1982 in Kerala

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Events in the year 1982 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governor of Kerala -

• Jothi Venkatachalam - till October
• P. Ramachandran - from October

Chief ministers of Kerala –

• K. Karunakaran

Events

• 17 March - Kerala placed in President's rule following Lonappan Nambadan withdrawing support to Second Karunakaran ministry. ^[1]
• 1 April - Governor of Kerala inaugurates Government Medical College, Thrissur as the fifth medical college in state.
• 5 April - A meeting named Visala Hindu Sammelam in Ernakulam presided by Rajendra Singh and Chinmayananda Saraswati declare Karkidakam as Ramayana month. ^{[2] [3]}
• 19 May - 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election held and for the first time in India Electronic voter machine introduced in Paravur Assembly constituency. ^[4]
• 3 September - A hooch tragedy in Vypin claims 78 lives. ^[5]
• 1 November - Pathanamthitta district formed as thirteenth district of state following pact between K. Karunakaran and K.K. Nair MLA. ^[6]
• 28-29 December - Clashes between Muslims and Kerala Police in Alappuzha following a Eid-Milad rally related scuffle. ^[7]
• 30 December - Communal violence and riots in various parts of Thiruvananthapuram city. ^{[8] [9]}
• 31 December - Police firing at Mattancherry against rioters following communal clashes. ^[10]

Dates unknown

• P. Parameswaran establishes Hindutva think tank Bharatiya Vichara Kendram in Thiruvananthapuram.
• March - Religious violence in various parts of Kanyakumari district between Christians and Hindus such as Mandaikadu.

Birth

• 15 February - Meera Jasmine, actress.
• 8 August- Fahadh Faasil, actor.
• 15 February - Prithviraj Sukumaran, actor.

Deaths

• 5 May - Accamma Cherian, politician (b.1909)
• 6 August - S.K. Pottekkatt, writer (b.1913)

See also

• History of Kerala
• 1982 in India

References

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2. Kuttoor, Radhakrishnan (2019-07-17). "How Karkidakam got its 'holy' tag". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-12-09.
3. "CPM's 'epic' experiment comes full circle". The Times of India. 2018-07-13. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-12-09.
4. Gopakumar, K. C. (2021-03-06). "EVMs were used first time in Kerala in 50 booths in 1982". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-12-09.
5. "rediff.com: Another hooch tragedy in Kerala, toll 29". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
6. Service, Express News (2013-02-08). "K K Nair passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
7. Pillai, Sreedhar (2013-07-30). "Rampaging mobs take over Trivandrum two days after police firing in Alleppey". India Today. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
8. "KERALA-Political Backdrop to Trivandrum Riots | Economic and Political Weekly". www.epw.in. 1983-02-12. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
9. J., O. (1983). "Political Backdrop to Trivandrum Riots". Economic and Political Weekly. 18 (7): 209–211. ISSN   0012-9976.
10. "Police opened fire today on a rioting mob in... - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2025-12-09.

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