Events in the year 1957 in Kerala.
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
- Justice K.T. Koshy
Events[edit | edit source]
- 1 January - Malabar District is trifurcated into Palghat, Calicut and Cannannore districts.
- 28 Feb - 11 Mar - 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 30 May - T. V. Thomas and K. R. Gouri Amma two ministers of state married each other at Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
- 17 August - Alleppey district formed from taluks under Quilon, Kottayam districts as the eight district of the state.
Dates unknown[edit | edit source]
- July - Joseph Mundassery introduced Kerala Education Bill 1957
- December - K. R. Gouri Amma introduced Kerala Agrarian Bill 1957.[4]
Births[edit | edit source]
- 10 March - Thanu Padmanabhan, theoretical physicst
- 20 October - Dennis Joseph, writer.
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 1 October - A. J. John, former Chief Minister (b.1893)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Sumeda (2024-04-01). "The rise of Red Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ā "An icon for millions". Frontline. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ā Balan, Saritha S. (2019-06-21). "The story of Gouri Amma: One of Kerala's tallest woman politicians turns 100". The News Minute. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ā "THE KERALA AGRARIAN RELATIONS BILL, 1957" (PDF). www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-05.