List of Chief Ministers of Kerala
Chief Ministers of Kerala
The Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated the new Kerala state, incorporating Malabar District, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), and the Kasaragod taluk of South Kanara district.

List of Chief Ministers of Kerala

Section Title: Chief Ministers of Kerala
Table Section Text: The Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated the new Kerala state, incorporating Malabar District, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), and the Kasaragod taluk of South Kanara district.

No.	Name Constituency Ministry	Portrait	Term (tenure length)	Assembly (election)	Party (alliance)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	1 November 1956 – 5 April 1957 (155 days)	Dissolved	N/A

1	E. M. S. Namboodiripad MLA for Nileshwaram 1st EMS ministry	-	5 April 1957 – 31 July 1959 (2 years, 117 days)	First Assembly (1957–59) (1957 election)	Communist Party of India

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	31 July 1959 – 22 February 1960 (206 days)	Dissolved	N/A

2	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai MLA for Trivandrum II Thanupillai ministry	22 February 1960 – 26 September 1962 (2 years, 216 days)	Second Assembly (1960–64) (1960 election)	Praja Socialist Party

3	R. Sankar MLA for Cannanore I Sankar ministry	-	26 September 1962 – 10 September 1964 (1 year, 350 days)	Indian National Congress

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	10 September 1964 – 25 March 1965 (2 years, 177 days)	Dissolved	N/A

25 March 1965 – 6 March 1967 (2 years, 177 days)	Dissolved (1965 election)

(1)	E. M. S. Namboodiripad MLA for Pattambi Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry	-	6 March 1967 – 1 November 1969 (2 years, 240 days; total 4 years, 357 days)	Third Assembly (1967–70) (1967 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Saptakakshi Munnani)

4	C. Achutha Menon MLA for Kottarakkara First C. Achutha Menon ministry	-	1 November 1969 – 1 August 1970 (273 days)	Communist Party of India

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	4 August – 3 October 1970 (60 days)	Dissolved	N/A

(4)	C. Achutha Menon MLA for Kodakara Second C. Achutha Menon ministry	-	4 October 1970 – 25 March 1977 (6 years, 172 days; total 7 years, 80 days)	Fourth Assembly (1970–77) (1970 election)	Communist Party of India (United Front)

5	K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala First K. Karunakaran ministry	-	25 March – 25 April 1977 (31 days)	Fifth Assembly (1977–79) (1977 election)	Indian National Congress (United Front)

6	A. K. Antony MLA for Kazhakkuttom First A. K. Antony ministry	-	27 April 1977 – 27 October 1978 (1 year, 183 days)

7	P. K. Vasudevan Nair MLA for Alleppey P. K. Vasudevan Nair ministry	-	29 October 1978 – 7 October 1979 (343 days)	Communist Party of India (United Front)

8	C. H. Mohammed Koya MLA for Malappuram C. H. Mohammed Koya ministry	12 October – 1 December 1979 (50 days)	Indian Union Muslim League (United Front)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	5 December 1979 – 25 January 1980 (51 days)	Dissolved	N/A

9	E. K. Nayanar MLA for Malampuzha First E. K. Nayanar ministry	Ek nayanar.jpeg	25 January 1980 – 20 October 1981 (1 year, 268 days)	Sixth Assembly (1980–82) (1980 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	21 October – 28 December 1981 (68 days)	N/A

(5)	K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala Second K. Karunakaran ministry	-	28 December 1981 – 17 March 1982 (79 days)	Indian National Congress (I) (United Democratic Front)

–	Vacant (President's rule)	-	17 March – 23 May 1982 (67 days; total 4 years, 54 days)	Dissolved	N/A

(5)	K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala Third K. Karunakaran ministry	-	24 May 1982 – 25 March 1987 (4 years, 305 days)	Seventh Assembly (1982–87) (1982 election)	Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front)

(9)	E. K. Nayanar MLA for Trikaripur Second E. K. Nayanar ministry	Ek nayanar.jpeg	26 March 1987 – 17 June 1991 (4 years, 83 days)	Eighth Assembly (1987–91) (1987 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front)

(5)	K. Karunakaran MLA for Mala Fourth K. Karunakaran ministry	-	24 June 1991 – 16 March 1995 (3 years, 265 days; total 8 years, 315 days)	Ninth Assembly (1991–95) (1991 election)	Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front)

(6)	A. K. Antony MLA for Thirurangadi Second A. K. Antony ministry	-	22 March 1995 – 9 May 1996 (1 year, 48 days)

(9)	E. K. Nayanar MLA for Thalassery Third E. K. Nayanar ministry	Ek nayanar.jpeg	20 May 1996 – 13 May 2001 (5 years, 24 days; total 11 years, 10 days)	Tenth Assembly (1996–2001) (1996 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front)

(6)	A. K. Antony MLA for Cherthala Third A. K. Antony ministry	-	17 May 2001 – 29 August 2004 (3 years, 75 days; total 5 years, 306 days)	Eleventh Assembly (2001–06) (2001 election)	Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front)

10	Oommen Chandy MLA for Puthuppally First Oommen Chandy ministry	-	31 August 2004 – 12 May 2006 (1 year, 254 days)

11	V. S. Achuthanandan MLA for Malampuzha V. S. Achuthanandan ministry	V. S. Achuthanandan.JPG	18 May 2006 – 14 May 2011 (4 years, 361 days)	Twelfth Assembly (2006–11) (2006 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front)

(10)	Oommen Chandy MLA for Puthuppally Second Oommen Chandy ministry	-	18 May 2011 – 20 May 2016 (5 years, 2 days; total 6 years, 256 days)	Thirteenth Assembly (2011–16) (2011 election)	Indian National Congress (United Democratic Front)

12	Pinarayi Vijayan MLA for Dharmadam Pinarayi Vijayan ministry	-	25 May 2016 – present (2 years, 340 days)	Fourteenth Assembly (2016–21) (2016 election)	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Left Democratic Front)

Sentence(s)

K. Karunakaran served as the Chief Minister of Kerala four times: for a brief period from March 1977 to April 1977, another short term from December 1981 to March 1982, followed by a brief period of president's rule from May 1982 to March 1987, and from June to March 1995.

final_sentence: K. Karunakaran served as the Chief Minister of Kerala four times: for a brief period from March 1977 to April 1977, another short term from December 1981 to March 1982, followed by a brief period of president's rule from May 1982 to March 1987, and from June to March 1995.