the Taliyil
temple in Calicut.
Valmiki Ramayanam was translated to Malayalam
for the first time by Kottayam Keralavarma in 1645.
Temple Entry Proclamation is known as the
Magnacarta of Kerala.
The Proclamation of Independent Travancore was
made by Sir. C.P. Ramaswami Aiyer.
The first railway line in Kerala was opened for traffic on
March 12, 1861 between Beypore and Tirur.
The first railway line in Travancore was inaugurated
on November 26, 1904 between Thirunelveli
and Kollam.
Travancore Muslim Mahajanasabha was founded
by Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi.
Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital was started
in 1864 during the reign of Ayilyam Thirunal.
Present Kerala Secretariat building was built in 1869.
Herman Gundert (1814-1893) was the person who
compiled the first Malayalam dictionary. He was a
German. He lived and worked at Illikkunnu in
Thalassery.
Accama Cherian is popularly known as the Jhansi
of Travancore.
The Kayyur Riot against caste system and imperialism
was on 28 March 1941 in Kasargode.
? He / she introduced a British Indian model administration
in Travancore. The secretarial system was
introduced. An efficient system of Audit and Accounts
was introduced, designation of the Karyakar
was changed to Tahasildar and deprived his military
and Judicial powers. Slavery was abolished in
Travancore. Who is that?
Ans : Col. Munro
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was formed in
1925 with K. Madhavan as its Secretary. First conference
of the K.P.C.C. was held on 23 April 1921.
The first trade union in Kerala, the Travancore
Labour Association was set up in 1922.
Kerala History Museum is located at Edappalli
(Ernakulam).
The Radio Station in Thiruvananthapuram was set
up in 1943.
Doordarshan programme started in Kerala on August
14, 1984. Malayalam program were started in
January 1985.
M. Vijayakumar has the longest term as the Speaker
of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi was the first Speaker
of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
State Human Rights Commission was constituted
in 1998 with Justice Pareed Pillai as its Chairman.
Justice N. Dinakar is the present chairman of State
Human Rights Commission.
People’s Plan Compaign was inaugurated on August
17, 1996.
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