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Third Karunakaran ministry

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Third K. Karunakaran Ministry

13th Cabinet of Kerala
1982-1987
Third Karunakaran Ministry in 1983
Date formed24 May 1982
Date dissolved25 March 1987
People and organisations
Head of governmentK. Karunakaran
Member parties  UDF
Status in legislatureMajority
77 / 140 (55%)
Opposition party  LDF
Opposition leaderE. K. Nayanar
History
Election1982
PredecessorSecond Karunakaran ministry
SuccessorSecond Nayanar ministry

The Seventh Kerala Legislative Assembly Council of Ministers in K. Karunakaran's third 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 24 May 1982 to 25 March 1987. It comprised 18 ministers, all belonging to the United Democratic Front. The ministry was formed in the aftermath of the victory of the United Democratic Front in the 1982 assembly elections.

Indian Union Muslim League Leader C.H. Mohammed Koya was sworn as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, a post he continued to hold until his untimely demise on 28 September 1983. Fellow party leader K. Avukaderkutty Naha was sworn in as the 3rd (and as of now the last) Deputy Chief Minister on 24 October 1983 and held the post until the dissolution of the ministry.

The Ministry underwent periodic reshuffling in 1983 and 1986.

Ministers

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Minister Ministry Notes
1 K. Karunakaran Chief Minister
2a C.H. Mohammed Koya Deputy Chief Minister Expired on 28 September 1983
2b K. Avukaderkutty Naha Deputy Chief Minister Assumed office on 24 October 1983
3 K. K. Balakrishnan Minister for Transport Resigned w.e.f. 29 August 1983
3 N Sundaran Nadar Minister for Transport Assumed office on 1 September 1983
4 M. P. Gangadharan Minister for Irrigation Resigned w. e. f. 12 March 1986
5a C.V. Padmarajan Minister for Community Development Resigned w. e. f. 29 August 1983
5b P.K. Velayudhan Minister for Community Development Assumed office on 1 September 1983
6a P. Cyriac John Minister for Agriculture Resigned w.e.f. 29 August 1983
6b A.L. Jacob Minister for Agriculture Assumed office on 1 September 1983
7 K. P. Nooruddin Minister for Forests
8 Vayalar Ravi Minister for Home Affairs Resigned w.e.f. 24 May 1986
9 E. Ahamed Minister for Industries
10 U.A. Beeran Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
10 T.M. Jacob Minister for Education
11 P.J. Joseph Minister for Revenue
11 R. Balakrishna Pillai Minister for Electricity Resigned w. e. f. 5 June 1985 and again assumed office on 25 May 1986
12a K. M. Mani Minister for Finance and Law
12b Thachady Prabhakaran Minister for Finance Assumed office on 5 June 1986 and Resigned w.e.f. 5 March 1987
13 M. Kamalam Minister for Co-operation
14a K.G.R. Kartha Minister for Health Resigned w.e.f. 29 August 1983
14b K.P. Ramachandran Nair Minister for Health Assumed office on 1 September 1983 and resigned w.e.f. 29 May 1985
15 N. Sreenivasan Minister for Excise
16 K. Sivadasan Minister for Labour
17 C.M. Sundaram Minister for Local Administration and Revenue
18 Ramesh Chennithala Minister for Rural Development Assumed office on 5 June 1986

See also

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