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)

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    Chief Minister of Kerala - Oommen Chandy

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    January - May

    June - December

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    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.
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    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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