2026 in Kerala
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Events in the year 2026 in Kerala, India.
State government
Events
January
- 1 January – Government of Kerala starts Navakeralam Citizens Response Program to collect feedback from citizens to plan future developments in the state.[1]
- 3 January – Former Minister and sitting MLA Antony Raju gets three year imprisonment on Evidence tampering case.[2]
- 8 January – Controversy erupts following issuance of stop memo by revenue authorities invoking Kerala River Protection Act 2001 on Maha Magha Festival planned to conduct by Hindu groups at Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple.[3]
- 9 January – Kantararu Rajeevaru of Thazhamon Madom, the Thantri family of Sabarimala Temple arrested by SIT in connection with the temple gold theft case.[4][5]
- 11 January – Rahul Mamkootathil is arrested and remanded to Mavelikkara subjail in connection with a sexual assault case.[6]
- 12 January – Protests against toll gate at Arikady in Kasaragod on NH 66.[7]
- 13 January – P. Aisha Potty leaves Communist Party of India (Marxist) and joins Indian National Congress.
- 18 January – Juna Akhara and Amrita Trust conducts a Kumbh Mela at Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple.[8][9]
- 23 January – Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader from Kannur, V Kunhikrishnan alleges about misappropriation of martyr's fund by party members.[10][11]
- 28 January – Kerala Cabinet approves Regional Rapid Transit System between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram.[12]
- 30 January – CJ Roy CEO of Confident Group committed suicide during an Income Tax raid.[13]
February
- 8 February – Services defeats Kerala in the final of Santosh Trophy.[14]
- 21 February –
- Election Commission of India finishes Special Intensive Revision in Kerala removing 9 lakh voters from Electoral roll.[15]
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences removes Artery forcep left in a women abdomen five years back during a surgery at Government TD Medical College, Alappuzha.[16]
- 24 February – Union cabinet approve change of state's name from Kerala to Keralam.[17]
- 25 February – Veena George claims to be injured following a Kerala Students' Union protest against her at Kannur.[18]
- 26 February – Kerala High Court stays release of The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond.[19]
March
- 7 March –
- Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates the Perumbalam Bridge.[20]
- Mammootty faces Cyberbullying from Communist Party of India (Marxist) cadres following his remarks made to a party worker on visit to Wayanad township.[21]
- 8 March – India national cricket team won the Men's T20 World Cup and Sanju Samson becomes the player of the tournament.[22]
- 9 March –
- The wife of Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar raises allegation of sexual misconduct against him.[23]
- United Nurses Association begins nurses strike across various districts of state in private hospitals.[24]
- 10 March – Kerala High Court dismissed plea on grounds of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 filed against Second Vijayan ministry for using personal data of government employees for Bulk messaging.[25]
- 11 March – Fuel gas shortage in Kerala due to 2026 Iran war more than 20% of restaurants in state stay closed.[26]
- 12 March –
- Kerala High Court orders removal of Vellappally Natesan from Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam general secretary post.[27]
- G. Sudhakaran leaves Communist Party of India (Marxist) and announced that he is going to contest Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency as an Independent candidate United Democratic Front (Kerala) promises support.[28]
- Internet personality who shot to fame during Kumbh Mela, Monalisa Bhosle did Interfaith marriage at Poovar at the time when her age was not legal to marry in India and that leads to filing of a legal case under POSCO act, the controversy has been fuelled by claims of “love jihad,” .[29][30]
- 22 March - V. D. Satheesan alleges deal between Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist) in upcoming polls.[31][32]
April
- 5 April -
- Bharatiya Janata Party leader caught for electoral malpractice in Vadanappally for distributing kits to voters for votes.[33]
- A women trekker from Kozhikode who was lost in Tadiandamol rescued.[34][35]
- 8 April -
- Case filed against Sobha Surendran for distributing cash to voters for votes.[36]
- Pinarayi Vijayan responds to Revanth Reddy using a derogatory remarks and invites criticism.[37]
- 9 April - 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- 10 April -
- A first year Bachelor of Dental Science student committed suicide in Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy following Caste discrimination by faculty.[38][39]
- A fifteen year old girl from Palakkad who was lost during a trek at Chikmagalur found dead.[40]
- 21 April -
