1970 elections in India

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Elections in the Republic of India in 1970 included the 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election and elections to seats in the Rajya Sabha.

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Legislative Assembly elections

Kerala

Elections were held in 1970 in Kerala State for the Kerala Legislative Assembly [1]

Party Wise Results
PartySeats
Communist Party of India (CPI)16
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)29
Indian National Congress (INC)30
Independent (IND)16
Indian Socialist Party 3
Kerala Congress (KEC)12
Kerala Socialist Party (KSP)1
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)11
Praja Socialist Party (PSP)3
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)6
SOP6
Total133

Rajya Sabha

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References

  1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1988 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA" (PDF). ECI, New Delhi. p. 8.