Third Karunakaran ministry
1982–87 state government in Kerala, India
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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.
Third K. Karunakaran Ministry | |
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13th Cabinet of Kerala | |
| 1982-1987 | |
Third Karunakaran Ministry in 1983 | |
| Date formed | 24 May 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 25 March 1987 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of government | K. Karunakaran |
Member parties | UDF |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | LDF |
Opposition leader | E. K. Nayanar |
| History | |
| Election | 1982 |
| Predecessor | Second Karunakaran ministry |
| Successor | Second Nayanar ministry |
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 he died 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
- Key
| Name | Office | Portfolio | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Karunakaran | Chief Minister | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 | |
| C.H. Mohammed Koya | Deputy Chief Minister | Public Works | 24 May 1982 | 28 September 1983 † |
| K. Avukaderkutty Naha | Deputy Chief Minister | 24 October 1983 | 25 March 1987 | |
| K. K. Balakrishnan | Minister | Transport | 24 May 1982 | 29 August 1983 [RES] |
| N Sundaran Nadar | Minister | Transport | 1 September 1983 | 25 March 1987 |
| M. P. Gangadharan | Minister | Irrigation | 24 May 1982 | 12 March 1986 [RES] |
| C.V. Padmarajan | Minister | Community Development | 24 May 1982 | 29 August 1983 [RES] |
| P.K. Velayudhan | Minister | Community Development | 1 September 1983 | 25 March 1987 |
| P. Cyriac John | Minister | Agriculture | 24 May 1982 | 29 August 1983 [RES] |
| A.L. Jacob | Minister | Agriculture | 1 September 1983 | 25 March 1987 |
| K. P. Nooruddin | Minister | Forests | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| Vayalar Ravi | Minister | Home Affairs | 24 May 1982 | 24 May 1986 [RES] |
| E. Ahamed | Minister | Industries | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| U.A. Beeran | Minister | Food and Civil Supplies | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| T.M. Jacob | Minister | Education | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| P.J. Joseph | Minister | Revenue | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister | Electricity | 24 May 1982 | 5 June 1985 [RES] |
| R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister | Electricity | 25 May 1986 | 25 March 1987 |
| K. M. Mani | Minister | Finance and Law | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| Thachady Prabhakaran | Minister | Finance | 5 June 1986 | 5 March 1987 [RES] |
| M. Kamalam | Minister | Co-operation | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| K.G.R. Kartha | Minister | Health | 24 May 1982 | 29 August 1983 [RES] |
| K.P. Ramachandran Nair | Minister | Health | 1 September 1983 | 29 May 1985 [RES] |
| N. Sreenivasan | Minister | Excise | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| K. Sivadasan | Minister | Labour | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| C.M. Sundaram | Minister | Local Administration and Revenue | 24 May 1982 | 25 March 1987 |
| Ramesh Chennithala | Minister | Rural Development | 5 June 1986 | 25 March 1987 |
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