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Legislative Assembly elections

Kerala

Summary of results of the 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election [1] [2] [3]
Political PartySeats
Contested
WonNet Change
in seats
 % of
Seats
VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 13336Decrease2.svg 2727.0721,23,66033.55Decrease2.svg 0.87
Communist Party of India 793Decrease2.svg 282.26525,4568.3Decrease2.svg 30.84
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7340New30.081,257,86919.87New
Kerala Congress 5423New17.29796,29112.58New
IUML 166Decrease2.svg 54.51242,5293.71Decrease2.svg 1.29
Samyukta Socialist Party 2913New9.77514,6898.13New
Independent 17412Increase2.svg 79.02869,84313.74N/A
Total Seats133 (Steady2.svg 0)Voters6,330,337

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References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1965 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1960 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 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.