First in Kerala – PART I | Administration & Judiciary
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First in Kerala – PART IAdministration & Governance(28)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First Travancore King | Marthanda Varma |
| First Diwan of Travancore | Arumukan Pillai |
| First Prime Minister of Independent Travancore state | Pattom Thanu Pillai(24 March 1948 – 17 October 1948)* |
| Second & Last Prime Minister of Travancore | Paravoor T.K. Narayana Pillai( 22 October 1948)* |
| First Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin | Paravoor T.K. Narayana Pillai(1949)* |
| First General Election in Kerala | 1957 |
| First Chief Minister of Kerala | E.M.S Namboodiripad* |
| First Governor of Kerala | Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao* |
| First Malayali to contest in Presidential Election | Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer(against R. Venkataraman, 1987, lost by 458598 votes) |
| First Indian President from Kerala | K. R. Narayanan |
| First Indian President to vote in the General Election | K. R. Narayanan.K.R Narayanan became the president of India in –1997 |
| First Legislative Assembly Speaker | R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi |
| First Congress Chief Minister of Kerala | R. Sankar* |
| First Woman Minister | K. R. Gauri |
| First Minister from the Dalit Community in Kerala | P.K. Chathan |
| First Non-Congress(Communist, CPI)State government with Majority by a single party | E. M. S. Namboodiripad(1957) |
| First Person to become member of Kerala legislative assembly through court order | Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer |
| First Person to lose membership of Kerala legislative assembly under court order | Rosamma Punnoose |
| First Malayali President of Indian National Congress | Sir. C. Sankaran Nair* |
| First Malayali to become India's first Railway Minister | Dr. John Matthai |
| First Malayali to become India's Finance Minister | Dr. John Matthai |
| First Keralite became a member of the Central Cabinet and served twice as Finance Minister | Dr. John Matthai |
| First Malayali Defence Minister of India | V.K. Krishna Menon |
| First Malayali to become India’s first High Commissioner to Britain | V.K. Krishna Menon |
| First Cabinet Secretary of India | Sir N.R. Pillai(1950)* |
| First Malayali to become Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha | M.M. Jacob* |
| First Malayali become Chief Election Commissioner of India | T.N. Seshan(1990)* |
| First Malayali to appointed as the Governor of an Indian State | V.P. Menon(Odisha,1951)* |
First Travancore King
Marthanda Varma
First Diwan of Travancore
Arumukan Pillai
First Prime Minister of Independent Travancore state*
Pattom Thanu Pillai(24 March 1948 – 17 October 1948)
Second & Last Prime Minister of Travancore*
Paravoor T.K. Narayana Pillai( 22 October 1948)
First Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin*
Paravoor T.K. Narayana Pillai(1949)
First General Election in Kerala
1957
First Chief Minister of Kerala*
E.M.S Namboodiripad
First Governor of Kerala*
Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao
First Malayali to contest in Presidential Election
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer(against R. Venkataraman, 1987, lost by 458598 votes)
First Indian President from Kerala
K. R. Narayanan
First Indian President to vote in the General Election
K. R. Narayanan.K.R Narayanan became the president of India in –1997
First Legislative Assembly Speaker
R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi
First Congress Chief Minister of Kerala*
R. Sankar
First Woman Minister
K. R. Gauri
First Minister from the Dalit Community in Kerala
P.K. Chathan
First Non-Congress(Communist, CPI)State government with Majority by a single party
E. M. S. Namboodiripad(1957)
First Person to become member of Kerala legislative assembly through court order
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
First Person to lose membership of Kerala legislative assembly under court order
Rosamma Punnoose
First Malayali President of Indian National Congress*
Sir. C. Sankaran Nair
First Malayali to become India's first Railway Minister
Dr. John Matthai
First Malayali to become India's Finance Minister
Dr. John Matthai
First Keralite became a member of the Central Cabinet and served twice as Finance Minister
Dr. John Matthai
First Malayali Defence Minister of India
V.K. Krishna Menon
First Malayali to become India’s first High Commissioner to Britain
V.K. Krishna Menon
First Cabinet Secretary of India*
Sir N.R. Pillai(1950)
First Malayali to become Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha*
M.M. Jacob
First Malayali become Chief Election Commissioner of India*
T.N. Seshan(1990)
First Malayali to appointed as the Governor of an Indian State*
V.P. Menon(Odisha,1951)
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First(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Malayalito be appointed as the Governor of Kerala | V. Viswanathan* |
| First Kerala Chief Minister to be a participant in the 35th World Economic Forum held at Davos in Switzerland | Oommen Chandy* |
Malayalito be appointed as the Governor of Kerala*
V. Viswanathan
First Kerala Chief Minister to be a participant in the 35th World Economic Forum held at Davos in Switzerland*
Oommen Chandy
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| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Judiciary & Armed ForcesFirst Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala | K. T. Koshi* |
| First Malayali Chief Justice of Supreme Court | Justice K. G. Balakrishnan* |
| First Fast Track Court in Kerala | Kottayam |
| First SC/ST Court in Kerala | Manjeri(Malappuram) |
| First "Litigation-free" Village in Kerala | Varavoor Panchayat(Thrissur, 2000) |
| First Inspector General (IG) of Kerala Police | N. Chandrashekaran Nair |
| First Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala Police | Anandasayanam Iyer* |
| First Cyber Police Station in Kerala | State Crime Records Bureau, Pattom(TVM) |
| First Computerized Police Station in Kerala | Peroorkada |
| First Tourist Police Station in Kerala | Mattancherry |
| First Coastal Police Station in Kerala | Neendakara(Kollam) |
| First Temple Police Station in Kerala | Guruvayur |
| First Women Police Station in Kerala | Kozhikode(1973, inaugurated by Indira Gandhi) |
| First ISO Certified Police Station in Kerala | Kozhikode Town Police Station |
| First ISO 9001 Certified Law Enforcement Agency in Kerala state | Kollam City Police |
| First Open Prison in Kerala | Nettukalthery(Kattakada) |
| First Prison for Women in Kerala | Neyyattinkara |
| First Open Women’s Jail In Kerala | Poojapura |
| Kerala’s Largest Jail | Poojapura Central Jail |
| First in Kerala-Static GK for PSC📝 Read More:First in Kerala | PART II | Education, Press & LiteratureFirst in Kerala – PART III | Science, Technology & EconomyFirst in Kerala – PART IV | Awards, Films & SportsFirst in Kerala – PART V | Museums, Parks & PanchayatsFirst in Kerala – PART VI | HistoryFirst in Kerala – PART VII | Miscellaneous📝SideNotes:Bhishmacharya of Kerala Politics– Pattom Thanu Pillai |
| Litigation | the process of taking legal action.V.K. Krishna Menon Award – given by ‘V.K. Krishna Menon Institute’on 123rd birth anniversary of V.K. Krishna Menon |
| Author of"A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives Of Krishna Menon" | Jairam Ramesh |
Judiciary & Armed ForcesFirst Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala*
K. T. Koshi
First Malayali Chief Justice of Supreme Court*
Justice K. G. Balakrishnan
First Fast Track Court in Kerala
Kottayam
First SC/ST Court in Kerala
Manjeri(Malappuram)
First "Litigation-free" Village in Kerala
Varavoor Panchayat(Thrissur, 2000)
First Inspector General (IG) of Kerala Police
N. Chandrashekaran Nair
First Director General of Police (DGP) of Kerala Police*
Anandasayanam Iyer
First Cyber Police Station in Kerala
State Crime Records Bureau, Pattom(TVM)
First Computerized Police Station in Kerala
Peroorkada
First Tourist Police Station in Kerala
Mattancherry
First Coastal Police Station in Kerala
Neendakara(Kollam)
First Temple Police Station in Kerala
Guruvayur
First Women Police Station in Kerala
Kozhikode(1973, inaugurated by Indira Gandhi)
First ISO Certified Police Station in Kerala
Kozhikode Town Police Station
First ISO 9001 Certified Law Enforcement Agency in Kerala state
Kollam City Police
First Open Prison in Kerala
Nettukalthery(Kattakada)
First Prison for Women in Kerala
Neyyattinkara
First Open Women’s Jail In Kerala
Poojapura
Kerala’s Largest Jail
Poojapura Central Jail
First in Kerala-Static GK for PSC📝 Read More:First in Kerala
PART II | Education, Press & LiteratureFirst in Kerala – PART III | Science, Technology & EconomyFirst in Kerala – PART IV | Awards, Films & SportsFirst in Kerala – PART V | Museums, Parks & PanchayatsFirst in Kerala – PART VI | HistoryFirst in Kerala – PART VII | Miscellaneous📝SideNotes:Bhishmacharya of Kerala Politics– Pattom Thanu Pillai
Litigation
the process of taking legal action.V.K. Krishna Menon Award – given by ‘V.K. Krishna Menon Institute’on 123rd birth anniversary of V.K. Krishna Menon
Author of"A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives Of Krishna Menon"
Jairam Ramesh
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information
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