List of Chief Ministers of Kerala
Chief Ministers of Travancore-Cochin
After India's independence in 1947, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin on 1 July 1949. On 1 January 1950, Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.

List of Chief Ministers of Kerala

Section Title: Chief Ministers of Travancore-Cochin
Table Section Text: After India's independence in 1947, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin on 1 July 1949. On 1 January 1950, Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.

No.	Name	Term (tenure length)	Assembly (election)	Party

1	Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai	1 July 1949 – 1 March 1951 (1 year, 243 days)	First Assembly (1949–51)	Indian National Congress

2	C. Kesavan	3 March 1951 – 12 March 1952 (1 year, 11 days)

3	A. J. John	12 March 1952 – 16 March 1954 (2 years, 4 days)	Second Assembly (1952–53) (1951 election)

4	Pattom A. Thanu Pillai	16 March 1954 – 10 February 1955 (331 days)	Third Assembly (1954–56) (1954 election)	Praja Socialist Party

5	Panampilly Govinda Menon	10 February 1955 – 23 March 1956 (1 year, 42 days)	Indian National Congress

–	Vacant (President's rule)	23 March – 31 October 1956 (222 days)	Dissolved	N/A

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A. J. John was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin.

final_sentence: A. J. John was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin.