posed ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁E lection ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁election ▁after ▁del im itation ▁of ▁Assembly ▁Const itu encies ▁was ▁effect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁which ▁increased ▁number ▁of ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁from ▁ 1 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 4 0 ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Party ▁W ise ▁Results ▁ ▁Const itu ency ▁W ise ▁Results ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁ ▁Ministry ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁March , ▁K . ▁Kar un ak aran ▁of ▁Congress ▁sw orn ▁as ▁Chief ▁Minister . ▁However , ▁Kar un ak aran ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁within ▁a ▁month ▁over ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁death ▁of ▁Left - lean ing ▁engineering ▁student ▁Raj an , ▁who ▁was ▁tort ured ▁during ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Home ▁Minister . ▁Then ▁ 1 5 ▁member ▁min istry ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁A . K . ▁Anton y ▁assumed ▁office ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁K . ▁Kar un ak aran ' s ▁min istry ▁is ▁hold ▁record ▁for ▁min istry ▁which ▁served ▁the ▁short est ▁term ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ker ala ▁Assembly ▁E lection ▁DAT ABASE ▁ ▁Category : State ▁Assembly ▁elections ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁Ker ala ▁Category : 1 9 7 7 ▁State ▁Assembly ▁elections ▁in ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁is ▁a ▁historic