Question

Name the former Chief Minister of Kerala who got opportunity to become member of Cochin Praja Mandal, Thiru-Kochi, Kerala Legislative Assemblies and Rajya Sabha.

• A. EMS Namboothiripad
• B. R. Sankar
• C. Achutha Menon
• D. K. Karunakaran

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Achutha Menon

Achutha Menon

• Dr. Chelat Achutha Menon was an Indian politician and lawyer.
• He was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Records of Achutha Menon as the Chief Minister of Kerala :

• First person to become CM of Kerala, twice consecutively
• His tenure as CM was from 1969 to 1970 and then again from 1970 to 1977.
• He was the only CM of Kerala who got opportunity to become member of  member of Kochi Rajya Prajamandal, Thiru-Kochi, Kerala Legislature and Rajya Sabha
• Achutha Menon became the first CM of kerala who introduced a motion of confidence in the Kerala Assembly for the first time 
• The Chief Minister who introduced Diaznon Act for the first time in Kerala
• He is the first Kerala CM to retain power directly through elections
• The first person to become the Chief Minister of Kerala without being a member of the state legislature
• He was the first person to be appointed as the Chief Minister of Kerala while still a member of the Rajya Sabha