Seven spells of President's Rule in the Kerala Legislature's own record

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Seven spells of President's Rule in the Kerala Legislature's own record

Background

The Kerala Legislature's record of President's Rule in Kerala lists seven spells. The first ran from 23-3-1956 to 5-4-1957, the second from 31-7-1959 to 22-2-1960 and the third from 10-9-1964 to 6-3-1967. The fourth was from 4-8-1970 to 3-10-1970 and the fifth from 5-12-1979 to 25-1-1980. The sixth ran from 21-10-1981 to 28-12-1981, and the seventh and last in the record from 17-3-1982 to 23-5-1982. The spell beginning on 10-9-1964 is the longest of the seven, running for close to thirty months. No later spell appears in the legislature's record.

Spells listed: 7 First spell: 23-3-1956 to 5-4-1957 Longest spell: 10-9-1964 to 6-3-1967 Last spell: 17-3-1982 to 23-5-1982

Why it matters for exams: How many times a State has been placed under President's Rule, and when, is a standard polity question, and Kerala's own legislature publishes the dates.

Kerala PSCUPSCSSC

23 October 2026 Source: Kerala Legislative Assembly

In plain words

President's Rule President's Rule — Direct administration of a State by the Union, during which the State Assembly is dissolved or kept in suspended animation.