1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

1967 Kerala election: United Front victory May 2016 August 2019 August 2019 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary Popular no no 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1965 21 February 1967 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1970 All 133 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 67 75.67% ( 0.55%) E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg 100 80 100 10 0 E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India (Marxist) Saptakakshi Munnani Pattambi 52 40 12 23.51% C Achutha Menon 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg 100 80 100 10 0 C. Achutha Menon Communist Party of India Saptakakshi Munnani Did not contest 19 3 16 8.57% File:Indian Election Symbol Tree.png N. K. Balakrishnan Samyukta Socialist Party Saptakakshi Munnani Hosdrug 19 13 6 8.4% Indian Union Muslim League leader C. H. Mohammed Koya.jpg 100 80 100 10 0 C. H. Mohammed Koya Indian Union Muslim League Saptakakshi Munnani Mankada 14 6 8 6.75% R. Sankar, Indian politician.jpg 100 80 100 10 0 R. Sankar Indian National Congress Did not contest 9 36 27 35.43% K. M. George.jpg 100 80 100 10 0 K. M. George Kerala Congress Poonjar 5 6 1 7.57% Chief Minister Vacant President's Rule E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India (Marxist) 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 of that, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) formed a seven-member coalition known as the Saptakakshi Munnani. The Indian National Congress and the Kerala Congress contested separately. The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Saptakakshi Munnani which won a whopping 113 out 133 seats, the highest won by a coalition till date. The Indian National Congress suffered a massive debacle, being reduced to a mere 9 seats- the worst performance of the party in the state till date. Veteran Communist Leader E. M. S. Namboothiripad was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 6 March 1967.http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776:history-of-kerala-legislature History of Kerala Legislature Kerala Government 30 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101549/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776%3Ahistory-of-kerala-legislature 2014-10-06 dead STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1965 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1965_ST_REP.pdf www.ceo.kerala.gov.in ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI Congress Leader and Mala legislator K. Karunakaran took over as the new Leader of the Opposition. Future Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan was first elected to the assembly in 1967. Background In the 1965 elections, no party was able to form a government in Kerala. No viable coalition took shape, and Kerala went back to President Rule for another 2 years. Kerala again went back to the polls in 1967. Both communist parties - CPI (M) and CPI - along with smaller parties including SSP and Muslim League contested this election as a United Front. A total of seven parties contested in the front, and the front was known as Saptakakshi Munnani. Congress and Kerala Congress contested separately. The total polling percentage was 75 Constituencies There were 133 constituencies in total, out of which 120 were General Category, 11 Scheduled Castes, and 2 Scheduled Tribe seats. Political parties The national parties contested were the Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Sanghata Socialist Party, and Swatantra Party along with the state parties Indian Union Muslim League and Kerala Congress. Results Summary of results of the 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly electionSTATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1967_ST_REP.pdf www.ceo.kerala.gov.in ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI Thomas Johnson Nossiter Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation https://books.google.com/books?id=8CSQUxVjjWQC&pg=PA128 1 January 1982 University of California Press 978-0-520-04667-2 128 yes !colspan=10|File:India Kerala Legislative Assembly 1967.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! colspan=2|Political Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net Change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 35px | 59 || 52 || 12 || 39.10 || 1,476,456 || 23.51 || 3.64 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Communist Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | 35px | 22 || 19 || 16 || 14.29 || 538,004 || 8.57 || 0.27 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Samyukta Socialist Party | style="text-align:left;" |Samyukta Socialist Party | | 21 || 19 || 6 || 14.29 || 527,662 || 8.4 || 0.27 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Indian Union Muslim League | style="text-align:left;" |Indian Union Muslim League | | 15 || 14 || 8 || 10.53 || 424,159 || 6.75 || 2.92 |- | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | INC Flag Official|35px | 133 || 9 || 27 || 6.77 || 2,789,556 || 35.43 || 1.88 |- | Kerala Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Kerala Congress | | 61 || 5 || 1 || 3.76 || 475,172 || 7.57 || 5.01 |- | Praja Socialist Party | style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party | | 7 || 0 || NA || 0 || 13,991 || 0.22 || NA |- | Swatantra Party | style="text-align:left;" |Swatantra Party | | 6 || 0 || NA || 14.29 || 13,105 || 0.21 || NA |- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh | | 22 || 0 || NA || 0 || 55,584 || 0.88 || NA |- | Independent politician | | 75 || 15 || 3 || 11.28 || 531,783 || 8.47 || 5.27 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 133 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 8,613,658 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|6,518,272 (75.67%) |} By constituency Constituency Poll% Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Manjeshwar 73.04% K. M. Bhandary Independent politician IND 23,471 54.41 M. R. Rai Communist Party of India (Marxist) 18,690 43.324,78111.09 2 Kasargod 78.21% U. P. Kunikullaya Independent politician IND 20,635 44.95 H. A. Schemnad Indian Union Muslim League 20,540 44.75950.20 3 Hosdrug 72.50% N. K. Balakrishnan Samyukta Socialist Party 25,717 55.72 M. N. Nambiar Indian National Congress 16,056 34.799,66120.93 4 Nileswar 71.78% V. V. Kunhambu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 34,496 70.64 T. P. G. Namboodiri Indian National Congress 12,909 26.4321,58744.21 5 Edakkad 82.42% C. Kannan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 32,563 58.99 P. P. Lakshmanan Indian National Congress 22,125 40.0810,43818.91 6 Cannanore 83.74% E. Ahamed Indian Union Muslim League 35,261 56.64 N. K. Kumaran Indian National Congress 26,997 43.368,26413.28 7 Madayi 78.58% M. Manjuran Independent politician IND 32,974 67.72 P. Krishnan Indian National Congress 13,862 28.4719,11239.25 8 Payyannur 74.23% A. V. Kunhabgu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 29,835 63.47 V. T. N. Poduval Indian National Congress 14,774 31.4315,06132.04 9 Taliparamba 77.83% K. P. R. Poduval Communist Party of India (Marxist) 31,508 56.41 N. C. Varghese Indian National Congress 22,233 39.809,27516.61 10 Irikkur 77.46% E. P. K. Nambiar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 31,590 65.45 K. R. Karunakaran Indian National Congress 16,679 34.5514,91130.90 11 Kuthuparamba 78.19% K. K. Abee Samyukta Socialist Party 28,449 58.07 M. K. Krishnan Indian National Congress 17,797 36.3210,65221.75 12 Tellicherry 80.91% K. P. R. Gopalan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 34,612 61.39 P. Nanoo Indian National Congress 21,772 38.6112,84022.78 13 Peringalam 78.19% P. R. Kurup Samyukta Socialist Party 38,701 74.81 N. M. Nambiar Indian National Congress 13,034 25.1925,66749.62 14 North Wynad (ST) 59.62% K. K. Annan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 19,983 57.17 C. M. Kulian Indian National Congress 14,970 42.835,01314.34 15 Badagara 79.57% M. Krishnan Samyukta Socialist Party 37,488 74.29 M. Venugopal Indian National Congress 12,977 25.7124,51148.58 16 Nadapuram 78.23% E. V. Kumaran Communist Party of India (Marxist) 31,395 64.17 P. Balakrishnan Indian National Congress 14,936 30.5316,45933.64 17 Meppayur 79.55% M. K. Kelu Communist Party of India (Marxist) 33,365 68.09 C. K. Kurup Indian National Congress 15,639 31.9117,72636.18 18 Quilandy 82.27% P. K. Kidave Samyukta Socialist Party 32,390 55.89 K. Gopalan Indian National Congress 23,375 40.339,01515.56 19 Permbra 79.83% V. V. D. Moorthy Communist Party of India (Marxist) 30,307 58.65 K. T. K. Nair Indian National Congress 18,784 36.3511,52322.30 20 Balusseri 83.24% A. K. Appu Samyukta Socialist Party 29,069 53.75 O. K. Govindan Indian National Congress 22,491 41.596,57812.16 21 Kunnamangalam 73.79% V. K. Nair Samyukta Socialist Party 28,773 62.18 K. P. Padmanabhan Indian National Congress 13,171 28.4615,60233.72 22 Kalpetta 62.99% B. Wellingdon Independent politician IND 23,510 62.89 A. V. R. G. Menon Indian National Congress 11,960 31.9911,55030.90 23 South Wynad (ST) 57.10% M. Ramunni Samyukta Socialist Party 20,220 58.05 M. C. Maru Indian National Congress 14,610 41.955,61016.10 24 Calicut I 84.66% P. C. R. Nair Communist Party of India (Marxist) 32,794 52.41 M. Kamalam Indian National Congress 27,710 44.285,0848.13 25 Calicut Ii 78.36% P. M. Abubacker Indian Union Muslim League 32,415 56.58 V. Zubair Indian National Congress 21,859 38.1510,55618.43 26 Beypore 77.96% K. C. Master Communist Party of India (Marxist) 33,479 63.77 I. P. Krishnan Indian National Congress 14,947 28.4718,53235.30 27 Tirurangadi 76.00% A. K. N. Laji Indian Union Muslim League 29,267 57.47 T. P. K. Kutty Indian National Congress 19,599 38.489,66818.99 28 Tanur 64.71% M. M. K. Haji Indian Union Muslim League 29,219 66.47 T. A. Kutty Indian National Congress 10,491 23.8718,72842.60 29 Tirur 74.39% K. M. K. Haji Indian Union Muslim League 28,558 60.65 R. Muhamed Indian National Congress 18,527 39.3510,03121.30 30 Kuttippuram 63.77% C. M. Kutty Indian Union Muslim League 28,245 72.03 P. R. Menon Indian National Congress 10,968 27.9717,27744.06 31 Kondotty 72.44% S. U. Bafakih Indian Union Muslim League 33,166 66.11 M. P. Gangadharan Indian National Congress 13,874 27.6519,29238.46 32 Malappuram 69.01% M. P. M. A. Kurikkel Indian Union Muslim League 32,813 73.07 A. C. Shanmughadas Indian National Congress 12,094 26.9320,71946.14 33 Manjeri (SC) 62.72% M. Chadayan Indian Union Muslim League 23,752 63.66 S. Mariappan Indian National Congress 12,636 33.8611,11629.80 34 Nilambur 68.11% K. Kunhali Communist Party of India (Marxist) 25,215 62.04 A. Mohamed Indian National Congress 15,426 37.969,78924.08 35 Ponnani 74.41% V. P. C. Thangal Indian Union Muslim League 30,251 61.63 K. G. K. Menon Indian National Congress 16,430 33.4713,82128.16 36 Trithala (SC) 63.19% E. T. Kunhan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,119 59.28 K. Kunhambu Indian National Congress 14,485 35.609,63423.68 37 Pattambi 66.91% E. M. S. Namboodiripad Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23,955 59.85 K. G. Menon Indian National Congress 11,838 29.5812,11730.27 38 Ottapalam 58.11% P. P. Krishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 21,086 61.64 M. N. Kurup Indian National Congress 13,123 38.367,96323.28 39 Sreekrishnapuram 53.15% C. G. Panicker Communist Party of India (Marxist) 18,762 66.36 K. R. Nair Indian National Congress 9,510 33.649,25232.72 40 Mankada 63.46% H. C. H. M. Koya Indian Union Muslim League 29,503 79.82 V. S. A. C. K. Thangal Indian National Congress 4,986 13.4924,51766.33 41 Perintalmanna 53.00% P. M. Kutty Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,285 76.37 P. M. Sadio Indian National Congress 7,513 23.6316,77252.74 42 Mannarghat 51.25% E. K. I. Bava Communist Party of India (Marxist) 20,504 65.24 N. Balasubramanyan Indian National Congress 8,608 27.3911,89637.85 43 Palghat 68.75% R. Krishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,627 54.13 K. Sankaranayayan Indian National Congress 14,996 32.969,63121.17 44 Malampuzha 62.76% M. P. Kunhiraman Communist Party of India (Marxist) 27,454 70.32 A. Narayanan Indian National Congress 11,585 29.6815,86940.64 45 Chittur 66.85% K. A. S. Bharathy Samyukta Socialist Party 23,985 58.27 A. S. Sahib Indian National Congress 17,174 41.736,81116.54 46 Kollengode 61.64% C. V. Menon Communist Party of India (Marxist) 19,779 51.93 Gangadharan Indian National Congress 14,370 37.735,40914.20 47 Alathur 63.47% R. Krishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 25,467 65.14 Sarada Indian National Congress 13,630 34.8611,83730.28 48 Kuzhalmannam (SC) 53.99% O. Koran Samyukta Socialist Party 19,138 57.75 E. Kontha Indian National Congress 11,452 34.557,68623.20 49 Chelakara (SC) 71.10% P. Kunhan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 21,175 50.54 K. K. Balakrishnan Indian National Congress 19,123 45.652,0524.89 50 Wadakkancherry 77.38% N. K. Seshan Samyukta Socialist Party 23,857 49.61 K. S. N. Namboodiri Indian National Congress 22,173 46.111,6843.50 51 Kunnamkulam 80.67% A. S. N. Nambissan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 27,014 50.57 A. K. Kunhunny Indian National Congress 24,930 46.672,0843.90 52 Manalur 83.94% N. I. Devassykutty Indian National Congress 26,523 49.15 V. Mecheri Independent politician IND 26,374 48.881490.27 53 Trichur 80.36% K. S. Nair Communist Party of India (Marxist) 26,149 48.72 T. P. Seetharaman Indian National Congress 25,547 47.606021.12 54 Ollur 81.04% A. V. Aryan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,569 49.12 P. P. Francis Indian National Congress 24,421 48.831480.29 55 Irinjalakuda 81.00% C. K. Rajan Communist Party of India 27,151 53.59 R. Pozhekadavil Indian National Congress 23,515 46.413,6367.18 56 Kodakara 80.09% P. S. Namboodiri Communist Party of India 24,265 52.52 P. R. Krishnan Indian National Congress 15,680 33.948,58518.58 57 Chalakudi 79.82% P. P. Geroge Indian National Congress 26,568 50.74 P. K. Chathan Communist Party of India 23,107 44.133,4616.61 58 Mala 80.29% K. Karunakaran Indian National Congress 23,563 50.39 K. A. Thomas Communist Party of India 23,199 49.613640.78 59 Guruvayur 78.93% B. V. S. Thangal Indian Union Muslim League 20,986 46.86 A. A. Kochunny Indian National Congress 20,523 45.834631.03 60 Nattika 84.05% T. K. Krishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 27,635 52.87 K. K. Viswanathan Indian National Congress 24,634 47.133,0015.74 61 Cranganore 84.78% P. K. Gopalakrishnan Communist Party of India 26,536 51.54 M. Sagir Indian National Congress 23,221 45.103,3156.44 62 Ankamali 83.19% A. P. Kurian Communist Party of India (Marxist) 21,427 42.15 A. C. George Indian National Congress 15,237 29.986,19012.17 63 Vadakkekara 82.17% E. Balanandan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28,234 50.57 K. R. Vijayan Indian National Congress 27,601 49.436331.14 64 Parur 80.03% K. T. George Indian National Congress 17,418 38.22 V. Painadan Independent politician IND 13,719 30.113,6998.11 65 Narakal 86.10% A. S. Purushothaman Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,616 49.38 K. C. Abraham Indian National Congress 23,474 47.091,1422.29 66 Mattancherry 75.93% M. P. M. Jafferkhan Indian Union Muslim League 28,175 52.51 P. T. Jacob Indian National Congress 21,763 40.566,41211.95 67 Paliuruthy 82.63% P. Gangadharan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,779 49.08 A. L. Jacob Indian National Congress 23,395 46.341,3842.74 68 Thrippunithura 85.43% T. K. Ramakrishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 27,435 48.87 P. P. Mani Indian National Congress 25,976 46.271,4592.60 69 Ernakulam 77.05% A. Parambithara Indian National Congress 23,270 45.65 K. A. Rajan Communist Party of India 22,973 45.072970.58 70 Alwaye 83.60% M. K. A. Hameed Independent politician IND 29,978 56.06 V. P. Marakkar Indian National Congress 20,360 38.089,61817.98 71 Perumbavoor 80.23% P. G. Pillai Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23,161 49.15 K. G. R. Kartha Indian National Congress 17,996 38.195,16510.96 72 Kunnathunad (SC) 79.49% M. K. Krishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28,083 54.38 K. K. Madhavan Indian National Congress 21,203 41.066,88013.32 73 Kothamangalam 85.79% T. M. Meethiyan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 21,210 41.40 M. I. Markose Kerala Congress 14,822 28.936,38812.47 74 Muvattupuzha 80.26% P. V. Abraham Communist Party of India 21,333 42.88 K. C. Paily Indian National Congress 15,400 30.955,93311.93 75 Thodupuzha 80.64% K. C. Zachariah Independent politician IND 18,780 43.99 E. M. Joseph Kerala Congress 17,286 40.491,4943.50 76 Karimannoor 73.61% M. M. Thomas Independent politician IND 19,070 48.15 A. C. Chacko Kerala Congress 12,870 32.496,20015.66 77 Devicolam (SC) 61.62% N. Ganapathy Indian National Congress 15,895 44.66 G. Varathan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 15,607 43.852880.81 78 Udumbanchola 65.41% K. T. Jacob Communist Party of India 28,085 52.73 Mathachan Kerala Congress 19,021 35.719,06417.02 79 Peermade (SC) 59.98% K. I. Rajan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 18,934 52.07 Ramiah Indian National Congress 12,199 33.556,73518.52 80 Kanjirapally 72.66% M. Kamal Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22,681 51.41 C. J. Antony Kerala Congress 14,335 32.498,34618.92 81 Vazhoor 76.90% K. P. Pillai Communist Party of India 19,789 48.40 K. N. Kurup Kerala Congress 14,760 36.105,02912.30 82 Changanacherry 81.49% K. G. N. Nambudiripad Communist Party of India 21,278 42.97 K. J. Chacko Kerala Congress 15,353 31.015,92511.96 83 Puthupally 79.80% E. M. George Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22,589 48.50 P. C. Cheriyan Indian National Congress 17,037 36.585,55211.92 84 Kottayam 81.30% M. K. George Communist Party of India (Marxist) 25,298 51.37 M. P. G. Nair Indian National Congress 16,188 32.879,11018.50 85 Ettumanoor 82.32% P. P. Wilson Samyukta Socialist Party 20,248 40.82 M. M. Joseph Kerala Congress 16,213 32.684,0358.14 86 Akalakunnam 76.62% J. A. Chacko Kerala Congress 18,049 43.24 M. G. K. Nair Communist Party of India (Marxist) 15,770 37.782,2795.46 87 Poonjar 74.43% K. M. George Kerala Congress 19,944 47.55 K. K. Menon Communist Party of India (Marxist) 16,386 39.063,5588.49 88 Palai 82.39% K. M. Mani Kerala Congress 19,118 38.99 V. T. Thomas Independent politician IND 16,407 33.462,7115.53 89 Kaduthuruthy 81.02% J. Chazhikattu Kerala Congress 18,719 39.60 K. K. Joseph Communist Party of India (Marxist) 16,581 35.072,1384.53 90 Vaikom 84.06% P. S. Srinivasan Communist Party of India 28,502 54.84 P. Parameswaran Indian National Congress 19,043 36.649,45918.20 91 Aroor 84.56% K. R. G. Thomas Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28,274 54.29 K. Bhasi Indian National Congress 21,097 40.517,17713.78 92 Sherthala 83.52% N. P. Thandar Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23,350 49.52 K. R. Damodaran Indian National Congress 15,491 32.857,85916.67 93 Mararikulam 80.09% S. Damodaran Communist Party of India (Marxist) 30,277 56.50 D. Krishnan Indian National Congress 18,246 34.0512,03122.45 94 Alleppey 78.62% T. V. Thomas Communist Party of India 28,880 57.66 G. C. Iyer Indian National Congress 15,554 31.0613,32626.60 95 Ambalapuzha 80.24% V. S. Achyuthanandan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 26,627 52.93 A. Achyuthan Indian National Congress 17,112 34.019,51518.92 96 Kuttanad 79.15% K. K. K. Pillai Independent politician IND 23,797 48.63 T. John Kerala Congress 16,633 33.997,16414.64 97 Haripad 81.41% C. B. C. Warrier Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28,199 49.77 K. P. R. Nair Indian National Congress 27,079 47.801,1201.97 98 Kayamkulam 81.14% P. K. Kungu Samyukta Socialist Party 27,227 52.26 T. Prabhakaran Indian National Congress 23,446 45.013,7817.25 99 Thiruvalla 78.70% E. J. Jacob Kerala Congress 18,970 37.35 P. K. Mathew Samyukta Socialist Party 16,992 33.461,9783.89 100 Kallooppara 77.51% G. Thomas Indian National Congress 17,267 39.03 N. T. George Communist Party of India (Marxist) 13,668 30.893,5998.14 101 Aranmula 77.66% P. N. Chandrasenan Samyukta Socialist Party 19,665 41.37 K. V. Nair Indian National Congress 16,743 35.222,9226.15 102 Chengannur 79.67% P. G. P. Pillai Communist Party of India (Marxist) 17,524 34.76 N. S. K. Pillai Indian National Congress 16,004 31.751,5203.01 103 Mavelikara 77.84% G. G. Pillai Samyukta Socialist Party 26,669 51.21 K. K. C. Pillai Indian National Congress 23,226 44.603,4436.61 104 Pandalam (SC) 79.68% P. K. Kunjachan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 27,740 52.27 T. K. Kali Indian National Congress 22,825 43.014,9159.26 105 Ranni 71.73% M. K. Divakaran Communist Party of India 18,628 43.60 N. J. Mathews Indian National Congress 12,795 29.955,83313.65 106 Pathanamthitta 81.04% K. K. Nair Independent politician IND 26,351 49.19 V. Idicula Kerala Congress 16,208 30.2510,14318.94 107 Konni 81.98% P. P. R. M. Pillai Communist Party of India 24,775 51.32 P. J. Thomas Indian National Congress 21,733 45.023,0426.30 108 Pathanapuram (SC) 73.11% P. K. Raghwan Communist Party of India 23,401 56.42 P. K. Ramachandradas Indian National Congress 11,520 27.7711,88128.65 109 Punaloor 80.24% M. N. G. Nair Communist Party of India 23,931 52.61 P. C. Baby Indian National Congress 18,794 41.315,13711.30 110 Chadayamangalam 80.66% D. D. Potti Samyukta Socialist Party 29,980 61.43 B. Pillai Indian National Congress 18,122 37.1311,85824.30 111 Kottarakara 87.02% E. C. Nair Communist Party of India 24,672 42.54 R. B. Pillai Kerala Congress 23,112 39.851,5602.69 112 Kunnathur (SC) 76.67% K. C. S. Sastry Independent politician IND 26,510 55.11 T. Kesavan Indian National Congress 13,559 28.1912,95126.92 113 Adoor 83.68% Ramalingom Communist Party of India 25,804 50.44 P. Raghavan Independent politician IND 12,970 25.3512,83425.09 114 Krishnapuram 85.17% P. U. Pillai Communist Party of India 29,134 58.77 M. K. Hemachandran Indian National Congress 18,810 37.9410,32420.83 115 Karunagapally 80.42% B. John Independent politician IND 32,227 58.50 K. V. S. Pannikar Indian National Congress 20,184 36.6412,04321.86 116 Quilon 77.90% T. K. Divakaran Independent politician IND 29,075 56.87 H. Austin Indian National Congress 19,324 37.809,75119.07 117 Kundara 81.28% P. K. Sukumaran Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28,882 50.65 V. S. Pillai Indian National Congress 23,288 40.845,5949.81 118 Eravipuram 79.19% R. S. Unni Independent politician IND 31,083 63.41 K. K. Krishnan Indian National Congress 17,935 36.5913,14826.82 119 Chathannoor 81.58% P. Ravindran Communist Party of India 27,181 55.00 S. T. Pillai Kerala Congress 15,972 32.3211,20922.68 120 Varkala 77.35% A. Majid Communist Party of India 24,796 58.10 S. Hameed Indian National Congress 17,885 41.906,91116.20 121 Attingal 76.90% K. P. K. Das Communist Party of India (Marxist) 26,871 55.18 B. Purushothaman Indian National Congress 21,826 44.825,04510.36 122 Kilimanoor (SC) 75.30% C. K. Balakrishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 25,932 57.18 K. P. Madhavan Indian National Congress 19,422 42.826,51014.36 123 Vamanapuram 77.66% N. V. Pillai Communist Party of India (Marxist) 24,270 59.82 M. K. Pillai Indian National Congress 16,305 40.187,96519.64 124 Aryanad 71.30% M. Majeed Samyukta Socialist Party 18,350 51.87 V. Sankaran Indian National Congress 14,749 41.693,60110.18 125 Nedumangad 74.70% K. G. K. Pallai Communist Party of India 20,584 52.46 S. V. Nair Indian National Congress 14,931 38.055,65314.41 126 Kazhakuttam 75.38% M. H. Sahib Indian Union Muslim League 22,008 45.36 N. L. Vaidyan Indian National Congress 20,694 42.651,3142.71 127 Trivandrum I 62.53% B. M. Nair Samyukta Socialist Party 22,152 50.53 M. N. G. Nair Indian National Congress 19,931 45.462,2215.07 128 Trivandrum II 67.49% K. C. Vamadevan Independent politician IND 27,806 53.69 W. Sebastian Indian National Congress 21,744 41.986,06211.71 129 Nemom 72.00% M. Sadasivan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22,800 52.02 P. N. Nair Indian National Congress 19,764 45.093,0366.93 130 Kovalam 75.34% J. C. Moraes Independent politician IND 18,588 48.75 M. K. Nadar Indian National Congress 18,191 47.713971.04 131 Vilappil 74.09% C. S. N. Nair Samyukta Socialist Party 25,104 53.22 M. B. Nair Indian National Congress 21,128 44.793,9768.43 132 Neyyatinkara 75.77% R. G. Nair Indian National Congress 24,038 51.28 M. Sathianesan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22,839 48.721,1992.56 133 Parassala 69.48% N. Gamaliel Indian National Congress 23,299 57.68 V. Titus Independent politician IND 17,095 42.326,20415.36 Government formation The United Front performed spectacularly swept most of the seats. Congress and Kerala Congress were decimated with 9 and 5 seats respectively. E M S became the Chief Minister for the second time. Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad Ministry had 14 members. For the first time in Kerala's history, the cabinet also included members from Muslim League.Kerala chronicles: When a coalition of 7 political parties came together only to fall apart https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-chronicles-when-coalition-7-political-parties-came-together-only-fall-apart-63905 2020-09-05 www.thenewsminute.com K. Karunakaran became the opposition leader in the assembly. Fall of EMS Government CPI (M) and CPI continued to have suspicions with each other. Due to the alleged high-handedness of CPI (M) in governance, most smaller parties were unsatisfied. This period also was marked by a series of student strikes and police firings. CPI, SSP & Muslim League eventually became a group within the front and worked together. Many ministers from the smaller parties resigned eventually, and many parties subsequently left the front. On 24 October 1969, EMS submitted resignation owing to the loss of majority in the assembly. Achutha Menon Ministry Within a week of the resignation of E M S Namboothiripad, M N Govindan Nair of CPI informed the Governor that their party was ready to form an alternate government.May 2016 CPI formed a government with outside support from Congress. C. Achutha Menon became the Chief Minister of Kerala on 1969, 1 November. The First Achutha Menon Ministry had 8 members. See also 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election References 1967 1967 Kerala