First Kerala Ministry | ഒന്നാം കേരള മന്ത്രിസഭ
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The First General Election to the Kerala Assembly was held fromFebruary 28 to March 11, 1957,in the114 constituenciesof Kerala.Out of the 7,514,626 voters, only 5,837,577 were valid and the Communi...
(5th April 1957 – 31st July 1959)Total No. of Members –127(22)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First Election of Kerala Legislative Assembly was held on | 1957 February 28 - March 11 |
| First Constituency in India to have maximum polling ratein the very first election | Kottayam(80.9%) |
| The first ministry of Kerala came into power on | 1957 April 5 |
| First Kerala Ministry | Total No. of Members–127 +1(nominated Anglo-Indian) |
| Total No. of Women Members | 6.No. of Ministers–11.No. of Woman Ministers–1.11 seats were reserved for SC/ST |
| First Person to be sworn in as a member of the First Kerala Legislative Assembly | Rosamma Punnoose |
| First Personto lose membership of Kerala legislative assemblyunder the court order | Rosamma Punnoose |
| First meeting of the legislative assembly was held on | 27th April 1957 |
| Kerala Governor at the time of First Kerala Ministry | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao* |
| First Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly | R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi* |
| First & Only Woman Minister | K.R. Gouri |
| First Anglo-Indian Member | William Hamilton D'Cruz |
| First Minister from the Dalit Community in Kerala | P.K. Chathan |
| Oldest Person in the First Kerala Ministry | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai |
| The only member of the first EMS ministry who had prior experience as a minister | Dr. A.R. Menon |
| The Married Minister Coupleof the First Kerala Ministry | T.V. Thomas &K.R. Gouri |
| Legislative Constituency of EMS in the First General Election | Neeleswaram(Kasarcode) |
| Budget | C. Achutha Menon |
| Land Reform Ordinance | K.R. Gouri |
| Education Bill | Joseph Mundassery |
| The incident which led to the overthrow of the first Kerala Ministry | Vimochana Samaram or The Liberation Struggle 1959 |
| First Indian Ministry that was dismissed as perPresident's Rulein Kerala | EMS Ministry.Th tenure of the first cabinet in Kerala–847 days.A Brief Summary of First Kerala MinistryFurther Reading:President's RuleKerala District FormationChief Ministers of KeralaCurrent Kerala Ministry |
First Election of Kerala Legislative Assembly was held on
1957 February 28 - March 11
First Constituency in India to have maximum polling ratein the very first election
Kottayam(80.9%)
The first ministry of Kerala came into power on
1957 April 5
First Kerala Ministry
Total No. of Members–127 +1(nominated Anglo-Indian)
Total No. of Women Members
6.No. of Ministers–11.No. of Woman Ministers–1.11 seats were reserved for SC/ST
First Person to be sworn in as a member of the First Kerala Legislative Assembly
Rosamma Punnoose
First Personto lose membership of Kerala legislative assemblyunder the court order
Rosamma Punnoose
First meeting of the legislative assembly was held on
27th April 1957
Kerala Governor at the time of First Kerala Ministry*
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
First Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly*
R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi
First & Only Woman Minister
K.R. Gouri
First Anglo-Indian Member
William Hamilton D'Cruz
First Minister from the Dalit Community in Kerala
P.K. Chathan
Oldest Person in the First Kerala Ministry
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
The only member of the first EMS ministry who had prior experience as a minister
Dr. A.R. Menon
The Married Minister Coupleof the First Kerala Ministry
T.V. Thomas &K.R. Gouri
Legislative Constituency of EMS in the First General Election
Neeleswaram(Kasarcode)
Budget
C. Achutha Menon
Land Reform Ordinance
K.R. Gouri
Education Bill
Joseph Mundassery
The incident which led to the overthrow of the first Kerala Ministry
Vimochana Samaram or The Liberation Struggle 1959
First Indian Ministry that was dismissed as perPresident's Rulein Kerala
EMS Ministry.Th tenure of the first cabinet in Kerala–847 days.A Brief Summary of First Kerala MinistryFurther Reading:President's RuleKerala District FormationChief Ministers of KeralaCurrent Kerala Ministry
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📝SideNotes(9)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First Democratically Elected Communist Government in the World | San Marino, Italy(1942-1947) |
| How many times Kerala came under Presidential rule | 7 |
| First Presidential rule in Kerala | 1956 March 23 - 1957 April 4 |
| Last Presidential rule in Kerala | 1982 March 17 - 1982 May 23 |
| First Constituency to hold by-elections | Devikulam |
| First State in India to introduce ballot paper | Kerala(Devikulam by-election of 1957) |
| First State in India to electronic voting machine | Kerala(Paravoor, 1982) |
| First Malayali to contest in Presidential Election | Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer(against R. Venkataraman, 1987, lost by 458598 votes) |
| First Person to become member of Kerala legislative assembly through court order | Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer |
First Democratically Elected Communist Government in the World
San Marino, Italy(1942-1947)
How many times Kerala came under Presidential rule
7
First Presidential rule in Kerala
1956 March 23 - 1957 April 4
Last Presidential rule in Kerala
1982 March 17 - 1982 May 23
First Constituency to hold by-elections
Devikulam
First State in India to introduce ballot paper
Kerala(Devikulam by-election of 1957)
First State in India to electronic voting machine
Kerala(Paravoor, 1982)
First Malayali to contest in Presidential Election
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer(against R. Venkataraman, 1987, lost by 458598 votes)
First Person to become member of Kerala legislative assembly through court order
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
- Autobiography–(5)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| E.M.S. | Atmakadha |
| C. Achutha Menon | Ente Baalyakala Smaranakal |
| Joseph Mundassery | Kozinga Elagal |
| K.R. Gouri | Atmakadha |
| Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer | Wandering in Many Worlds |
E.M.S.
Atmakadha
C. Achutha Menon
Ente Baalyakala Smaranakal
Joseph Mundassery
Kozinga Elagal
K.R. Gouri
Atmakadha
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
Wandering in Many Worlds
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