First Karunakaran ministry

The Fifth Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in K. Karunakaran's first ministry, was a Kerala Council of Ministers (Kerala Cabinet), the executive wing of Kerala state government, led by Indian National Congress leader K. Karunakaran from 25 March 1977 to 25 April 1977. It comprised 15 ministers, all belonging to the United Front.

First K. Karunakaran Ministry
7th Cabinet of Kerala
1977
First Karunakaran Ministry in 1977
Date formed25 March 1977
Date dissolved25 April 1977
People and organisations
Head of governmentK. Karunakaran
History
PredecessorSecond Achutha Menon Ministry
SuccessorFirst A. K. Antony ministry

K. Karunakaran took charge as the Chief Minister of Kerala on 25 March 1977 following a stupendous win in the assembly elections, in which the United Front, led by the Indian National Congress won a record 111 seats. However, he was compelled to demit his office, exactly one month later on 25 April 1977, following certain references by the Kerala High Court in the Rajan case. during his tenure as the Home Minister under his predecessor, C. Achutha Menon.

Subsequently, A. K. Antony was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.

Ministers
Sno. Minister Constituency Portfolio Party
1 K. Karunakaran Mala Chief Minister Indian National Congress
2 K. K. Balakrishnan Chelakara Minister for Harijan Welfare Indian National Congress
3 M. K. Hemachandran Aranmula Minister for Finance Indian National Congress
4 Oommen Chandy Puthuppally Minister for Labour Indian National Congress
5 K. M. Mani Palai Minister for Home Affairs Kerala Congress
6 K. Sankaranarayanan Thrithala Minister for Agriculture Indian National Congress
7 K. Narayana Kurup Vazhoor Minister for Transport Kerala Congress
8 E. John Jacob Thiruvalla Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Kerala Congress
9 K. Avukader Kutty Naha Tirurangadi Minister for Local Administration Indian Union Muslim League
10 C. H. Mohammed Koya Malappuram Minister for Education Indian Union Muslim League
11 P. K. Vasudevan Nair Alleppey Minister for Industries Communist Party of India
12 J. Chitharanjan Chathanoor Minister for Public Health Communist Party of India
13 Kanthalot Kunhambu Nadapuram Minister for Forests Communist Party of India
14 Baby John Chavara Minister for Revenue Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
15 K. Pankajakshan Trivandrum West Minister for Public Works Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)

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