First Nayanar ministry

The Sixth Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers, first E. K. Nayanar ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Communist Party leader E. K. Nayanar from 25 January 1980 to 20 October 1981. It had 17 ministries. Many of its ministers were from Congress (A), a party split off from the Indian National Congress (Urs) by A K Antony, when the Congress (Urs) was accused of rampant corruption.

First Nayanar Ministry

11th Cabinet of Kerala
1981–82
Date formed25 January 1980
Date dissolved20 October 1981
People and organisations
Head of governmentE. K. Nayanar
Member parties  LDF
Status in legislatureMajority
93 / 140 (66%)
Opposition party  UDF
Opposition leaderK. Karunakaran
History
Election1980 election
PredecessorKoya ministry
SuccessorSecond Karunakaran ministry

Ideological differences among the ruling partners arose, culminating in the withdrawal of support to the ministry by the Congress (S). When the eight-member Kerala Congress (M) also withdrew support to the Government, Nayanar tendered resignation and President's rule was imposed.[1]

The Kerala Council of Ministers, during Nayanar's first term as Chief Minister of Kerala, consisted of:[2]

Ministers

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Minister Ministry Notes
1 E.K. Nayanar Chief Minister
2 K. R. Gowri Amma Minister for Agriculture and Social Welfare
3 M. K. Krishnan Minister for Harijan Welfare
4 T.K. Ramakrishnan Minister for Home Affairs
5 E. Chandrasekharan Nair Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Housing
6 P. S. Sreenivasan Minister for Revenue and Fisheries
7 A. Subba Rao Minister for Irrigation
8 Aryadan Muhammed Minister for Labour and Forests Resigned w. e. f. 16 October 1981
9 P. C. Chacko Minister for Industries Resigned w. e. f. 16 October 1981
10 Vakkom B. Purushothaman Minister for Health and Tourism Resigned w. e. f. 16 October 1981
11 A. C. Shanmughadas Minister for Community Development and Sports Resigned w. e. f. 16 October 1981
12 Baby John Minister for Education
13 R.S. Unni Minister for Local Administration
14 Lonappan Nambadan Minister for Transport
15 K.M. Mani Minister for Finance and Law
16 R. Balakrishna Pillai Minister for Electricity
17 P. M. Abubacker Minister for Public Works

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Political Background - Government of Kerala, India". 10 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Council of Ministers since 1957 – Sixth Kerala Legislative Assembly". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.