1960 elections in India

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Legislative Assembly elections

Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1960. ^[1]

Kerala

Main article: 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

In 1959, the Central Government dismissed the democratically elected government in 1957 elections through the controversial Article 356 of the Indian Constitution following "The Liberation Struggle". ^[2] After a short period of the President's rule, fresh elections were called in 1960. In these elections, Congress and Praja Socialist Party formed an alliance to counter Communist Party of India in the elections. Congress and Praja Socialist Party alliance got the majority in the election and hence formed the government. ^[1]

Summary of results of the 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election ^{[1] [3]}

Political Party		Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net Change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %	Vote % in contested seats
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		3	0	New	0	5,277	0.07	New	3.28
	Communist Party of India		108	29	31	23.02	3,171,732	39.14	3.86	43.79
	Indian National Congress		80	63	20	50.00	2,789,556	34.42	3.43	45.37
	Praja Socialist Party		33	20	11	15.87	1,146,028	14.14	3.38	38.41
	IUML		12	11	New	8.73	401,925	4.96	New	47.79
	Independent		61	3	11	4.17	488,699	5.93	-5.61	13.96
			Total Seats	126 ( 0)	Voters	9,604,331	Turnout	8,232,572 (85.72%)

See also

• 1957 elections in India

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1960 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. "Fresh light on 'Liberation Struggle'". The Hindu . 12 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 29 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.

External links

• Election Commission of India