1965 elections in India

Elections in India in 1965

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Kerala

Summary of results of the 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election[1][2][3]
Political Party Seats
Contested
Won Net Change
in seats
% of
Seats
Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 133 36 Decrease 27 27.07 21,23,660 33.55 Decrease 0.87
Communist Party of India 79 3 Decrease 28 2.26 525,456 8.3 Decrease 30.84
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73 40 New 30.08 1,257,869 19.87 New
Kerala Congress 54 23 New 17.29 796,291 12.58 New
IUML 16 6 Decrease 5 4.51 242,529 3.71 Decrease 1.29
Samyukta Socialist Party 29 13 New 9.77 514,689 8.13 New
Independent 174 12 Increase 7 9.02 869,843 13.74 N/A
Total Seats 133 (Steady 0) Voters 6,330,337

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1965 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1960 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ Thomas Johnson Nossiter (1 January 1982). Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation. University of California Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-520-04667-2.
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