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The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1965 was held to elect members to the third
Contested !! Won !! Net Change
in seats !! % of
Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in
vote % , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
, 133 , , 36 , , 27 , , 27.07 , , 2,123,660 , , 33.55 , , 0.87
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, 79 , , 3 , , 28 , , 2.26 , , 525,456 , , 8.3 , , 30.84
, -
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, 73 , , 40 , , New , , 30.08 , , 1,257,869 , , 19.87 , , New
, -
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, style="text-align:left;" ,
Niyamasabha
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 30 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 ...
. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...
, which was the splinter faction of Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...
, emerged as the largest party in the assembly with 40 seats, followed by Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
with 36. However no single party could form a ministry commanding majority and hence this election is considered abortive. On March 25, President's rule was invoked for the fourth time.
Background
Both the Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India went through big changes during the period that preceded the elections in 1965. Congress was split and a new state partyKerala Congress
Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala on 9 October 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. Initially its main suppor ...
was formed.
Communist Party of India also went through a split
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during this time, forming CPI(M).
Constituencies
There were 133 constituencies in total, out of which 120 were General Category, 11 Scheduled Castes, and 2 Scheduled Tribe seats.Political parties
Three national parties -Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
, Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...
and Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...
and three state level parties Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala on 9 October 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. Initially its main suppor ...
, Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League) is a political party primarily based in Kerala. It is recognised as a List of political parties in India, State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
After the ...
and Samyukta Socialist Party
Samyukta Socialist Party (; SSP), was a political party in India from 1964 to 1974. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1965, Ram Manohar Lohia merged his Socialist Party (Lohia) with SSP and conteste ...
took part in the elections.
Results
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" , ! Political Party !! Flag !! SeatsContested !! Won !! Net Change
in seats !! % of
Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in
vote % , - , , style="text-align:left;" ,
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
,
, 133 , , 36 , , 27 , , 27.07 , , 2,123,660 , , 33.55 , , 0.87
, -
,
, style="text-align:left;" , Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...
,
, 79 , , 3 , , 28 , , 2.26 , , 525,456 , , 8.3 , , 30.84
, -
,
, style="text-align:left;" , Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electora ...
,
, 73 , , 40 , , New , , 30.08 , , 1,257,869 , , 19.87 , , New
, -
,
, style="text-align:left;" , Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala on 9 October 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by K. M. George. The party is primarily active in central Kerala. Initially its main suppor ...
,
, 54 , , 23 , , New , , 17.29 , , 796,291 , , 12.58 , , New
, -
,
,
, 16 , , 6 , , , , 4.51 , , 242,529 , , 3.83 , ,
, -
,
, style="text-align:left;" , Samyukta Socialist Party
Samyukta Socialist Party (; SSP), was a political party in India from 1964 to 1974. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1965, Ram Manohar Lohia merged his Socialist Party (Lohia) with SSP and conteste ...
,
, 29 , , 13 , , New , , 9.77 , , 514,689 , , 8.13 , , New
, -
,
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, 174 , , 12 , , 7 , , 9.02 , , 869,843 , , 13.74 , , ''N/A''
, - class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3,
! style="text-align:center;" , Total Seats !! 133 ( 0) !! , , Voters !! 6,330,337 !! style="text-align:center;" ,
By Constituency
Government formation
No party or group was able to form a government due to the fractured nature of results. The result was the dissolution of the assembly again, and the state was again under President's Rule.See also
*1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1960 was the second assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The elections were held on 1 February 1960.
Background
In the 1957 elections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India formed the g ...
* 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1967 was held to constitute the fourth assembly in Kerala.
This election, was held in the backdrop of the 1965 election which resulted in a hung assembly and subsequent President's rule. As a result ...
References
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1965
Events January–February
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Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...