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Kerala Assembly Election, 1960

114 seats · 41 changed party since 1957

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Party standings

Kerala Assembly Election, 1960 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 59 seatsCommunist Party of India — 24 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 19 seatsML — 9 seatsIndependent — 3 seats58114of 114 seats
  • INC59
  • CPI24
  • PSP19
  • ML9
  • IND3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress5952%27,89,55634.4%80
CPICommunist Party of India2421%31,71,73239.1%108
PSPPraja Socialist Party1917%11,46,02814.1%33
MLML98%4,01,9255.0%12
INDIndependent33%5,89,5597.3%76

+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Kerala Assembly Election, 1960 · winner by seat

140 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 58

1960 · selected
Majority 58
INC59CPI24PSP19ML9IND3
1957 · previous
Majority 58

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1960

1957 1960· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
37.8
34.4
35.3
39.1
10.8
14.1
0.0
5.0
12.9
7.3
3.2
0.0
INCCPIPSPMLINDRSP

Seat change

1960 seats minus 1957 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
38 → 59
+21
CPI
55 → 24
−31
PSP
8 → 19
+11
ML
0 → 9
+9
IND
13 → 3
−10

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1957 → 1960

share lostshare gained
ML
0.0% → 5.0%
+5.0%
CPI
35.3% → 39.1%
+3.9%
PSP
10.8% → 14.1%
+3.4%
RSP
3.2% → 0.0%
−3.2%
INC
37.8% → 34.4%
−3.4%
IND
12.9% → 7.3%
−5.6%

Biggest INC–CPI swings

Seats where the INC-vs-CPI vote gap moved most, 1957 → 1960. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − CPI share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward CPI.

toward CPItoward INC
Puliyannur
−77.1%
Thirurangady
−73.3%
Tanur
−63.9%
Kuttipuram
−62.6%
Kozhikode I I
+59.0%
Trivandrum I I
−58.1%
Muvattupuzha
+56.2%
Ottapalam
−54.8%
Mankada
−50.5%
Malappuram
−49.5%
Tirur
−48.5%
Arur
−48.0%

All constituencies · 1960

114 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1957