2012 in Kerala

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Events in the year 2012 in Kerala.

Incumbents

Governors of Kerala - M. O. H. Farook (till Jan 26), H. R. Bhardwaj (from Jan 26 as additional charge)

Chief Minister of Kerala - Oommen Chandy

Events

January - May

• February 15 - Enrica Lexie case - Italian mariners kills two Indian fishermen.
• February 20 - Death of Ariyil Shukoor ^[1]
• March 9 - Member of the Legislative Assembly from Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency R. Selvaraj of Communist Party of India (Marxist) submits resignation in a bid to leave the party. ^[2]
• March 21 - Anoop Jacob of United Democratic Front retains the seat in Piravom Assembly constituency by-elections which took place following his father T. M. Jacob's death. ^[3]
• May 4 - T. P. Chandrasekharan a former member of CPI (M) brutally hacked to death by assailants linked with CPI (M) by inflicting 51 fatal wounds. ^[4]
• May 17 - Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge across Bharathappuzha opened for traffic.
• May 26 - Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M. M. Mani made a controversial speech in Thodupuzha where he proclaimed his party has a history of eliminating dissenters. ^[5]

June - December

• June 15 - R. Selvaraj who resigned from Communist Party of India (Marxist) and defected to Indian National Congress wins back the Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency in the by-elections held. ^[6]
• July 10 - First case of Food poison death due to Shawarma in Kerala claims life of a youth from Thiruvananthapuram. ^[7]
• August 3 - Thiruvananthapuram Corporation stopped dumping of Municipal solid waste in Vilappilsala following months long protest by Vilappilsala Janakeeya Samithi. ^[8]
• August 27 - Chala LPG tanker disaster
• September 12 - Three day long global investment meet Emerging Kerala 2012 held at Kochi. ^[9]
• November 1 - Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University established at Tirur.
• December 12 - First edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale commenced. ^[10]

Deaths

• January 24 - Sukumar Azhikode, 85, writer and social critic.
• September 24 - Thilakan, 77, actor.
• November 22 - P. Govinda Pillai, 86, politician.

See also

• History of Kerala
• 2012 in India

References

1. ഷുക്കൂർ വധക്കേസ്: നാള്‍വഴികൾ [Ariyil Shukoor murder case: Timeline]. madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
2. "Kerala shocker: CPM MLA R Selvaraj resigns - IBN South - IBN Kerala - ibnlive". 2012-03-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
3. "UDF candidate wins Piravom bypoll in Kerala". The Hindu. 2012-03-21. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-04-26.
4. Staff Reporter (2013-06-04). "Chandrasekharan had 51 wounds on him, says witness". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-05-04.
5. "We have 'killed' political enemies, Kerala CPM leader admits". The Times of India. 2012-05-27. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-10-06.
6. "Kerala assembly bypoll: Congress wins Neyyattinkara seat". The Times of India. 2012-06-15. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-04-26.
7. vipinvk. "സച്ചിൻ റോയ് മാത്യു 2012 ല്‍ ഷവര്‍മ്മ വിഷബാധയുടെ കേരളത്തിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ ഇര". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
8. "Administration buckles under protest against Vilappilsala waste plant". The Hindu. 2012-08-03. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-09-11.
9. Sanandakumar, S. "'Emerging Kerala 2012' to be held from September, 12 to 14, 2012". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
10. Anandan, S. (2012-12-13). "Kochi becomes Biennale city". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-01-23.

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