1957 in Kerala

← 1956 1955 1954 1957 in Kerala → 1958 1959 1960
Centuries:
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	List of years in Kerala History of Kerala

Events in the year 1957 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governor of Kerala -

• Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

Chief minister of Kerala –

• E. M. S. Namboodiripad

Events

• 1 January - Malabar District is trifurcated into Palghat, Calicut and Cannannore districts.
• 28 Feb - 11 Mar - 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. ^[1]
• 5 April - E. M. S. Namboodiripad takes oath as first Chief Minister of Kerala after Communist Party of India winning 60 out of 1226 assembly seats and getting the support of five independents. He became the first Communist leader to win power through ballot. ^[2]
• 30 May - T. V. Thomas and K. R. Gouri Amma two ministers of state married each other at Thiruvananthapuram. ^[3]
• 17 August - Alleppey district formed from taluks under Quilon, Kottayam districts as the eight district of the state.

Dates unknown

• July - Joseph Mundassery introduced Kerala Education Bill 1957
• December - K. R. Gouri Amma introduced Kerala Agrarian Bill 1957. ^[4]

Births

• 10 March - Thanu Padmanabhan, theoretical physicst
• 20 October - Dennis Joseph, writer.

Deaths

• 1 October - A. J. John, former Chief Minister (b.1893)

See also

• History of Kerala
• 1957 in India

References

1. Sumeda (2024-04-01). "The rise of Red Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2026-01-20.
2. "An icon for millions". Frontline. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
3. Balan, Saritha S. (2019-06-21). "The story of Gouri Amma: One of Kerala's tallest woman politicians turns 100". The News Minute. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
4. "THE KERALA AGRARIAN RELATIONS BILL, 1957" (PDF). www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-05.

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