1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election Last updated June 22, 2025 Background Both the Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India went through big changes during the period that preceded the elections in 1965. Congress was split and a new state party Kerala Congress was formed.
Communist Party of India also went through a split during this time, forming CPI(M).
Constituencies There were 133 constituencies in total, out of which 120 were General Category, 11 Scheduled Castes, and 2 Scheduled Tribe seats.
Results Summary of results of the 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election [ 5] [ 6] Political Party Flag Seats Won Net Change % of Votes Vote % Change in % Indian National Congress 133 36 27.07 2,123,660 33.55 Communist Party of India 79 3 2.26 525,456 8.3 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 4.51 242,529 3.83 Samyukta Socialist Party 29 13 New 9.77 514,689 8.13 New Independent 174 12 9.02 869,843 13.74 N/A Total Seats 133 ( Voters 6,330,337
By Constituency A. C. NO. Assembly Constituency Name Category Winner Candidates Name Gender Party Vote Runner-up Candidates Name Gender Party Vote 1 Manjeshwar GEN Mahabala Bhandary M INC 20983 M. Ramanna Rai M CPI(M) 15139 2 Kasaragod GEN E. Abdul Kader M IND 21923 K.A. Shetty M INC 19784 3 Hosdurg GEN N.K. Balakrishnan M SSP 30558 M.Kunhikannan Nambiar M INC 17116 4 Nileswar GEN V.V. Kunhamboo M CPI(M) 30547 K.V. Kunhambu M INC 14175 5 Edakkad GEN C. Kannan M CPI(M) 30716 P.P. Lakshmanan M INC 23072 6 Cannanore GEN K.M. Aboobacker M IND 31448 P. Madhavan M INC 24522 7 Madayi GEN K.P.R. Gopalan M CPI(M) 26784 P. Gopalan M INC 15034 8 Payyannur GEN A.V. Kunhambu M CPI(M) 29537 V.K. Kunhikrishnan Nair M INC 17062 9 Taliparamba GEN K.P. Raghava Poduval M CPI(M) 29430 N.C. Varghese M INC 22638 10 Irikkur GEN E.P. Krishnan Nambiar M CPI(M) 27284 A. Narayanana Nambissan M INC 17033 11 Kuthuparamba GEN K.K. Abu M SSP 26498 M.P. Moidu Hajee M INC 20416 12 Tellicherry GEN P. Gopalan M CPI(M) 27981 P. Nanu M INC 19766 13 Peringalam GEN P. Ramunni Kurup M SSP 34580 N. Madusudhanan Nambiar M INC 19797 14 North Wynad (ST) K.K. Annan M IND 18078 M.V. Rajan M INC 10461 15 Badagara GEN M. Krishnan M SSP 35197 T. Krishnan M INC 13262 16 Nadapuram GEN C.H. Kanaran M CPI(M) 26224 K.P. Padmanabhan M INC 14582 17 Meppayur GEN M.K Kelu M CPI(M) 23998 K. Gopalan M INC 15555 18 Quilandy GEN K. B. Menon M SSP 33910 E. Rajagopalan Nair M INC 24903 19 Perambra GEN V.V. Dakshina Mootrhy Variar M CPI(M) 25065 K.T. Kunhiraman Nayar M INC 16205 20 Balusseri GEN A.K. Appu M SSP 29593 O.K. Govindan M INC 23407 21 Kunnamangalam GEN V. Kuttikrishnan Nair M SSP 30360 P.K. Imbichi Ahammed Haji M INC 13178 22 Kalpetta GEN B. Wellingdon M IND 17549 Joseph Pulikkanael M IND 11187 23 South Wynad (ST) M. Ramunni M SSP 20256 Nochamvayal Veliya Moopan M INC 15076 24 Calicut- I GEN P.C. Raghavan Nair M CPI(M) 27671 M. Kamalam F INC 25125 25 Calicut- II GEN P.M. Aboobacker M IND 30025 K.P. Ramunnimenon M INC 21121 26 Beypore GEN K. Chatunny M CPI(M) 25342 O.T. Saradakrishnan F INC 14958 27 Tirurangadi GEN K. Avukaderkutty Naha M ML 20836 T.P. Kunhalankutty M INC 19594 28 Tanur GEN C. Muhamed Kutty M ML 25351 K. Kunhimohammed M INC 12338 29 Tirur GEN K. Moideenkutty Haji M ML 18366 M. Padmanabhan Nair M INC 14696 30 Kuttippuram GEN Mohisin Bin Ahamed M ML 17878 T.R. Kunhikrishnan M CPI(M) 12402 31 Kondotty GEN M. Moideenkutty Haji M ML 24757 M. Usman M INC 15174 32 Malappuram GEN M.P.M. Ahmed Kurikkal M ML 25251 P. Ahamed Kutty M CPI(M) 12745 33 Manjeri (SC) U. Uthaman M IND 20060 V. Eacharan M INC 13124 34 Nilambur GEN K. Kunhali M CPI(M) 17914 A. Mohamed M INC 10753 35 Ponnani GEN K.G. Karunakaramenon M INC 15881 V.P.C. Thangal M ML 14609 36 Thrithala (SC) E.T. Kunhan M CPI(M) 21815 K. Kunhambu M INC 15806 37 Pattambi GEN E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad M CPI(M) 19992 K.P. Thangal M CPI 12213 38 Ottapalam GEN P.P. Krishnan M CPI(M) 20802 K. Sankaranarayanana M INC 12560 39 Sreekrishnapuram GEN C. Govinda Panicker M CPI(M) 16571 M. Narayana Kurup M INC 9663 40 Mankada GEN P. Muhammedkutty M CPI(M) 17875 K.K. Sayed Ussan Koya M ML 16582 41 Perinthalmanna GEN C. Koya M CPI(M) 17426 K. Hassan Gani M ML 12388 42 Mannarghat GEN P.A. Sankaran M CPI(M) 16099 A.Chandran Nair M INC 7503 43 Palghat GEN M.V. Vasu M CPI(M) 17747 K. Pyarijan Sunna Sahib M INC 13260 44 Malampuzha GEN M.P. Kunhiraman M CPI(M) 27835 C.V. Ramachandran M INC 13484 45 Chittur GEN K. A. Sivarama Bharathy M SSP 24630 Leela Damodara Menon F INC 17100 46 Kollengode GEN C. Vasudeva Menon M CPI(M) 22749 P. N. Krishnan M INC 13274 47 Alathur GEN R. Krishnan M CPI(M) 26328 A. Narayanan M INC 12472 48 Kuzhalmannam (SC) O. Koran M SSP 23477 K. Eacharan M INC 12021 49 Chelakara (SC) K. K. Balakrishnan M INC 17283 C. K. Chakrapani M CPI(M) 17177 50 Wadakkanchery GEN N. K. Seshan M SSP 22352 V. K. Achutha Menon M INC 19045 51 Kunnamkulam GEN T. K. Krishnan M CPI(M) 26448 M. K. Raja M INC 25354 52 Manalur GEN I. M. Velayudhan M INC 23009 B. Wellington M IND 15310 53 Trichur GEN T. P. Seetharaman M INC 22777 C. L. Varkey M CPI(M) 18572 54 Ollur GEN A. V. Aryan M CPI(M) 20180 P. R. Francis M INC 19475 55 Irinjalakuda GEN K. T. Achuthan M INC 19302 P. Appukutta Menon M IND 13143 56 Kodakara GEN P. S. Namboodiri M CPI 18755 C. G. Janardhanan M INC 16393 57 Chalakudi GEN P. P. George M INC 18873 B. C. Varughese M IND 14165 58 Mala GEN K. Karunakaran M INC 18044 K. A. Thomas M CPI 13282 59 Guruvayoor GEN P. K. Abdul Majeed M IND 20322 M. V. Aboobacker M INC 19831 60 Nattika GEN Ramu Kariat M IND 27704 V. K. Kumaran M INC 24418 61 Cranganore GEN K. C. M. Mather M INC 25330 Gopalakrishna Menon M CPI 13847 62 Ankamali GEN John M KC 19828 Geervacis M INC 13840 63 Vadakkekara GEN Abdul Jaleel M IND 25288 K. R. Vijayan M INC 22935 64 Parur GEN K. T. George M INC 24678 K. G. Raman Menon M SSP 14402 65 Narakkal GEN K. C. Abraham M INC 24713 A. S. Purushothaman M CPI(M) 17141 66 Mattancherry GEN M. P. Muhamed Jaferkhan M IND 24933 K. K. Vishwanathan M INC 15951 67 Palluruthy GEN P. Gangadharan M CPI(M) 22717 A. L. Jacob M INC 19151 68 Thrippunithura GEN T. K. Ramakrishnan M CPI(M) 24387 Paul M INC 22016 69 Ernakulam GEN P. J. Alexander M INC 20853 T. A. Mohammed Kunju M IND 9999 70 Alwaye GEN V. P. Marakkar M INC 22659 P. K. Kunju M SSP 21556 71 Perumbavoor GEN P. Govinda Pillai M CPI(M) 21265 C. P. Poulose M KC 12874 72 Kunnathunad (SC) K. K. Madhavan M INC 22635 M, K. Krishnan M CPI(M) 20834 73 Kothamangalam GEN K. M. George M KC 18744 N. P. Varghese M INC 18198 74 Muvattupuzha GEN A. T. Pathrose M KC 18929 E. P. Poulose M INC 14659 75 Thodupuzha GEN C. A. Mathew M KC 18937 Zacharia Chacko M IND 14844 76 Karimannoor GEN Chacko Kuriakose M KC 15897 M. M. Thomas M IND 11650 77 Devicolam (SC) G. Varathan M CPI(M) 16472 T. Murukesan M INC 15483 78 Udumbanchola GEN K. T. Jacob M CPI 17374 M. Mathachan M KC 15627 79 Permade (SC) K. I. Rajan M CPI(M) 12345 N. Ganapathy M INC 8835 80 Kanjirappally GEN Kurian Varkey M KC 18206 Mustafa Kamal M INC 17468 81 Vazhoor GEN K. Narayana Kurup M KC 20629 N. Govinda Menon M INC 9611 82 Changanacherry GEN K. J. Chacko M KC 21134 K. G. Neelakantan Nambudiripad M CPI 16893 83 Puthuppally GEN E. M. George M CPI(M) 15571 Thomas Rajan M INC 13736 84 Kottayam GEN M. K. George M CPI(M) 17880 M. P. Govindan Nair M INC 14396 85 Ettumanoor GEN M. M. Joseph M KC 23400 Mustafa Khani Rawther M INC 15178 86 Akalakunnam GEN J. A. Chacko M KC 22913 Vasudevan Kartha M IND 13755 87 Poonjar GEN P. D. Thommen M IND 21975 V. I. Purushothaman M IND 14926 88 Palai GEN K. M. Mani M KC 25833 V. T. Thomas M IND 16248 89 Kaduthuruthy GEN Joseph Chazhikattu M KC 26597 M. C. Abraham M INC 12344 90 Vaikom GEN P. Parameswaran M INC 15255 K. N. Narayanan Nair M KC 15167 91 Aroor GEN K. R. Gouri Thomas F CPI(M) 19426 Devaki Krishnan F INC 14843 92 Sherthala GEN C. V. Jacob M KC 15070 P. S. Karthikeyan M INC 13192 93 Mararikulam GEN Suseela Gopalan F CPI(M) 22424 P. Karunakara Thandar M INC 16707 94 Alleppey GEN G. Chidambara Iyer M INC 13997 T. V. Thomas M CPI 12693 95 Ambalapuzha GEN K. S. Krishna Kurup M INC 16657 V. S. Atchuthanandan M CPI(M) 14330 96 Kuttanad GEN Thomas John M KC 25319 V. Z. Job M INC 15067 97 Haripad GEN K. P. Ramakrishnan Nair M INC 23644 C. B. Chandrasekhara Warrier M CPI(M) 17178 98 Kayamkulam GEN Sukumaran M CPI(M) 17522 Prabhakaran M INC 17179 99 Thiruvalla GEN E. J. Jacob M KC 27809 K. Kurian Joseph M INC 12899 100 Kallooppara GEN George Thomas M KC 25422 K. R. Keshava Pillai M CPI(M) 9774 101 Aranmula GEN N. Bhaskaran Nair M KC 22000 K. Velayudhan Nair M INC 17031 102 Chengannur GEN K. R. Saraswathi Amma F KC 26248 N. S. Krishna Pillai M INC 12135 103 Mavelikara GEN K. K. Chellappan Pillai M INC 19391 G. Gopinatha Pillai M SSP 14058 104 Pandalam (SC) P. K. Kunjachan M CPI(M) 20241 T. Kandankaly M INC 15091 105 Ranni GEN E. M. Thomas M KC 21707 M. Sanny M INC 14005 106 Pathanamthitta GEN V. I. Idiculla M KC 24574 K. Karunakaran Nair M IND 19222 107 Konni GEN P. J. Thomas M INC 17064 K. M. George M KC 14972 108 Pathanapuram (SC) P. C. Adichan M CPI 13948 P. K. Ramachandra Das M INC 13172 109 Punalur GEN C. M. Stephen M INC 14599 K. Krishna Pillai M CPI 13787 110 Chadayamangalam GEN D. Damodaran Potty M SSP 16291 N. Bhaskaran Pillai M INC 16269 111 Kottarakkara GEN R. Balakrishna Pillai M KC 27534 E. Chandrasekharan Nair M CPI 19395 112 Kunnathur (SC) T. Krishnan M KC 15734 T. Kesavan M CPI 12297 113 Adoor GEN K. K. Gopalan Nair M KC 17651 P. Ramalinga Ayyar M CPI 15287 114 Krishnapuram GEN M. K. Hemachandran M INC 19842 Unnikrishna Pillai M CPI 16229 115 Karunagappally GEN Kunjukrishnan M INC 19762 Bhasi M IND 17468 116 Quilon GEN Henry Austin M INC 13749 T. K. Divakaran M IND 13499 117 Kundara GEN Sankara Narayana Pillai M INC 20166 Chitharanjan M CPI 14126 118 Eravipuram GEN Abdul Rahim M INC 19114 Sankaran Unni M IND 18458 119 Chathannoor GEN Thankanppan Pillai M IND 17462 P. Ravindran M CPI 16694 120 Varkala GEN K. Shahul Hameed M INC 21092 V. Radhakrishnan M CPI(M) 12381 121 Attingal GEN K. Anirudhan M CPI(M) 25598 R .Sankar M INC 23515 122 Kilimanoor (SC) C. K. Balakrishnan M CPI(M) 17911 K. Sivadasan M INC 17567 123 Vamanapuram GEN M.Kunjukrishna Pillai M INC 18017 Vasudevan Pillai M CPI(M) 16968 124 Aryanad GEN V. Sankaran M INC 11187 M. Abdul Majeed M SSP 9890 125 Nedumangad GEN S. Varadarajan Nair M INC 21674 Neelakantaru Pandarathil M CPI 9625 126 Kazhakuttam GEN N. Lakshmanan M INC 17379 K. P. Alikunju M CPI(M) 14011 127 Trivandrum I GEN B. Madhavan Nair M SSP 14865 M. N. Gopinathan Nair M INC 14638 128 Trivandrum I I GEN Wilfred Sebastian M INC 18129 E. P. Eapen M SSP 14286 129 Nemom GEN M. Sadasivan M CPI(M) 17756 P. Narayan Nair M INC 15043 130 Kovalam GEN M. Kunjukrishnan Nadar M INC 19896 Camalias Moraes M KC 8972 131 Vilappil GEN M. Bhaskarannair M INC 21850 G. Krishnan Nair M SSP 15653 132 Neyyattinkara GEN G. Chandrasekhara Pillai M INC 18003 Sathyanesan M CPI(M) 15177 133 Parassala GEN N. Gamaliel M INC 25949 S. Sukumaran Nair M SSP 12246
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No party or group was able to form a government due to the fractured nature of results. The result was the dissolution of the assembly again, and the state was again under President's Rule.
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