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Kerala Assembly Election, 1965

133 seats · vs 1960 (114-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Kerala Assembly Election, 1965 · 7 parties won seats

Derived
Communist Party of India (Marxist) — 40 seatsCON — 36 seatsKerala Congress (Jacob) — 23 seatsSamyukta Socialist Party — 13 seatsIndependent — 12 seatsML — 6 seatsCommunist Party of India — 3 seats67133of 133 seats
  • CPIM40
  • CON36
  • KC23
  • SSP13
  • IND12
  • ML6
  • CPI3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
CPIMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)4030%12,57,86919.9%73
CONCON3627%21,23,66033.5%133
KCKerala Congress (Jacob)2317%7,96,29112.6%54
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party1310%5,14,6898.1%29
INDIndependent129%8,69,84313.7%174
MLML65%2,42,5293.8%16
CPICommunist Party of India32%5,25,4568.3%79

Constituency map

Kerala Assembly Election, 1965 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 67

1965 · selected
Majority 67
CPIM40CON36KC23SSP13IND12ML6CPI3
1960 · previous
Majority 58

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1960 → 1965

1960 1965· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
0.0
19.9
0.0
33.5
0.0
12.6
0.0
8.1
7.3
13.7
5.0
3.8
39.1
8.3
CPIMCONKCSSPINDMLCPI

Seat change

1965 seats minus 1960 seats

seats lostseats gained
CPIM
0 → 40
+40
CON
0 → 36
+36
KC
0 → 23
+23
SSP
0 → 13
+13
IND
3 → 12
+9
ML
9 → 6
−3
CPI
24 → 3
−21
INC
59 → 0
−59
PSP
19 → 0
−19

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1960 → 1965

share lostshare gained
CON
0.0% → 33.5%
+33.5%
CPIM
0.0% → 19.9%
+19.9%
KC
0.0% → 12.6%
+12.6%
SSP
0.0% → 8.1%
+8.1%
IND
7.3% → 13.7%
+6.5%
ML
5.0% → 3.8%
−1.1%
PSP
14.1% → 0.0%
−14.1%
CPI
39.1% → 8.3%
−30.8%
INC
34.4% → 0.0%
−34.4%

Biggest CPIM–INC swings

Seats where the CPIM-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1960 → 1965. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward INCtoward CPIM
Irikkur
+106.3%
Alathur
+103.8%
Tellicherry
+100.9%
Palluruthy
+100.6%
Perumbavoor
+98.8%
Kunnamkulam
+98.8%
Attingal
+95.8%
Palghat
+93.2%
Ollur
+92.2%
Puthupally
+91.0%
Haripad
+90.6%
Kottayam
+88.7%

Closest races · 1965

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1965

133 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1960