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{{Year in Kerala}}Events in the year '''1983''' in '''Kerala'''.

== Incumbents ==
[[List of governors of Kerala|'''Governor of Kerala''']] -

* [[P. Ramachandran]]

[[List of chief ministers of Kerala|'''Chief ministers of Kerala''']] –

* [[K. Karunakaran]]

== Events ==

* 24 March - News spreads about a [[Christian cross]] in [[Nilakkal]] followed by months long contestation between Hindu groups and Church in the site.
* 15 May - Hindu groups mounts protest against [[K. Karunakaran]] at [[Guruvayur Temple]] on [[Nilakkal|Nilakkal issue]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=2013-07-19 |title=Nilakkal in Kerala set for a Hindu-Christian confrontation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830615-nilakkal-in-kerala-set-for-a-hindu-christian-confrontation-770727-2013-07-19 |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
* 15 November - The controversial cross removed from [[Nilakkal]] following government allocating a new site for church near [[Angamoozhy]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Controversial Kerala church marks 25 years- UCA News |url=https://www.ucanews.com/amp/controversial-kerala-church-marks-25-years/852 |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=ucanews.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Government of Kerala]] introduced [[Mugger crocodile]] into [[Neyyar Dam]] to curb illegal tree felling.
== Birth ==

* 6 February - [[S. Sreesanth]]

== Deaths ==
* 28 September - [[C. H. Mohammed Koya]], Deputy Chief Minister of Kerala (b.1927)

== See also ==

* [[History of Kerala]]
* [[1983 in India]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1980 in India]]
[[Category:Years in Kerala]]
[[Category:1980s in Kerala]]

1983 in Kerala - Revision history

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