1967_Kerala_Legislative_Assembly_election Knowpia

1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
All 133 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly; 67 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.67% ( 0.55)
Chief Minister before election; Vacant; President's Rule	Chief Minister ; E. M. S. Namboodiripad; CPI(M)

The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1967 was held to constitute the fourth assembly in Kerala. This election, which was held after the 1965 one ended up in no government formation, resulted in the newly formed United Front alliance forming the government, while the INC, this time contesting alone was reduced to just 9 seats. E. M. S. Namboothiripad was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 6 March 1967.^[1]^[2]

Background edit

In the 1965 elections, no party was able to form a government in Kerala. No viable coalition took shape, and Kerala went back to President Rule for another 2 years.

Kerala again went back to the polls in 1967. Both communist parties - CPI (M) and CPI - along with smaller parties including SSP and Muslim League contested this election as a United Front. A total of seven parties contested in the front, and the front was known as Saptakakshi Munnani. Congress and Kerala Congress contested separately. The total polling percentage was 75.67%.

Constituencies edit

There were 133 constituencies in total, out of which 120 were General Category, 11 Scheduled Castes, and 2 Scheduled Tribe seats.

Political parties edit

The national parties contested were the Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Sanghata Socialist Party, and Swatantra Party along with the state parties Indian Union Muslim League and Kerala Congress.

Results edit

Summary of results of the 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election^[3]^[4]

Political Party		Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net Change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		22	0	NA	0	55,584	0.88	NA
	Communist Party of India		22	19	16	14.29	538,004	8.57	0.27
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		59	52	12	39.10	1,476,456	23.51	3.64
	Indian National Congress		133	9	27	6.77	2,789,556	35.43	1.88
	Praja Socialist Party		7	0	NA	0	13,991	0.22	NA
	Samyukta Socialist Party		21	19	6	14.29	527,662	8.4	0.27
	Swatantra Party		6	0	NA	14.29	13,105	0.21	NA
	Kerala Congress		61	5	1	3.76	475,172	7.57	5.01
	IUML		15	14	8	10.53	424,159	6.75	2.92
	Independent		75	15	3	11.28	531,783	8.47	5.27
			Total Seats	133 ( 0)	Voters	8,613,658	Turnout	6,518,272 (75.67%)

By Constituency edit

A. C. NO.	Assembly Constituency Name	Category	Winner Candidates Name	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner-up Candidates Name	Gender	Party	vote
1	Manjeshwar	GEN	K.M.Bhandary	M	IND	23471	M.R.Rai	M	CPM	18690
2	Kasaragod	GEN	U.P.Kunikullaya	M	IND	20635	H.A.Schemnad	M	MUL	20540
3	Hosdrug	GEN	N.K.Balakrishnan	M	SSP	25717	M.N.Nambiar	M	INC	16056
4	Nileswar	GEN	V.V.Kunhambu	M	CPM	34496	T.P.G.Namboodiri	M	INC	12909
5	Edakkad	GEN	C.Kannan	M	CPM	32563	P.P.Lakshmanan	M	INC	22125
6	Cannanore	GEN	E.Ahamed	M	MUL	35261	N.K.Kumaran	M	INC	26997
7	Madayi	GEN	M.Manjuran	M	IND	32974	P.Krishnan	M	INC	13862
8	Payyannur	GEN	A.V.Kunhabgu	M	CPM	29835	V.T.N.Poduval	M	INC	14774
9	Taliparamba	GEN	K.P.R.Poduval	M	CPM	31508	N.C.Varghese	M	INC	22233
10	Irikkur	GEN	E.P.K.Nambiar	M	CPM	31590	K.R. Karunakaran	M	INC	16679
11	Kuthuparamba	GEN	K.K.Abee	M	SSP	28449	M.K.Krishnan	M	INC	17797
12	Tellicherry	GEN	K.P.R.Gopalan	M	CPM	34612	P.Nanoo	M	INC	21772
13	Peringalam	GEN	P.R.Kurup	M	SSP	38701	N.M.Nambiar	M	INC	13034
14	North Wynad	(ST)	K.K.Annan	M	CPM	19983	C.M.Kulian	M	INC	14970
15	Badagara	GEN	M.Krishnan	M	SSP	37488	M.Venugopal	M	INC	12977
16	Nadapuram	GEN	E.V.Kumaran	M	CPM	31395	P.Balakrishnan	M	INC	14936
17	Meppayur	GEN	M.K.Kelu	M	CPM	33365	C.K.Kurup	M	INC	15639
18	Quilandy	GEN	P.K.Kidave	M	SSP	32390	K.Gopalan	M	INC	23375
19	Permbra	GEN	V.V.D.Moorthy	M	CPM	30307	K.T.K.Nair	M	INC	18784
20	Balusseri	GEN	A.K.Appu	M	SSP	29069	O.K.Govindan	M	INC	22491
21	Kunnamangalam	GEN	V.K.Nair	M	SSP	28773	K.P.Padmanabhan	M	INC	13171
22	Kalpetta	GEN	B.Wellingdon	M	IND	23510	A.V.R.G.Menon	M	INC	11960
23	South Wynad	(ST)	M.Ramunni	M	SSP	20220	M.C.Maru	M	INC	14610
24	Calicut- I	GEN	P.C.R.Nair	M	CPM	32794	M.Kamalam	F	INC	27710
25	Calicut- II	GEN	P.M.Abubacker	M	MUL	32415	V.Zubair	M	INC	21859
26	Beypore	GEN	K.C.Master	M	CPM	33479	I.P.Krishnan	M	INC	14947
27	Tirurangadi	GEN	A.K.N.Laji	M	MUL	29267	T.P.K.Kutty	M	INC	19599
28	Tanur	GEN	M.M.K.Haji	M	MUL	29219	T.A.Kutty	M	INC	10491
29	Tirur	GEN	K.M.K.Haji	M	MUL	28558	R.Muhamed	M	INC	18527
30	Kuttippuram	GEN	C.M.Kutty	M	MUL	28245	P.R.Menon	M	INC	10968
31	Kondotty	GEN	S.U.Bafakih	M	MUL	33166	M.P.Gangadharan	M	INC	13874
32	Malappuram	GEN	M.P.M.A.Kurikkel	M	MUL	32813	A.C.Shanmughadas	M	INC	12094
33	Manjeri	(SC)	M.Chadayan	M	MUL	23752	S.Mariappan	M	INC	12636
34	Nilambur	GEN	K.Kunhali	M	CPM	25215	A.Mohamed	M	INC	15426
35	Ponnani	GEN	V.P.C.Thangal	M	MUL	30251	K.G.K.Menon	M	INC	16430
36	Thrithala	(SC)	E.T.Kunhan	M	CPM	24119	K.Kunhambu	M	INC	14485
37	Pattambi	GEN	E.M.S.Namboodiripad	M	CPM	23955	K.G.Menon	M	INC	11838
38	Ottapalam	GEN	P.P.Krishnan	M	CPM	21086	M.N.Kurup	M	INC	13123
39	Sreekrishnapuram	GEN	C.G.Panicker	M	CPM	18762	K.R.Nair	M	INC	9510
40	Mankada	GEN	H.C.H.M.Koya	M	MUL	29503	V.S.A.C.K.Thangal	M	INC	4986
41	Perinthalmanna	GEN	P.M.Kutty	M	CPM	24285	P.M.Sadio	M	INC	7513
42	Mannarghat	GEN	E.K.I.Bava	M	CPM	20504	N.Balasubramanyan	M	INC	8608
43	Palghat	GEN	R.Krishnan	M	CPM	24627	K.Sankaranayayanan	M	INC	14996
44	Malampuzha	GEN	M.P.Kunhiraman	M	CPM	27454	A.Narayanan	M	INC	11585
45	Chittur	GEN	K.A.S.Bharathy	M	SSP	23985	A.S.Sahib	M	INC	17174
46	Kollengode	GEN	C.V.Menon	M	CPM	19779	Gangadharan	M	INC	14370
47	Alathur	GEN	R.Krishnan	M	CPM	25467	Sarada	F	INC	13630
48	Kuzhalmannam	(SC)	O.Koran	M	SSP	19138	E.Kontha	M	INC	11452
49	Chelakara	(SC)	P.Kunhan	M	CPM	21175	K.K.Balakrishnan	M	INC	19123
50	Wadakkanchery	GEN	N.K.Seshan	M	SSP	23857	K.S.N.Namboodiri	M	INC	22173
51	Kunnamkulam	GEN	A.S.N.Nambissan	M	CPM	27014	A.K.Kunhunny	M	INC	24930
52	Manalur	GEN	N.I.Devassykutty	M	INC	26523	V.Mecheri	M	IND	26374
53	Trichur	GEN	K.S.Nair	M	CPM	26149	T.P.Seetharaman	M	INC	25547
54	Ollur	GEN	A.V.Aryan	M	CPM	24569	P.P.Francis	M	INC	24421
55	Irinjalakuda	GEN	C.K.Rajan	M	CPI	27151	R.Pozhekadavil	M	INC	23515
56	Kodakara	GEN	P.S. Namboodiri	M	CPI	24265	P.R. Krishnan	M	INC	15680
57	Chalakudi	GEN	P.P. Geroge	M	INC	26568	P.K. Chathan	M	CPI	23107
58	Mala	GEN	K.Karunakaran	M	INC	23563	K.A.Thomas	M	CPI	23199
59	Guruvayoor	GEN	B.V.S.Thangal	M	MUL	20986	A.A.Kochunny	M	INC	20523
60	Nattika	GEN	T . K . Krishnan	M	CPM	27635	K . K . Viswanathan	M	INC	24634
61	Cranganore	GEN	P . K . Gopalakrishnan	M	CPI	26536	M . Sagir	M	INC	23221
62	Ankamali	GEN	A . P . Kurian	M	CPM	21427	A . C . George	M	INC	15237
63	Vadakkekara	GEN	E . Balanandan	M	CPM	28234	K . R . Vijayan	M	INC	27601
64	Parur	GEN	K . T . George	M	INC	17418	V . Painadan	M	IND	13719
65	Narakkal	GEN	A . S . Purushothaman	M	CPM	24616	K . C . Abraham	M	INC	23474
66	Mattancherry	GEN	M . P . M . Jafferkhan	M	MUL	28175	P . T . Jacob	M	INC	21763
67	Palluruthy	GEN	P . Gangadharan	M	CPM	24779	A . L . Jacob	M	INC	23395
68	Thrippunithura	GEN	T . K . Ramakrishnan	M	CPM	27435	P . P . Mani	M	INC	25976
69	Ernakulam	GEN	A . Parambithara	M	INC	23270	K . A . Rajan	M	CPI	22973
70	Alwaye	GEN	M . K . A . Hameed	M	IND	29978	V . P . Marakkar	M	INC	20360
71	Perumbavoor	GEN	P . G . Pillai	M	CPM	23161	K . G . R . Kartha	M	INC	17996
72	Kunnathunad	(SC)	M . K . Krishnan	M	CPM	28083	K . K . Madhavan	M	INC	21203
73	Kothamangalam	GEN	T . M . Meethiyan	M	CPM	21210	M . I . Markose	M	KEC	14822
74	Muvattupuzha	GEN	P . V . Abraham	M	CPI	21333	K . C . Paily	M	INC	15400
75	Thodupuzha	GEN	K . C . Zachariah	M	IND	18780	E . M . Joseph	M	KEC	17286
76	Karimannoor	GEN	M . M . Thomas	M	IND	19070	A . C . Chacko	M	KEC	12870
77	Devicolam	(SC)	N . Ganapathy	M	INC	15895	G . Varathan	M	CPM	15607
78	Udumbanchola	GEN	K . T . Jacob	M	CPI	28085	Mathachan	M	KEC	19021
79	Peermade	(SC)	K . I . Rajan	M	CPM	18934	Ramiah	M	INC	12199
80	Kanjirappally	GEN	M . Kamal	M	CPM	22681	C . J . Antony	M	KEC	14335
81	Vazhoor	GEN	K . P . Pillai	M	CPI	19789	K . N . Kurup	M	KEC	14760
82	Changanacherry	GEN	K .G . N . Nambudiripad	M	CPI	21278	K . J . Chacko	M	KEC	15353
83	Puthuppally	GEN	E . M . George	M	CPM	22589	P . C . Cheriyan	M	INC	17037
84	Kottayam	GEN	M . K . George	M	CPM	25298	M . P. G . Nair	M	INC	16188
85	Ettumanoor	GEN	P . P . Wilson	M	SSP	20248	M . M . Joseph	M	KEC	16213
86	Akalakunnam	GEN	J . A . Chacko	M	KEC	18049	M . G . K . Nair	M	CPM	15770
87	Poonjar	GEN	K . M . George	M	KEC	19944	K . K . Menon	M	CPM	16386
88	Palai	GEN	K . M . Mani	M	KEC	19118	V . T . Thomas	M	IND	16407
89	Kaduthuruthy	GEN	J . Chazhikattu	M	KEC	18719	K . K . Joseph	M	CPM	16581
90	Vaikom	GEN	P . S . Srinivasan	M	CPI	28502	P . Parameswaran	M	INC	19043
91	Aroor	GEN	K . R . G . Thomas	F	CPM	28274	K . Bhasi	M	INC	21097
92	Sherthala	GEN	N . P . Thandar	M	CPM	23350	K . R . Damodaran	M	INC	15491
93	Mararikulam	GEN	S . Damodaran	M	CPM	30277	D . Krishnan	F	INC	18246
94	Alleppey	GEN	T . V . Thomas	M	CPI	28880	G. C . Iyer	M	INC	15554
95	Ambalapuzha	GEN	V . S . Achyuthanandan	M	CPM	26627	A . Achyuthan	M	INC	17112
96	Kuttanad	GEN	K . K . K . Pillai	M	IND	23797	T . John	M	KEC	16633
97	Haripad	GEN	C . B . C . Warrier	M	CPM	28199	K . P . R . Nair	M	INC	27079
98	Kayamkulam	GEN	P. K. Kungu	M	SSP	27227	T . Prabhakaran	M	INC	23446
99	Thiruvalla	GEN	E . J. Jacob	M	KEC	18970	P . K . Mathew	M	SSP	16992
100	Kallooppara	GEN	G.Thomas	M	INC	17267	N. T. George	M	CPM	13668
101	Aranmula	GEN	P.N. Chandrasenan	M	SSP	19665	K. V. Nair	M	INC	16743
102	Chengannur	GEN	P.G.P. Pillai	M	CPM	17524	N.S.K. Pillai	M	INC	16004
103	Mavelikara	GEN	G . G . Pillai	M	SSP	26669	K . K . C . Pillai	M	INC	23226
104	Pandalam	(SC)	P . K . Kunjachan	M	CPM	27740	T . K . Kali	M	INC	22825
105	Ranni	GEN	M . K . Divakaran	M	CPI	18628	N . J . Mathews	M	INC	12795
106	Pathanamthitta	GEN	K . K . Nair	M	IND	26351	V . Idicula	M	KEC	16208
107	Konni	GEN	P . P . R . M . Pillai	M	CPI	24775	P . J . Thomas	M	INC	21733
108	Pathanapuram	(SC)	P . K . Raghwan	M	CPI	23401	P . K . Ramachandradas	M	INC	11520
109	Punalur	GEN	M . N . G . Nair	M	CPI	23931	P . C . Baby	M	INC	18794
110	Chadayamangalam	GEN	D . D . Potti	M	SSP	29980	B . Pillai	M	INC	18122
111	Kottarakkara	GEN	E . C . Nair	M	CPI	24672	R . B . Pillai	M	KEC	23112
112	Kunnathur	(SC)	K . C . S . Sastry	M	IND	26510	T . Kesavan	M	INC	13559
113	Adoor	GEN	Ramalingom	M	CPI	25804	P . Raghavan	M	IND	12970
114	Krishnapuram	GEN	P . U . Pillai	M	CPI	29134	M . K . Hemachandran	M	INC	18810
115	Karunagappally	GEN	B . John	M	IND	32227	K . V . S . Pannikar	M	INC	20184
116	Quilon	GEN	T . K . Divakaran	M	IND	29075	H . Austin	M	INC	19324
117	Kundara	GEN	P . K . Sukumaran	M	CPM	28882	V . S . Pillai	M	INC	23288
118	Eravipuram	GEN	R . S . Unni	M	IND	31083	K . K . Krishnan	M	INC	17935
119	Chathannoor	GEN	P . Ravindran	M	CPI	27181	S . T . Pillai	M	KEC	15972
120	Varkala	GEN	A . Majid	M	CPI	24796	S . Hameed	M	INC	17885
121	Attingal	GEN	K.P.K.Das	M	CPM	26871	B.Purushothaman	M	INC	21826
122	Kilimanoor	(SC)	C.K.Balakrishnan	M	CPM	25932	K.P.Madhavan	M	INC	19422
123	Vamanapuram	GEN	N.V.Pillai	M	CPM	24270	M.K.Pillai	M	INC	16305
124	Aryanad	GEN	M.Majeed	M	SSP	18350	V.Sankaran	M	INC	14749
125	Nedumangad	GEN	K.G.K.Pallai	M	CPI	20584	S.V.Nair	M	INC	14931
126	Kazhakuttam	GEN	M.H.Sahib	M	MUL	22008	N.L.Vaidyan	M	INC	20694
127	Trivandrum I	GEN	B.M.Nair	M	SSP	22152	M.N.G.Nair	M	INC	19931
128	Trivandrum I I	GEN	K.C.Vamadevan	M	IND	27806	W.Sebastian	M	INC	21744
129	Nemom	GEN	M.Sadasivan	M	CPM	22800	P.N.Nair	M	INC	19764
130	Kovalam	GEN	J.C.Moraes	M	IND	18588	M.K.Nadar	M	INC	18191
131	Vilappil	GEN	C.S.N.Nair	M	SSP	25104	M.B.Nair	M	INC	21128
132	Neyyattinkara	GEN	R.G.Nair	M	INC	24038	M.Sathianesan	M	CPM	22839
133	Parassala	GEN	N.Gamaliel	M	INC	23299	V.Titus	M	IND	17095

Government formation edit

The United Front performed spectacularly swept most of the seats. Congress and Kerala Congress were decimated with 9 and 5 seats respectively. E M S became the Chief Minister for the second time. Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad Ministry had 14 members. For the first time in Kerala's history, the cabinet also included members from Muslim League.^[5] K. Karunakaran became the opposition leader in the assembly.

Fall of EMS Government edit

CPI (M) and CPI continued to have suspicions with each other. Due to the alleged high-handedness of CPI (M) in governance, most smaller parties were unsatisfied. This period also was marked by a series of student strikes and police firings. CPI, SSP & Muslim League eventually became a group within the front and worked together. Many ministers from the smaller parties resigned eventually, and many parties subsequently left the front. On 24 October 1969, EMS submitted resignation owing to the loss of majority in the assembly.^[1]

Achutha Menon Ministry edit

Within a week of the resignation of E M S Namboothiripad, M N Govindan Nair of CPI informed the Governor that their party was ready to form an alternate government.^{[citation needed]} CPI formed a government with outside support from Congress. C. Achutha Menon became the Chief Minister of Kerala on 1969, 1 November. The First Achutha Menon Ministry had 8 members.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "History of Kerala Legislature". Kerala Government. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1965 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI.
^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI.
^ 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.
^ "Kerala chronicles: When a coalition of 7 political parties came together only to fall apart". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.