Events in the year 1957 in Kerala.
Governor of Kerala -
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Chief minister of Kerala –
E. M. S. Namboodiripad Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Justice K.T. Koshy
Events
1 January - Malabar District is trifurcated into Palghat, Calicut and Cannannore districts. 28 Feb - 11 Mar - 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. 5 April - E. M. S. Namboodiripad takes oath as first Chief Minister of Kerala after Communist Party of India winning 60 out of 1226 assembly seats and getting the support of five independents. He became the first Communist leader to win power through ballot. 30 May - T. V. Thomas and K. R. Gouri Amma two ministers of state married each other at Thiruvananthapuram. 17 August - Alleppey district formed from taluks under Quilon, Kottayam districts as the eight district of the state.
Dates unknown
July - Joseph Mundassery introduced Kerala Education Bill 1957 December - K. R. Gouri Amma introduced Kerala Agrarian Bill 1957.
Births
10 March - Thanu Padmanabhan, theoretical physicst 20 October - Dennis Joseph, writer.
Deaths
1 October - A. J. John, former Chief Minister (b.1893)
See also
History of Kerala 1957 in India
References