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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Year in Kerala}}Events in the year '''1956''' in '''Kerala'''.<br />
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The modern day state of [[Kerala]] was formed through [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]] in this year by merging most of [[Travancore–Cochin]], entirety of [[Malabar District]] and [[Kasaragod taluk]] of [[South Canara]] from [[Madras State]].<br />
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== Incumbents ==<br />
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=== Before formation of Kerala ===<br />
[[Rajpramukh|'''Rajpramukh of Travancore – Cochin''']]<br />
* [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] (till Oct 31)<br />
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'''[[Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin]]'''<br />
* [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]] (till March 23)<br />
* President Rule<br />
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[[Chief Minister of Madras|'''Chief Minister of Madras (Malabar district)''']]<br />
* [[K. Kamaraj]]<br />
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=== After formation of Kerala ===<br />
[[List of governors of Kerala|'''Governor of Kerala''']] -<br />
* P.S. Rao (acting from Nov 1 - 21)<br />
* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] (from Nov 22)<br />
Justice K.T. Koshy acted as the last Chief Justice of The High Court of Thiru-Kochi and the first justice of [[Kerala High Court]].<br />
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No elected [[Chief minister]] till [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].<br />
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== Events ==<br />
* 23 March - [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]] resigns as [[Chief minister]] of [[Travancore–Cochin]] following resignation of six members. [[President's rule]] comes into effect.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Info - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/ginfo_2_3.htm |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref><br />
* 15 October – [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]] inaugurates [[Kerala Sahithya Academy]].<br />
* 17 October - Inaugural run of meter gauge train between Ernakulam and Kottayam.<ref name="budget57">{{cite web |date=14 May 1957 |title=Railway Budget speech 1957-58 (final) |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1957-58_final.pdf |website=www.indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=[[Government of India]], [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]}}</ref><br />
* 1 November - The state of [[Kerala]] formed.<br />
* 4 November - [[All India Radio]] commissions 630kHz transmitter at [[Thrissur|Trichur]].<br />
* 5 November - [[Kerala High Court]] established at Ram Mohan Palace, Kochi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pratap |first=Giti |date=2023-03-10 |title=The shifting legacy of the Kerala High Court - Part I |url=https://www.barandbench.com/columns/the-shifting-legacy-of-kerala-high-court-part-i |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news |language=en}}</ref><br />
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=== Dates unknown ===<br />
* April - Fourth party Congress of [[Communist Party of India]] held at [[Palghat]].<br />
* [[Guruvayur Devaswom Board]] formed.<br />
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== Birth ==<br />
* 16 Mar - [[Indrans]], actor.<br />
* 25 May - [[Ramesh Chennithala]], politician.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[History of Kerala]]<br />
* [[1956 in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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