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Events in the year '''1957''' in '''Kerala'''.<br />
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[[List of governors of Kerala|'''Governor of Kerala''']] -<br />
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* [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]<br />
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[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|'''Chief minister of Kerala''']] –<br />
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* [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<br />
[[Kerala High Court|'''Chief Justice of Kerala High Court''']]<br />
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* Justice K.T. Koshy<br />
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== Events ==<br />
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* 1 January - [[Malabar District]] is trifurcated into [[Palakkad district|Palghat]], [[Kozhikode district|Calicut]] and [[Kannur district|Cannannore]] districts.<br />
* 28 Feb - 11 Mar - [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sumeda |date=2024-04-01 |title=The rise of Red Kerala |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-election-history-1957-poll-kerala-communist-party-details/article67569056.ece |access-date=2026-01-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
* 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 [[Communism|Communist]] leader to win power through ballot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-23 |title=An icon for millions |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/an-icon-for-millions/article6807985.ece |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 30 May - [[T. V. Thomas]] and [[K. R. Gouri Amma]] two ministers of state married each other at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balan |first=Saritha S. |date=2019-06-21 |title=The story of Gouri Amma: One of Kerala's tallest woman politicians turns 100 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/story-gowri-amma-one-keralas-tallest-woman-politicians-turns-100-104044 |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><br />
* 17 August - [[Alappuzha district|Alleppey district]] formed from taluks under [[Kollam district|Quilon]], [[Kottayam district]]s as the eight district of the state.<br />
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=== Dates unknown ===<br />
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* July - [[Joseph Mundassery]] introduced [[Kerala Education Act 1958 (Act 6 of 1959)|Kerala Education Bill 1957]]<br />
* December - [[K. R. Gouri Amma]] introduced Kerala Agrarian Bill 1957.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE KERALA AGRARIAN RELATIONS BILL, 1957 |url=http://www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in/pdf/bills/agrn_rln.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505015813/http://www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in/pdf/bills/agrn_rln.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-05 |website=www.firstministry.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== Births ==<br />
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* 10 March - [[Thanu Padmanabhan]], theoretical physicst<br />
* 20 October - [[Dennis Joseph]], writer.<br />
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== Deaths ==<br />
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* 1 October - [[A. J. John]], former Chief Minister (b.1893)<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[History of Kerala]]<br />
* [[1957 in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1950 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Years in Kerala]]<br />
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