Travancore
Name | Took office | Left office | Term | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. G. N. Unnithan | August, 1947 | March, 1948 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | 24 March 1948 | 20 October 1948 | 1 | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai | 20 October 1948 | 30 June 1949 | 1 | Indian National Congress |
Cochin
| Name | Took office | Left office | Term | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | 1 September 1947 | October, 1947 | 1 | ||
| 2 | T. K. Nair | 27 October 1947 | 20 September 1948 | 1 | ||
| 3 | E. Ikkanda Warrier | 20 September 1948 | 30 June 1949 | |||
Travancore-Cochin
After India's independence in 1947, Travancore and Cochin were merged to form Travancore-Cochin on 1 July 1949. On 1 January 1950 (Republic Day), Travancore-Cochin was recognised as a state.
| #[4] | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | Party | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai | 1 July 1949 | January, 1951 | 1 | Indian National Congress | Travancore | |
| 2 | C. Kesavan | January, 1951 | 12 March 1952 | 1 | Indian National Congress | Travancore | |
| 3 | A. J. John, Anaparambil | 12 March 1952 | 16 March 1954 | 1 | Indian National Congress | Travancore | |
| 4 | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | 16 March 1954 | 10 February 1955 | 1 | Praja Socialist Party | Travancore | |
| 5 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | 10 February 1955 | 23 March 1956 | 1 | Indian National Congress | Cochin | |
| President's rule[3] | 23 March 1956 | 5 April 1957 | |||||
Kerala
The Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated the new Kerala state, incorporating Malabar District, Travancore-Cochin (excluding 4 southern Taluks which were merged with Tamil Nadu), and the taluk of Kasaragod, South Kanara.A new Legislative Assembly was also created, for which elections were held in 1957. These resulted in a communist-led government — world's first democratically-elected— headed by E.M.S. Namboodiripad.
