1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

none April 2014 April 2014 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary Popular no 28 February – 11 March 1957 1952, 1954 1954 (Travancore–Cochin) ← 1952(Madras) 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1960 All 126 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 64 65.49% E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg 100 80 100 10 0 E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India Nileshwaram Assembly constituency 60 20,59,547 35.28% P. T. Chacko (image).png 100 80 100 10 0 P. T. Chacko Indian National Congress Vazhoor Assembly constituency 43 22,09,251 37.85% Chief Minister Position established E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1957 was the first assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The Communist Party of India won the election with 60 seats. The election led to the formation of first democratically elected communist government in India.James Manor Nehru to the Nineties: The Changing Office of Prime Minister in India https://books.google.com/books?id=X90G8gnoqv4C&pg=PA210 1994 C. Hurst & Co. Publishers 978-1-85065-180-2 210 The election also made Kerala as the first state to elect a Non-Congress party in the country. State reorganisation On 1 November 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Kerala was formed by the merger of Travancore-Cochin state with the Malabar district (including Fort Cochin and the Laccadive Islands) of Madras State, Kasaragod taluk of the South Canara district and the Amindive Islands. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin, the five taluks of Agastheeswaram, Thovala, Kalkulam, Vilavahcode, and Shencotta, were transferred from Travancore-Cochin to the Madras State.https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisationofstatestheapproachandarrangements.pdf Reorganisation of States - The Approach and Arrangements 1955-10-15 2024-06-26 7 42 The Economic Weekly After the reorganization, the assembly constituencies increased from 106 with 117 seats in 1954 to 114 with 126 seats in 1957. Background Following the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Malabar District of Madras state merged with Travancore-Cochin to form the new state of Kerala on 1 November 1956. The merger helped the Communist Party of India to increase their base in the region.P Radhakrishnan Peasant Struggles, Land Reforms and Social Change: Malabar 1836–1982 https://books.google.com/books?id=PAxzWmBN-HkC&pg=PA71 Radhakrishnan 978-1-906083-16-8 71 The ruling Indian National Congress lost the prominence due to the factionalism within the party.April 2020 Furthermore, communalism and struggles against feudalism played a major role.Communal Road to a Secular Kerala https://books.google.com/books?id=1TuPeXFP0WgC&pg=PA145 1 January 1989 Concept Publishing Company 978-81-7022-282-8 145 Election The Election Commission of India conducted elections to the newly created state between 28 February – 11 March 1957.http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776:history-of-kerala-legislature History of Kerala Legislature kerala.gov.in 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101549/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776%3Ahistory-of-kerala-legislature 6 October 2014 dead dmy-all The elections were held to the 126 seats (114 constituencies) including 12 two member constituencies of which 11 and one reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively, in which 406 candidates were contested. The voter turnout was 65.49%.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1957/StatRep_Kerala_1957.pdf Key highlights of General election, 1957 to the legislative assembly of Kerala Election Commission of India 8 April 2014 pdf Results The result of the elections listed below: Summary of results of the 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly electionhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3746-kerala-1957/ Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala Election Commission of India 2020-02-22 yes !colspan=10|File:India Kerala Legislative Assembly 1957.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! colspan=2|Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Vote % in contested seats |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Communist Party of India | 35px | 101 || 60 || 47.62 || 2,059,547 || 35.28 || 40.57 |- | Indian National Congress | INC Flag Official|35px | 124 || 43 || 34.13 || 2,209,251 || 37.85 || 38.1 |- | Praja Socialist Party |35px | 65 || 9 || 7.14 || 628,261 || 10.76 || 17.48 |- | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |35px | 28 || 0 || || 188,553 || 3.23 || 11.12 |- | Independent politician | | 86 || 14 || 11.11 || 751,965 || 12.88 || N/A |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 2| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total seats !! 126 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 89,13,247 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 3|58,37,577 (65.49%) |} In the election, five women candidates were elected out of nine candidates.http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-16/news/29548474_1_women-candidates-women-empowerment-cpi-m https://web.archive.org/web/20130925192157/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-16/news/29548474_1_women-candidates-women-empowerment-cpi-m dead 25 September 2013 Only 7 women make it to Kerala state Assembly Economic Times 16 May 2011 9 April 2014 By Constituency Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner No. Constituency Name Category Name Party Vote NameParty Vote 1 Parassala GEN M. Kunjukrishnan Nadar Indian National Congress 16,742 Krishna Pillai K Praja Socialist Party 8,338 2 Neyyattinkara GEN Janardhanan Nair O. Communist Party of India 18,812 Krishna Pillai N. K. Praja Socialist Party 16,558 3 Vilappil GEN Ponnara Sreedhar Praja Socialist Party 18,221 Surendranath K. V. Communist Party of India 14,278 4 Nemom GEN Sadasivan A. Communist Party of India 15,998 Viswambharan P. Praja Socialist Party 14,159 5 Trivandrum I GEN Eapan E. P. Praja Socialist Party 15,466 Krishnan Nair K. Independent politician 13,418 6 Trivandrum II GEN Pattom A. Thanu Pillai Praja Socialist Party 21,816 Anirudhan K. Communist Party of India 17,082 7 Ullur GEN Sreedharan V. Communist Party of India 16,904 Alikunju Sastri M. Praja Socialist Party 14,182 8 Arianad GEN Balakrishna Pillai R. Communist Party of India 16,728 Kesavan Nair R. Indian National Congress 6,987 9 Nedumangad GEN Neelakantaru Pandarathil. N Communist Party of India 20,553 Somasekharan Nair K Praja Socialist Party 7,888 10 Attingal GEN Prakasam R. Communist Party of India 24,328 Gopala Pillai Praja Socialist Party 11,151 11 Varkala (SC) T. A. Majeed Communist Party of India 41,683 Sivadasan K. Communist Party of India 31,454 12 Eravipuram GEN Raveendran Communist Party of India 19,122 Kunju Sankara Pillai V. Praja Socialist Party 8,762 13 Quilon GEN A. A. Rahim Indian National Congress 20,367 Divakaran T. K Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) 12,571 14 Thrikkadavur (SC) Karunakaran K. Communist Party of India 33,782 T. Krishnan Indian National Congress 32,596 15 Karunagappally GEN Kunjukrishnan P. Indian National Congress 13,709 P. K. Kunju Praja Socialist Party 13,063 16 Krishnapuram GEN Karthikeyan G. Communist Party of India 23,963 Sekhara Panicker K. Indian National Congress 14,493 17 Kayamkulam GEN Aysha Bai K. O. Communist Party of India 27,067 Sarojini Indian National Congress 13,138 18 Karthigapally GEN Sugathan R. Communist Party of India 20,978 Velu Pillai G. Indian National Congress 14,887 19 Haripad GEN Ramakrishna Pillai V. Independent politician 20,184 K. Balagangadharan Indian National Congress 15,812 20 Mavelikara GEN Kunjachan P. K. Communist Party of India 44,630 K. C. George Communist Party of India 39,617 21 Kunnathur (GEN) Madhavan Pillai P. R. Communist Party of India 41,569 Govindan R. Communist Party of India 37,321 22 Kottarakkara (SC) E. Chandrasekharan Nair Communist Party of India 23,298 Ramachandran Nair K. Indian National Congress 14,307 23 Chadayamangalam GEN Bhargavan K. Communist Party of India 19,375 Abdul Majeed M. Praja Socialist Party 9,143 24 Pathanapuram GEN Rajagopalan Nair Communist Party of India 24,499 Kuttan Pillai K. Indian National Congress 14,440 25 Punalur GEN Gopalan P. Communist Party of India 20,455 Kunjuraman Assan K. Indian National Congress 16,366 26 Ranni GEN Idicula Indian National Congress 23,308 Thomas Mathew Independent politician 20,722 27 Pathanamthitta GEN Bhaskara Pillai P. Communist Party of India 29,001 Chacko (Geevarghese) N. G. Indian National Congress 21,353 28 Aranmula GEN Gopinathan Pillai K. Indian National Congress 18,895 Vasudevan N. C. Communist Party of India 18,630 29 Kallooppara GEN M. M. Mathai Indian National Congress 17,874 N. T. George Communist Party of India 10,843 30 Thiruvalla GEN G. Padmanabhan Thampi Communist Party of India 22,978 Kuruvila Thomas T. Indian National Congress 20,347 31 Chengannur GEN R. Sankara Narayanan Thampi Communist Party of India 19,538 Saraswathi Amma K. Indian National Congress 13,546 32 Alleppey GEN T. V. Thomas Communist Party of India 26,542 Nafeesa Beevi A. Indian National Congress 22,278 33 Mararikulam GEN Sadasivan C. G. Communist Party of India 28,153 Joseph Mathen Indian National Congress 18,350 34 Sherthala GEN K. R. Gowri Amma Communist Party of India 26,088 A. Subramonian Pillai Indian National Congress 22,756 35 Aroor GEN P. S. Karthikeyan Indian National Congress 23,956 Avira Tharakan Independent politician 22,296 36 Thakazhi GEN Thomas John Indian National Congress 21,940 Varghese Vaidlian T. K. Communist Party of India 16,480 37 Changanacherry GEN Kalyanakrishnan Nair M. Communist Party of India 22,539 Raghavan Pillai P. Indian National Congress 19,693 38 Vazhoor GEN P. T. Chacko Indian National Congress 20,102 Raghava Kurup N. Communist Party of India 20,022 39 Kanjirappally GEN Thomas K. T. Indian National Congress 14,896 Joseph Praja Socialist Party 12,893 40 Puthuppally GEN P. C. Cherian Indian National Congress 20,396 George E. M. Communist Party of India 19,000 41 Kottayam GEN Bhaskaran Nair P. Communist Party of India 23,021 Govindhan Nair M. P. Indian National Congress 20,750 42 Ettumanoor GEN Joseph George Indian National Congress 21,423 Gopala Pillai C. S. Communist Party of India 19,930 43 Meenachil GEN Joseph P. M. Indian National Congress 20,126 Thomas Mathai Independent politician 13,462 44 Vaikom GEN K. R. Narayanan Indian National Congress 25,818 C. K. Viswanathan Communist Party of India 25,164 45 Kaduthuruthy GEN M. C. Abraham Indian National Congress 22,365 Kurian Kurian Independent politician 13,552 46 Ramamangalam GEN E. P. Poulose Indian National Congress 20,086 Parameswaran Nair Communist Party of India 13,588 47 Muvattupuzha GEN K. M. George Indian National Congress 16,820 Kuruvilla Mattai (Mathew) Communist Party of India 14,993 48 Devicolam (SC) Rosamma Punnose Communist Party of India 33,809 Ganapathy N. Indian National Congress 31,887 Bye Polls in 1958 Bye Polls in 1958 R. Punnose COM 55,819 B. Nair Indian National Congress 48,730 49 Thodupuzha GEN Mathew C. A. Indian National Congress 22,149 Narayanan Nair K Communist Party of India 11,680 50 Karikode GEN Kusuman Joseph Indian National Congress 14,669 Augustine Ouseph Independent politician 12,084 51 Poonjar GEN Thomman T. A. Indian National Congress 21,279 Chacko Vallikkappan (Jocob) Communist Party of India 9,045 52 Puliyannur GEN K. M. Joseph Chazhicatt Praja Socialist Party 18,605 Prof.K.MChandy Indian National Congress 17,915 53 Palluruthy GEN Alexander Parambithar Indian National Congress 23,666 Gangadharan P. Communist Party of India 19,848 54 Mattancherry GEN Viswanathan K. K. Indian National Congress 19,106 Aboo T. M Communist Party of India 13,046 55 Narakkal GEN K. C. Abraham Indian National Congress 24,253 K. K. Ramakrishnan Communist Party of India 22,321 56 Ernakulam GEN Jacob A. L. Indian National Congress 23,857 V. Ramankutty Menon Communist Party of India 18,172 57 Kanayannur GEN Ramakrishnan T. K. Communist Party of India 21,292 Joseph A. V. Indian National Congress 17,506 58 Alwaye GEN T. O. Bava Indian National Congress 23,707 Varkey M. C. Independent politician 21,142 59 Perumbavoor GEN Govinda Pillai P. Communist Party of India 21,679 K. A. Damodara Menon Indian National Congress 20,780 60 Kothakulangara GEN Anthony M. A. Indian National Congress 24,133 A. P. Kurian Communist Party of India 15,246 61 Parur GEN Sivan Pillai N. Communist Party of India 19,997 K. I. Mathew Indian National Congress 17,909 62 Vadakkekara GEN Balan K. A. Communist Party of India 23,385 Vijayan K. R. Indian National Congress 17,844 63 Cranganore GEN E. Gopalakrishna Menon Communist Party of India 20,385 Kunju Moideen A. K. Indian National Congress 18,894 64 Chalakkudy (SC) P. K. Chathan Master Communist Party of India 43,454 C. J. Jenardhanan Praja Socialist Party 42,997 65 Irinjalakuda GEN C. Achutha Menon Communist Party of India 24,140 K. T. Achuthan Indian National Congress 21,480 66 Manalur GEN Joseph Mundassery Communist Party of India 23,350 Sukumaran Indian National Congress 21,355 67 Trichur GEN A. R. Menon Independent politician 23,531 K.Karunakaran Indian National Congress 21,045 68 Ollur GEN Paranchu R. Indian National Congress 15,994 Raghavan V. Communist Party of India 15,915 69 Kunnamkulam GEN Krishnan T. K. Communist Party of India 21,161 Velayudhan K. I. Indian National Congress 18,788 70 Wadakkanchery (SC) Ayyappan C. C. Communist Party of India 33,161 Kochukuttan K Indian National Congress 28,895 71 Nattika GEN Achuthan K. S. Indian National Congress 23,594 Gopalakrishnan P. K. Communist Party of India 22,039 72 Guruvayoor GEN Koru Kooliyat Independent politician 16,722 Abubaker M. V. Indian National Congress 14,087 73 Andathodu GEN Kolady Govindan Kutty Menon Communist Party of India 14,229 Karunakara Menon K. G. Indian National Congress 12,495 74 Ponnani (SC) Kunhambu Kallayan Indian National Congress 22,784 Kunhan Eliyath Tharayil Communist Party of India 20,535 75 Kuzhalmannam GEN John Kuduvakkotte Independent politician 19,437 Kesava Menon T.P. Indian National Congress 14,689 76 Alathur GEN Krishnan R. Communist Party of India 19,203 Vaitheeswara Iyer P. S. Indian National Congress 13,317 77 Chittur (SC) Balachandra Menon P. Communist Party of India 23,995 Eacharan K. Indian National Congress 22,062 78 Elapully GEN Ramankutty A. K. Communist Party of India 16,768 Sankaran C. C. Indian National Congress 11,560 79 Palghat GEN Raghava Menon R. Indian National Congress 14,873 Kunhiraman M. P. Communist Party of India 14,248 80 Parli GEN Narayanakutty C. K. Communist Party of India 21,627 Gopalakrishnan Nair K. Indian National Congress 13,996 81 Mannarghat GEN Krishna Menon K. Communist Party of India 13,375 Kochunny Nair K. C. Indian National Congress 9,665 82 Perinthalmanna GEN Govindan Nambiar Communist Party of India 13,248 Pookoya Thangal Haji P. V. Independent politician 9,398 83 Ottapalam GEN Kunhunni Nayar Communist Party of India 16,157 Sundara Iyer N. Indian National Congress 15,248 84 Pattambi GEN Gopalan Erasseri Patinharethil Communist Party of India 17,447 Padamanabha Menon K. P. Indian National Congress 9,793 85 Mankada GEN Mohammad Kodur Valia Peedikakkal Independent politician 11,854 Mohammad Malavattath Indian National Congress 8,338 86 Tirur GEN Moideenkutty Hajee K. Independent politician 15,404 Alikutty P. P. Indian National Congress 13,231 87 Tanur GEN C. H. Mohammed Koya Independent politician 16,787 Assanar Kutty T. Indian National Congress 11,520 88 Kuttippuram GEN Ahamedkutty C. Independent politician 15,495 Moideenkutty P. K. Indian National Congress 10,424 89 Thirurangady GEN K. Avukader Kutty Naha Independent politician 17,622 Kunhalikutty Haji A. Indian National Congress 16,670 90 Malappuram GEN Hassan Gani K. Independent politician 17,214 Saidalavi P. Indian National Congress 12,243 91 Manjeri (SC) P. P. Ummer Koya Indian National Congress 30,860 Chadayan M. Independent politician 29,101 92 Kondotty GEN M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal Independent politician 18,981 Abubakar Kolakadan Indian National Congress 11,866 93 Kozhikode I GEN Sarada Krishnan Indian National Congress 17,388 Manjunatha Rao H. Communist Party of India 16,079 94 Kozhikode I I GEN Kumaran P. Indian National Congress 18,586 E. Janardhanan Independent politician 11,211 95 Chevayur GEN Balagopalan A. Indian National Congress 20,683 Raghavan Nair Communist Party of India 17,319 96 Kunnamangalam GEN Leela Damodara Menon Indian National Congress 13,598 Chathunni Ottayil K. Communist Party of India 11,814 97 Koduvally GEN Gopalankutty Nair M. Indian National Congress 19,377 Muhammedkutty C. Independent politician 15,950 98 Balusseri GEN Narayana Kurup M. Praja Socialist Party 15,789 Raghavan Nair E. Indian National Congress 11,536 99 Quilandy GEN Kunhiraman Nambiar Praja Socialist Party 19,668 Achuthan Nair P. Indian National Congress 16,622 100 Perambra GEN Kumaran Madathil Communist Party of India 17,838 Madhavan Nair T K. Indian National Congress 15,827 101 Badagara GEN Kelu Mandoti Kuniyil Communist Party of India 17,123 Krishnan Praja Socialist Party 15,448 102 Nadapuram GEN Kanaran C. H. Communist Party of India 18,533 Kunhammad Haji V. K. Indian National Congress 15,177 103 Wynad (SC) Kunjikrishnan Nair N. K. Indian National Congress 31,993 Madura Indian National Congress 29,296 104 Kuthuparamba GEN Ramunny Kurup Praja Socialist Party 21,540 Madhavan P. K. Communist Party of India 14,858 105 Mattannur GEN Balaram N. E. Communist Party of India 23,540 Kunhiraman Nair Indian National Congress 13,089 106 Tellicherry GEN V. R. Krishna Iyer Independent politician 27,318 Kunhiraman P. Indian National Congress 15,234 107 Cannanore I GEN Kannan Chaliyoth Communist Party of India 17,464 Gopalan Othayoth Indian National Congress 17,413 108 Cannanore II GEN K. P. Gopalan Communist Party of India 21,493 Madhavan Pamban Indian National Congress 18,776 109 Madayi GEN Gopalan Nambiar K. P. R. Communist Party of India 24,390 T. Narayanan Nambiar Indian National Congress 12,169 110 Rikkur GEN Narayanan Nambiar T. C. Communist Party of India 24,518 Narayanan Nambissan Indian National Congress 11,052 111 Nileswar (SC) Kallalan Communist Party of India 44,754 E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India 38,090 112 Hosdrug GEN K. Chandrasekharan Praja Socialist Party 14,150 Madhavan K. Communist Party of India 11,209 113 Kasaragod GEN Kunhikrishan Nair Cheripady Indian National Congress 10,290 Narayanan Nambiar Praja Socialist Party 10,096 114 Manjeshwar GEN M. Umesh Rao Independent politician Uncontested Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1957 https://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1957-election-results.html 2020-09-06 www.elections.in Government formation Communist Party of India formed the government with the support of five independents.Thomas Johnson Nossiter Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation https://books.google.com/books?id=8CSQUxVjjWQC&pg=PA122 1 January 1982 University of California Press 978-0-520-04667-2 122–123 On 5 April 1957, E. M. S. Namboodiripad became the chief minister of Kerala and first non–Congress chief minister of the country (PSP ruled Travencore Cochin state before). But the government was dismissed in 1959 by the central government following the Liberation struggle led by Syro-Malabar Church and Hindu caste organisations such as the Nair Service Society headed by Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai.http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/12/stories/2008021254000400.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080302170836/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/12/stories/2008021254000400.htm dead 2 March 2008 Fresh light on 'Liberation Struggle' 12 February 2008 The Hindu 9 April 2014 See also First Namboodiripad ministry 1957 elections in India 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election References 30em 1957 1957 Kerala