Events in the year 2009 in Kerala.
Incumbents
Governor of Kerala - R. S. Gavai
Chief minister of Kerala - V. S. Achuthanandan
Events
January 8 - Manmohan Singh inaugurates Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kannur. March 16 - April 16 - 2009 Indian general election in Kerala held in Kerala as Phase 1 of 2009 Indian general election. May 17 - 2009 Beemapally police shooting June 4 - Central University of Kerala established at Kasaragod. July 10 - A minor Pipe bomb blast occurred in Collectorate Ernakulam district. July 12 - Communist Party of India (Marxist) expels senior leader V. S. Achuthanandan from its Politburo following stand against Pinarayi Vijayan on Lavalin Case. August 21 - Paul M George of The Muthoot Group murdered by assailants following a road rage incident. September 9 = Mathew T. Thomas, Transport minister resigns from Achuthanandan ministry following rift between JD (S) and CPI(M). September 22 - M. P. Veerendra Kumar led faction from Janata Dal (Secular) joins UDF by leaving LDF following tensions after denying party the Kozhikode seat and Kumar losing confidence of Pinarayi Vijayan. September 23 - A gang of DHRM (Dalit Human Rights Movement) workers killed a senior citizen named Sivaprasad, who went for morning walk near Ayiroor, Thiruvananthapuram. September 30 - Nearly 45 tourists killed in 2009 Thekkady boat disaster by drowning in the reservoir. November 8 - A non resident Keralite named Bhaskara Karanavar got killed in his home at Cheriyanad by Contract killers arranged by daughter in law. November 10 - United Democratic Front wins By-election held to three assembly seats namely Kannur, Alappuzha and Ernakulam. December 31 - A truck carrying Liquefied petroleum gas accident in Karunagappalli claims twelve lives.
Deaths
February 1 - Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal, 73, religious leader and politician. August 6 - Murali (Malayalam actor), 55.
See also
History of Kerala 2009 in India
References