Kerala Facts 6

കേരള രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിലെ പ്രധാന സാമാജികരെയും ഗവർണ്ണർ, ഉപമുഖ്യമന്ത്രി, മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിമാരെയും കുറിച്ചുള്ള ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Anglo Indian nominee in the 14th legislative assembly

                    John Fernandez

• First Anglo Indian nominee of Kerala legislative assembly

                    William Hamilton Dickroos

• Longest served Anglo Indian member in Kerala legislative assembly

                    Stephen Padua

• First Malayalee poet nominated to Rajya sabha

                    G Sankarakurup (First film actor Suresh Gopi)

• Electronic voting machines used for all legislative constituencies for the first time on

                    2001 May 10

• First Chief minister of Kerala\ First Communist Chief Minister in India

                    EMS Namboothiripad (First person to become leader of opposition after become CM)

• Legislative constituency of EMS is first election

                    Nileswaram, Kasarcode

• Major works of EMS

                    Athmakatha, Jawaharlal Nehru, A short history of the Peasant movements in Kerala, History of Indian freedom struggle, Onnekal kodi Malayalikal, Keralam: Malayalikalude mathrubhumi, Gandhiyum Gandhisavum, India Charuthrathilekk oru ethinottam, Varachattiyil ninnum eritheyilekk, Vedangalude nadu, Berlin Diary, Thirinju nokkumbol

• First Finance Minister     : C Achutha Menon

• Food & Forest Minister   : K C George

• Industry                            : KP Gopalan

• Public works                     : TA Majeed

• Local self Govt                 : PK Chathan Master

• Education, Cooperation    : Joseph Mundassery

• Land Revenue                   : K R Gouri Amma

• Law, Electricity                 : VR Krishna Iyer

• Health                                : Dr AR Menon

• Transport and Labour        : TV Thomas

• Second Chief minister of Kerala\ Only Kerala CM who was born in 19th Century

                    Pattom Thanu Pilla

• Political Party of Pattom Thanu Pilla

                    Praja Socialist Party

• Person who led the first coalition govt in Kerala

                    Pattom Thanu Pilla

• Person who held the posts of Travancore Prime Minister, Thiru Cochi CM and Kerala CM

                    Pattom Thanu Pilla

• Only Kerala CM who later become a state governor

                    Pattom Thanu Pilla (Punjab and Andhra Pradesh)

• First Congress Chief minister of Kerala\ First CM from backward community

                    R Shankar (KPCC President during Vimochana Samaram)

• First CM of Kerala who resigned due to no confidence motion passed in assembly

                    R Shankar

• Person who presented no confidence motion against R Sankar

                    PK Kunju

• First CM of Kerala who presented budget

                    R Shankar

• First CM of Kerala who appeared in the postal stamp

                    EMS (Second C Achutha Menon)

• First person who become the CM of Kerala twice continuously

                    C Achutha Menon

• First CM of Kerala who presented confidence motion in legislatibe assembly

                    C Achutha Menon (First person to present budget in Kerala Assembly)

• CM of Kerala during the emergency of 1975

                    C Achutha Menon (Home minister was K Karunakaran and Governor NN  Wanchoo)

• CM of Kerala who introduced Diesnon

                    C Achutha Menon

• CM of Kerala who became the member of five different assemblies

                    K Karunakaran

• Kerala ministry which served for the shortest term

                    K Karunakaran ministry of 1977 (One month)

• First congress CM to complete his tenure

                    K Karunakaran

• CM who faced most no of no confidence motions

                    K Karunakaran

• Chief Ministers of Kerala who became Union cabinet ministers

                    K Karunakaran and AK Antony

• CM of Kerala when Panchayat Raj came into force

                    AK Antony (Kanunakaran was CM when Act passed)

• Arrack ban (1996) and unemployment wages were during the period of

                    AK Antony

• Longest served CM of Kerala

                    EK Nayanar (4009 Days)

• Longest continuously served CM of Kerala

                    C Achuthamenon

• Shortest served CM of Kerala

                    CH Muhammad Koya

• Oldest CM of Kerala

                    VS Achuthanandan (83 Tears)

• Youngest CM of Kerala

                    AK Antony

• First communist CM to complete his tenure

                    EK Nayanar

• First Malayalee woman to become CM of an Indian state

                    Janaki Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu)

• First CM of Kerala who took oath outside Raj Bhavan

                    VS Achuthanandan (Second Pinarayi Vijayan)

• First MLA of Kerala who took oath outside Kerala legislative assembly

                    Mathai Chacko (Lake shore hospital)

• Only person to became CM, Deputy CM and Leader of opposition in same legislative assembly

                    PK Vasudevan Nair

• Only person to hold the office of MLA, MP, Speaker, Deputy CM and CM

                    CH Muhammad Koya

• Who became the CM for maximum no of times

                    K Karunakaran

• CM who introduced Sutharya Keralam

                    Oommen Chandy

• Only CM of Kerala who was honoured by UN

                    Oommen Chandy

• Autobiography of C Achutha Menon 

                    Ente Balyakala Smaranakal

• K Karunakaran                : Patharathe Munnott

• E K Nayanar                    : My Struggle

• VS Achuthanandan          : Samaram thanne jeevitham

• Oommen Chandy             : Thurannitta Vathil

• Major works of CH Muhammad Koya

                    Ente Hajj Yathra, Njan Kanda Maleshya, Niyama Sabha Chattangal

• Major works of Pinarayi Vijayan

                    Nava Keralathilekk, Keralam: Charithravum Varthamanavum

• No of Deputy Chief Ministers in Kerala so far

                    Three (R Shankar, CH Muhammad Koya and Avukkadhar Kuttinaha in order)

• The person who became the CM of Kerala once after held the post of Deputy Chief Minister

                    R Shankar

• The person who became the Deputy CM once after held the post of Chief Minister of Kerala

                    CH Muhammad Koya

• Only person who became the Deputy CM twice

                    CH Muhammad Koya

• Longest served Deputy CM of Chief Minister of Kerala

                    Avukhader Kutty Naha

• Acting governor at the time of Kerala formation

                    PS Rao

• First governor of Kerala

                    B Ramakrishna Rao

• First woman governor of Kerala

                    Jyothi Venkitachalam (Second Ram Dulari Sinha and third Sheila Dixit)

• Longest serving woman CM in India

                    Sheila Dixit

• Longest served governor of Kerala\First Malayalee governor of Kerala

                    V Viswanathan

• Shortest served governor of Kerala

                    MOH Farookh

• First governor of Kerala to die in harness

                    Sikander Bhakth (Second MOH Farookh)

• Only governor of Kerala who got Bharat Ratna

                    VV Giri

• First governor of Kerala who vote in legislative assembly election

                    P Sadasivam (Present Governor)

• Official residence of Kerala governor

                    Raj Bhavan

• Kerala Chief Miniser   : Cliff House

• Leader of Opposition   : Contonment House

• Kerala Speaker             : Neethi

                                                                                                 (To be Continued...)