First Karunakaran ministry

The Fifth Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in K. Karunakaran's first ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Indian National Congress leader K. Karunakaran from 25 March 1977 to 25 April 1977. It comprised 15 ministers, all belonging to the United Front.

First K. Karunakaran Ministry

7th Cabinet of Kerala
1977
First Karunakaran Ministry in 1977
Date formed25 March 1977
Date dissolved25 April 1977
People and organisations
Head of governmentK. Karunakaran
Member parties  United Front
Status in legislatureMajority
111 / 140 (79%)
Opposition party  Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Opposition leaderE. M. S. Namboodiripad
History
Election1977
PredecessorSecond Achutha Menon Ministry
SuccessorFirst A. K. Antony ministry

K. Karunakaran took charge as the Chief Minister of Kerala on 25 March 1977 following a stupendous win in the assembly elections, in which the United Front, led by the Indian National Congress won a record 111 seats. However, he was compelled to demit his office, exactly one month later on 25 April 1977, following certain references by the Kerala High Court in the Rajan case. during his tenure as the Home Minister under his predecessor, C. Achutha Menon.

Subsequently, A. K. Antony was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.

Ministers

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Minister Party Constituency Ministry/Portfolio
1 K. Karunakaran Indian National Congress Mala Chief Minister
2 K. K. Balakrishnan Indian National Congress Chelakara Minister for Harijan Welfare and Irrigation
3 M. K. Hemachandran Indian National Congress Aranmula Minister for Finance
4 Oommen Chandy Indian National Congress Puthuppally Minister for Labour
5 K. Sankaranarayanan Indian National Congress Thrithala Minister for Agriculture
6 K. M. Mani Kerala Congress Pala Minister for Home Affairs
7 K. Narayana Kurup Kerala Congress Vazhoor Minister for Transport
8 E. John Jacob Kerala Congress Thiruvalla Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
9 K. Avukaderkutty Naha Indian Union Muslim League Tirurangadi Minister for Local Administration
10 C. H. Mohammed Koya Indian Union Muslim League Malappuram Minister for Education
11 P. K. Vasudevan Nair Communist Party of India Alleppey Minister for Industries
12 J. Chitharanjan Communist Party of India Chathanoor Minister for Public Health
13 K. Kunhambu Indian National Congress Nadapuram Minister for Forests
14 Baby John Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Chavara Minister for Revenue
15 K. Pankajakshan Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Trivandrum West Minister for Public Works

References

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