1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

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1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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All 126 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.72% (Increase2.svg 20.23)
 First partySecond party
 
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.jpg
E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg
Leader Pattom A. Thanu Pillai E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Party PSP CPI
AllianceWith INC & IUML
Leader's seat Trivandrum Pattambi
Last election960
Seats won95 (20 PSP +63 INC+ +11 ML +1 IND)29
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 31
Popular vote2,789,5563,171,732
Percentage34.42%39.14%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.43%Increase2.svg 3.86%
Chief Minister before election

Vacant
President's rule

Chief Minister

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
PSP

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. [1]

Contents

Background

In the 1957 elections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India formed the government with the support of five independents. [2] But in 1959, the Central Government dismissed the democratically elected government through the controversial Article 356 of the Indian Constitution following "The Liberation Struggle", [3] [4] even though the elected communist government was enjoying majority support within the legislature. [5] After a short period of the President's rule, fresh elections were called in 1960.

Constituencies

There were 114 legislative assembly constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, 1957. Out of these 102 were single-member constituencies while the number of double-member constituencies was 12. One constituency was reserved for Schedule Caste. There were 64,77,665 electors in single-member constituencies, while in double-member constituencies there were 15,63,333 electors. Total 312 candidates contested for the 126 seats of the 114 constituencies in the Assembly. [6] Poll percentage was 85.72%, an increase of 20.23% from 65.49% in 1957 assembly elections.

Political parties

Four national parties, Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party and Bharatiya Jana Sangha along with the state party Muslim League took part in the assembly election. [6] In these elections, the Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, and Indian Union Muslim League formed a pre-poll alliance to counter the Communist Party of India. [1] Together they fielded 125 candidates and supported an independent candidate, while the Communist Party of India fielded 108 candidates and gave party support to 16 independents. [1]

Results

Summary of results of the 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election [6] [7]
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Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet Change
in seats		 % of
Seats		VotesVote %Change in
vote %		Vote % in
contested seats
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 30New05,2770.07New3.28
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg 10829Decrease2.svg 3123.023,171,73239.14Increase2.svg 3.8643.79
Indian National Congress INC Flag Official.jpg 8063Increase2.svg 2050.002,789,55634.42Decrease2.svg 3.4345.37
Praja Socialist Party 3320Increase2.svg 1115.871,146,02814.14Decrease2.svg 3.3838.41
IUML 1211New8.73401,9254.96New47.79
Independent 613Decrease2.svg 114.17488,6995.93-5.6113.96
Total Seats126 (Steady2.svg 0)Voters9,604,331Turnout8,232,572 (85.72%)

By constituency

A. C. NO.Assembly Constituency NameCategoryWinner Candidates NameGenderPartyVoteRunner-up Candidates NameGenderPartyVote
1ParassalaGENM. Kunjukrishnan NadarMIND18848ThangayyanMCPI18096
2NeyyattinkaraGENP. Narayanan ThampiMPSP31707R. Janardhanan NairMCPI30756
3VilappilGENPonnara G. SreedharMPSP27929SurendranathMCPI24732
4NemomGENViswambaranMPSP28573A. SadasivanMCPI22918
5Trivandrum IGENB. P. EapenMPSP27328Krishnan NairMCPI20385
6Trivandrum IIGENPattom ThanupillaiMPSP35175K. AnirudhanMCPI25917
7UllurGENM. Alikunju SastriMPSP30269K. P. AlikunjuMCPI24939
8ArianadGENAntony DcruzMPSP25351K. C. GeorgeMCPI22258
9NedumangadGENN. Neelakandaru PandarathilMCPI27797P. S. Nataraja PillaiMPSP25685
10AttingalGENN. KunjuramanMINC28050R. PrakasamMCPI27920
11VarkalaGENBalakrishnanMCPI50231BalakrishnanMCPI50114
12EravipuramGENRavindranMCPI25548Bhaskara PillaiMPSP23689
13QuilonGENA. A. RahimMINC25083P. K. SukumaranMCPI18791
14ThrikkadavurGENC. M. StephenMINC48618KrishnanMINC46244
15KarunagappallyGENBaby JohnMIND21238KunjukrishnanMINC21030
16KrishnapuramGENP. K. KunjuMPSP28247KarthikeyanMINC27583
17KayamkulamGENAysha BaiFCPI30727HemachandranMINC29467
18KarthigapallyGENR. SugathanMCPI30832A. AchuthanMPSP28433
19HaripadGENN. S. Krishna PillaiMINC31389Ramakrishna PillaiMIND21080
20MavelikaraGENGopala KurupMCPI54340KunjachanMCPI54042
21KunnathurGENG. Candrasekhara PillaiMINC51101P. C. AdichenMCPI49253
22Kottarakkara(SC)Damodaran PottMPSP27909Chandrasekharan NairMCPI25741
23ChadayamangalamGENK. BhargavanMCPI25412M. Abdul MajeedMPSP25290
24PathanapuramGENBalakrishna PillaiMINC35136Rajagopalan NairMCPI30601
25PunalurGENK. Krishna PillaiMCPI26415SathibhaiFINC23042
26RanniGENVayala IdiculaMINC34560E. M. ThomasMCPI24426
27PathanamthittaGENC. K. Harichandran NairMPSP36660K. Karunakaran NairMCPI28194
28AranmulaGENK. Gopinathan PillaiMINC31899R. Gopalakrishna PillaiMCPI20295
29KalloopparaGENM. M. MathaiMINC32270Viwanathan NairMIND14015
30ThiruvallaGENP. ChackoMINC36092Padmanabhan ThampiMCPI20026
31ChengannurGENK. R. Saraswathy AmmaFINC31964R. Rajasekharan ThampiMCPI19063
32AlleppeyGENNabisath BeeviFINC33443T. V. ThomasMCPI29650
33MararikulamGENS. KumaranMCPI31826Devaki KrishnanFINC24476
34SherthalaGENK. R. GouriFCPI29883Subramania PillaiMINC28377
35AroorGENKarthikeyanMINC29403SadasivanMCPI27265
36ThakashiGENThomas JohnMINC33079Gopalakrishna PillaiMIND20961
37ChanganacherryGENN. Bhaskaran NairMINC31935A. M. Kalyanskrishnan NairMCPI22542
38VazhoorGENVelappanMINC27566Purushothaman PillaiMCPI20504
39KanjirappallyGENK. T. ThomasMINC28310K. S. Mustafaz KamalMIND21422
40PuthuppallyGENP. C. CherianMINC30260M. ThomasMCPI22349
41KottayamGENM. P. Govindan NairMINC29020N. Raghava KurupMCPI27863
42EttumanoorGENGeorge Joseph PodiparaMINC30925Sankunny MenonMCPI22367
43MeenachilGENP. T. Chacko (Thomas)MINC30745Jacob CherianMCPI15644
44VaikomGENSreenivasanMCPI32707PavithranMINC30638
45KaduthuruthyGENAbraham ChummarMINC32615Umadevi AntharjanamFCPI17316
46RamamangalamGEN E. P. Poulose MINC32448 P. V. Abraham MCPI19871
47MuvattupuzhaGENK. M. GeorgeMINC33520K. C. AbrahamMIND20907
48 Devikulam GENMurugesan ThiruvengadanMINC75141 M. M. Sundaram MCPI72801
49ThodupuzhaGENMathewMINC34156Jose AbrahamMCPI13899
50KarikodeGENKosumom JosephFINC29907Saidu Monammad SahibMIND13621
51PoonjarGENT. A. ThommanMINC35722Kumara MenonMCPI14364
52PuliyannurGENK. M. Joseph ChazhikattuMPSP34781UlahananMCPI14503
53PalluruthyGENAlexander ParambitharaMINC33541Kerala Varma ThampuranMIND26304
54MattancherryGENK. K. ViswanathanMINC32997Ratnam Ranganath RaiFIND18411
55NeenakkalGENK. C. AbrahamMINC31212P. R. LeghnanMCPI28322
56ErnakulamGENA. L. JacobMINC32001V. Viswanatha MenonMCPI25108
57KanayannurGENT. K. RamakrishnanMCPI31582K. R. NarayananMINC29101
58AlwayeGENT. O. ChackoMINC34484M. M. Abdul KadirMCPI28867
59PerumbavoorGENK. M. ChackoMINC31718Govinda PillaiMCPI25918
60KothakulangaraGENM. A. AntonyMINC38681KurianMCPI19872
61ParurGENK. A. Damodara MenonMINC30369N. Siran PillaiMCPI26371
62VadakkekaraGENK. R. VijayanMINC27200K. A. BalanMCPI26121
63CranganoreGENP. K. Abdul KadirMINC33679E. Gopalakrishna MenonMCPI26164
64ChalakkudyGENC. G. JanardhananMPSP66618K. K. BalakrishnanMINC66454
65IrinjalakudaGENC. Achutha MenonMCPI29069P. Achutha MenonMPSP28708
66ManalurGENKuruineelakantan NamboothiripadMINC30291Joseph MundassariMCPI27677
67TrichurGENT. A. Dharmaraja IyerMINC30277K. Balakrishna MenonMIND29814
68OllurGENP. R. FrancisMINC29950V. V. RaghavanMCPI27091
69KunnamkulamGENP. R. KrishnanMINC29450T. K. KrishnanMCPI26878
70WadakkancheryGENK. Balakrishna MenonMPSP46052KochukuttanMINC45726
71NattikaGENK. T. AchuthanMINC29235T. K. RamanMCPI28796
72GuruvayoorGENK. G. KarunakaraMINC26083K. DamodaranMCPI25075
73AndathoduGENB. V. Seethi ThangalMML26615K. Govinda Kutty MenonMCPI22621
74PonnaniGENKunhambu KallenMINC45326Cherukoya ThangalMML43360
75KushalmannamGENKuduvakottu JohnMCPI28817T. A. BalakrishnanMINC17785
76AlathurGENR. KrishnanMCPI31159A. Sunna SahibMINC21935
77ChitturGENP. Balachandra MenonMCPI48241Narayanan ThandanMCPI48156
78ElapullyGENA. K. Ramankutty NairMCPI24958T. K. KelukuttyMINC18119
79PalghatGENR. Ranghava MenonMINC26546K. C. GopalanunniMCPI24788
80ParliGENA. R. MenonMCPI33605A. S. DivakaranMPSP16545
Bye Polls in 1960ParliM.V.VasuMCOM25977A.S.DivakaranMPSP13760
81MannarghatGENKrishnan KongaseriMCPI25060M. P. Govinda MenonMPSP18999
82PerinthalmannaGENE. P. GopalanMCPI24866Moideenkutty MelevosttiMML20339
83OttapalamGENKunhunni NayarMCPI24741Chandrasekhara KurupMPSP18118
84PattambiGENE. M. Sankaran NamboodiripadMCPI26478A. Raghavan NairMINC19156
85MankadaGENP. Abdul MajeedMML24343Pookunhi Koya ThangalMCPI20037
86TirurGENK. Moideenkutty HajiMML28518K. P. BavakuttyMCPI16603
87TanurGENC. H. Mohammad KoyaMML27893Nadukkandy Mohammad KoyaMCPI8445
88KuttippuramGENSeethi SahibMML29073Kunhikrishnan ThorakkaduMCPI12430
89ThirurangadyGENAvukkadarkutty Hajee NahaMML34749M. Koya Kunhi Naha HajeeMCPI18049
90MalappuramGENK. Hassan GaniMML32947Sadhu P. Ahammad KuttyMCPI12118
91ManjeriGENP. P. Ummer KoyaMINC69700Chandayan MuniadanMML66028
92KandottyGENM. P. M. Ahammad KurikkalMML33167Momukutty MoulaviMIND11860
93Kozhikode IGEN O. T. Sarada Krishnan FINC30638Krishnan KallatMCPI24732
94Kozhikode I IGENP. KumaranMINC33587Appu AdiuolilMIND20613
95ChevayurGENRaghavan NairMCPI29063A. BalagopalanMINC28357
96KunnamangalamGENLeela Damodara MenonFINC34539ChathunniMCPI22608
97KoduvallyGENGopalakutty NairMINC37483M. V. AlikoyaMIND16214
98BalusseriGENM. Narayana KurufMPSP32423K. KalandankuttyMIND22983
99QuilandyGENKunhiraman NabbiarMPSP40361RamakrishnanMIND21083
100PerambraGENP. K. Narayanan NambiarMPSP38272Kumaran MadathilMCPI27472
101BadagaraGENM. KrishnanMPSP32552M. K. KeluMCPI22824
102NadapuramGENHameed Ali ShemnadMML34893C. H. KanaranMCPI27846
103WynadGENBalakrishnan NambiarMINC79235Madhura VazhavattaMINC77380
104KuthuparambaGENP. Ramunni KurupMPSP42338AbooMIND18691
105MattannurGENN. E. BalaramMCPI31119AchuthanMPSP31034
106TellicherryGENP. KunhiramanMINC28380V. R. Krishna IyarMIND28357
107Cannanore IGENR. SankarMINC33313Kannan ChaliyothMCPI23859
108Cannanore IIGENMadhavan PambanMINC31252K. P. GopalanMCPI27563
109MadayiGEN Prahladan Gopalan MINC30829K. P. R. GopalanMCPI30568
110IrikkurGENT. C. Narayanaan NambiarMCPI31769M. P. Moidu Hajee MelekandyMINC30489
111NileswarGENC. Kunhikrshna NairMINC59513Koran OlaikkapurakalMPSP59340
112HosdrugGENK. ChandrasekharanMPSP27862K. MadhavanMCPI22315
113KasaragodGENM. Kunhikannan NambiarMINC19399Anantharama ChettyMIND15747
114ManjeshwarGENKalige Mahabala BhandaryMIND23129Kamappa MasterMCPI13131

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Government formation

Congress and Praja Socialist Party alliance got the majority [6] in the election and hence formed the government. Pattom A. Thanu Pillai of the Praja Socialist Party became the chief minister [9] and R. Sankar of the Indian National Congress became the deputy chief minister on 22 February 1960, with eleven council ministers. [1]

Pattam A. Thanu Pillai resigned on 26 September 1962 after he was appointed as the Governor of Punjab and R. Sankar became the first Congress Chief Minister of Kerala.

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