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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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Elections in the Republic of India in 1970 included the 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election and elections to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Elections were held in 1970 in Kerala State for the Kerala Legislative Assembly [1]
| Party | Seats |
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| 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 |
| SOP | 6 |
| Total | 133 |
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