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On 13 April 1954, K. Kamaraj became the chief minister of Madras state. The state boundaries were re-organized further in 1956. [19] Kamaraj opened a primary school for every square mile and eventually made school education free. [34]
Kumaraswami Kamaraj (15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975), popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) from 13 April 1954 to 2 October 1963.
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Under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the states of Kerala, and Mysore State were carved out of Madras State. Under the Andhra Pradesh and Madras Alteration of Boundaries Act , 1959, with effect from 1 April 1960, Tiruttani taluk and Pallipattu sub-taluk of Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh were transferred to Madras in exchange for ...
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Apr 1, 2024 · In 1951 Kamaraj contested and won a seat in the elections to the first Lok Sabha (lower chamber of the Indian parliament). In 1954 Kamaraj was elected chief minister for Madras state, and in 1957 he won a seat in the state legislative assembly.
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Jul 15, 2023 · C Rajagopalachari, a veteran Congress leader and devout Gandhian became the chief minister of the Madras state in 1952. However, by 1954, he was falling out with then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the party decided to replace the veteran leader for the younger, more grassroots presence of Kamaraj. Advertisement.
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Jul 15, 2018 · Kamaraj was elected as chief minister of Madras in 1954 succeeding C. Rajagopalachari who was earlier the governor of West Bengal and the first Indian governor-general after Mountbatten....
Kamaraj was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937, unopposed. He was again elected to it in 1946. He was also elected to the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946, and later to Parliament in 1952. He became Chief Minister of Madras in 1954.
