1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

21 February 1967
All 133 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 67 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.67% ( 0.55%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader E. M. S. Namboodiripad C. Achutha Menon N. K. Balakrishnan Party CPI(M) CPI SSP Alliance Saptakakshi Munnani Saptakakshi Munnani Saptakakshi Munnani Leader's seat Pattambi Did not contest Hosdrug Last election 40 3 13 Seats won 52 19 19 Seat change 12 16 6 Percentage 23.51% 8.57% 8.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader C. H. Mohammed Koya R. Sankar K. M. George Party IUML INC KEC Alliance Saptakakshi Munnani Leader's seat Mankada Did not contest Poonjar Last election 6 36 6 Seats won 14 9 5 Seat change 8 27 1 Percentage 6.75% 35.43% 7.57%
Chief Minister before election Vacant President's Rule Elected 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, was held in the backdrop of the 1965 election which resulted in a hung assembly and subsequent President's rule. As a result of that, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) formed a seven-member coalition known as the Saptakakshi Munnani. The Indian National Congress and the Kerala Congress contested separately.

The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Saptakakshi Munnani which won a whopping 113 out 133 seats, the highest won by a coalition till date. The Indian National Congress suffered a massive debacle, being reduced to a mere 9 seats- the worst performance of the party in the state till date.

Veteran Communist Leader E. M. S. Namboothiripad was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 6 March 1967.

Congress Leader and Mala legislator K. Karunakaran took over as the new Leader of the Opposition.

Future Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan was first elected to the assembly in 1967.

Background

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

Constituencies

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

Political parties

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

Summary of results of the 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

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

By constituency

Constituency		Poll%	Winner					Runner Up					Margin	%
#	Name		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
1	Manjeshwar	73.04%	K. M. Bhandary		IND	23,471	54.41	M. R. Rai		CPI(M)	18,690	43.32	4,781	11.09
2	Kasargod	78.21%	U. P. Kunikullaya		IND	20,635	44.95	H. A. Schemnad		IUML	20,540	44.75	95	0.20
3	Hosdrug	72.50%	N. K. Balakrishnan		SSP	25,717	55.72	M. N. Nambiar		INC	16,056	34.79	9,661	20.93
4	Nileswar	71.78%	V. V. Kunhambu		CPI(M)	34,496	70.64	T. P. G. Namboodiri		INC	12,909	26.43	21,587	44.21
5	Edakkad	82.42%	C. Kannan		CPI(M)	32,563	58.99	P. P. Lakshmanan		INC	22,125	40.08	10,438	18.91
6	Cannanore	83.74%	E. Ahamed		IUML	35,261	56.64	N. K. Kumaran		INC	26,997	43.36	8,264	13.28
7	Madayi	78.58%	M. Manjuran		IND	32,974	67.72	P. Krishnan		INC	13,862	28.47	19,112	39.25
8	Payyannur	74.23%	A. V. Kunhabgu		CPI(M)	29,835	63.47	V. T. N. Poduval		INC	14,774	31.43	15,061	32.04
9	Taliparamba	77.83%	K. P. R. Poduval		CPI(M)	31,508	56.41	N. C. Varghese		INC	22,233	39.80	9,275	16.61
10	Irikkur	77.46%	E. P. K. Nambiar		CPI(M)	31,590	65.45	K. R. Karunakaran		INC	16,679	34.55	14,911	30.90
11	Kuthuparamba	78.19%	K. K. Abee		SSP	28,449	58.07	M. K. Krishnan		INC	17,797	36.32	10,652	21.75
12	Tellicherry	80.91%	K. P. R. Gopalan		CPI(M)	34,612	61.39	P. Nanoo		INC	21,772	38.61	12,840	22.78
13	Peringalam	78.19%	P. R. Kurup		SSP	38,701	74.81	N. M. Nambiar		INC	13,034	25.19	25,667	49.62
14	North Wynad (ST)	59.62%	K. K. Annan		CPI(M)	19,983	57.17	C. M. Kulian		INC	14,970	42.83	5,013	14.34
15	Badagara	79.57%	M. Krishnan		SSP	37,488	74.29	M. Venugopal		INC	12,977	25.71	24,511	48.58
16	Nadapuram	78.23%	E. V. Kumaran		CPI(M)	31,395	64.17	P. Balakrishnan		INC	14,936	30.53	16,459	33.64
17	Meppayur	79.55%	M. K. Kelu		CPI(M)	33,365	68.09	C. K. Kurup		INC	15,639	31.91	17,726	36.18
18	Quilandy	82.27%	P. K. Kidave		SSP	32,390	55.89	K. Gopalan		INC	23,375	40.33	9,015	15.56
19	Permbra	79.83%	V. V. D. Moorthy		CPI(M)	30,307	58.65	K. T. K. Nair		INC	18,784	36.35	11,523	22.30
20	Balusseri	83.24%	A. K. Appu		SSP	29,069	53.75	O. K. Govindan		INC	22,491	41.59	6,578	12.16
21	Kunnamangalam	73.79%	V. K. Nair		SSP	28,773	62.18	K. P. Padmanabhan		INC	13,171	28.46	15,602	33.72
22	Kalpetta	62.99%	B. Wellingdon		IND	23,510	62.89	A. V. R. G. Menon		INC	11,960	31.99	11,550	30.90
23	South Wynad (ST)	57.10%	M. Ramunni		SSP	20,220	58.05	M. C. Maru		INC	14,610	41.95	5,610	16.10
24	Calicut I	84.66%	P. C. R. Nair		CPI(M)	32,794	52.41	M. Kamalam		INC	27,710	44.28	5,084	8.13
25	Calicut Ii	78.36%	P. M. Abubacker		IUML	32,415	56.58	V. Zubair		INC	21,859	38.15	10,556	18.43
26	Beypore	77.96%	K. C. Master		CPI(M)	33,479	63.77	I. P. Krishnan		INC	14,947	28.47	18,532	35.30
27	Tirurangadi	76.00%	A. K. N. Laji		IUML	29,267	57.47	T. P. K. Kutty		INC	19,599	38.48	9,668	18.99
28	Tanur	64.71%	M. M. K. Haji		IUML	29,219	66.47	T. A. Kutty		INC	10,491	23.87	18,728	42.60
29	Tirur	74.39%	K. M. K. Haji		IUML	28,558	60.65	R. Muhamed		INC	18,527	39.35	10,031	21.30
30	Kuttippuram	63.77%	C. M. Kutty		IUML	28,245	72.03	P. R. Menon		INC	10,968	27.97	17,277	44.06
31	Kondotty	72.44%	S. U. Bafakih		IUML	33,166	66.11	M. P. Gangadharan		INC	13,874	27.65	19,292	38.46
32	Malappuram	69.01%	M. P. M. A. Kurikkel		IUML	32,813	73.07	A. C. Shanmughadas		INC	12,094	26.93	20,719	46.14
33	Manjeri (SC)	62.72%	M. Chadayan		IUML	23,752	63.66	S. Mariappan		INC	12,636	33.86	11,116	29.80
34	Nilambur	68.11%	K. Kunhali		CPI(M)	25,215	62.04	A. Mohamed		INC	15,426	37.96	9,789	24.08
35	Ponnani	74.41%	V. P. C. Thangal		IUML	30,251	61.63	K. G. K. Menon		INC	16,430	33.47	13,821	28.16
36	Trithala (SC)	63.19%	E. T. Kunhan		CPI(M)	24,119	59.28	K. Kunhambu		INC	14,485	35.60	9,634	23.68
37	Pattambi	66.91%	E. M. S. Namboodiripad		CPI(M)	23,955	59.85	K. G. Menon		INC	11,838	29.58	12,117	30.27
38	Ottapalam	58.11%	P. P. Krishnan		CPI(M)	21,086	61.64	M. N. Kurup		INC	13,123	38.36	7,963	23.28
39	Sreekrishnapuram	53.15%	C. G. Panicker		CPI(M)	18,762	66.36	K. R. Nair		INC	9,510	33.64	9,252	32.72
40	Mankada	63.46%	H. C. H. M. Koya		IUML	29,503	79.82	V. S. A. C. K. Thangal		INC	4,986	13.49	24,517	66.33
41	Perintalmanna	53.00%	P. M. Kutty		CPI(M)	24,285	76.37	P. M. Sadio		INC	7,513	23.63	16,772	52.74
42	Mannarghat	51.25%	E. K. I. Bava		CPI(M)	20,504	65.24	N. Balasubramanyan		INC	8,608	27.39	11,896	37.85
43	Palghat	68.75%	R. Krishnan		CPI(M)	24,627	54.13	K. Sankaranayayan		INC	14,996	32.96	9,631	21.17
44	Malampuzha	62.76%	M. P. Kunhiraman		CPI(M)	27,454	70.32	A. Narayanan		INC	11,585	29.68	15,869	40.64
45	Chittur	66.85%	K. A. S. Bharathy		SSP	23,985	58.27	A. S. Sahib		INC	17,174	41.73	6,811	16.54
46	Kollengode	61.64%	C. V. Menon		CPI(M)	19,779	51.93	Gangadharan		INC	14,370	37.73	5,409	14.20
47	Alathur	63.47%	R. Krishnan		CPI(M)	25,467	65.14	Sarada		INC	13,630	34.86	11,837	30.28
48	Kuzhalmannam (SC)	53.99%	O. Koran		SSP	19,138	57.75	E. Kontha		INC	11,452	34.55	7,686	23.20
49	Chelakara (SC)	71.10%	P. Kunhan		CPI(M)	21,175	50.54	K. K. Balakrishnan		INC	19,123	45.65	2,052	4.89
50	Wadakkancherry	77.38%	N. K. Seshan		SSP	23,857	49.61	K. S. N. Namboodiri		INC	22,173	46.11	1,684	3.50
51	Kunnamkulam	80.67%	A. S. N. Nambissan		CPI(M)	27,014	50.57	A. K. Kunhunny		INC	24,930	46.67	2,084	3.90
52	Manalur	83.94%	N. I. Devassykutty		INC	26,523	49.15	V. Mecheri		IND	26,374	48.88	149	0.27
53	Trichur	80.36%	K. S. Nair		CPI(M)	26,149	48.72	T. P. Seetharaman		INC	25,547	47.60	602	1.12
54	Ollur	81.04%	A. V. Aryan		CPI(M)	24,569	49.12	P. P. Francis		INC	24,421	48.83	148	0.29
55	Irinjalakuda	81.00%	C. K. Rajan		CPI	27,151	53.59	R. Pozhekadavil		INC	23,515	46.41	3,636	7.18
56	Kodakara	80.09%	P. S. Namboodiri		CPI	24,265	52.52	P. R. Krishnan		INC	15,680	33.94	8,585	18.58
57	Chalakudi	79.82%	P. P. Geroge		INC	26,568	50.74	P. K. Chathan		CPI	23,107	44.13	3,461	6.61
58	Mala	80.29%	K. Karunakaran		INC	23,563	50.39	K. A. Thomas		CPI	23,199	49.61	364	0.78
59	Guruvayur	78.93%	B. V. S. Thangal		IUML	20,986	46.86	A. A. Kochunny		INC	20,523	45.83	463	1.03
60	Nattika	84.05%	T. K. Krishnan		CPI(M)	27,635	52.87	K. K. Viswanathan		INC	24,634	47.13	3,001	5.74
61	Cranganore	84.78%	P. K. Gopalakrishnan		CPI	26,536	51.54	M. Sagir		INC	23,221	45.10	3,315	6.44
62	Ankamali	83.19%	A. P. Kurian		CPI(M)	21,427	42.15	A. C. George		INC	15,237	29.98	6,190	12.17
63	Vadakkekara	82.17%	E. Balanandan		CPI(M)	28,234	50.57	K. R. Vijayan		INC	27,601	49.43	633	1.14
64	Parur	80.03%	K. T. George		INC	17,418	38.22	V. Painadan		IND	13,719	30.11	3,699	8.11
65	Narakal	86.10%	A. S. Purushothaman		CPI(M)	24,616	49.38	K. C. Abraham		INC	23,474	47.09	1,142	2.29
66	Mattancherry	75.93%	M. P. M. Jafferkhan		IUML	28,175	52.51	P. T. Jacob		INC	21,763	40.56	6,412	11.95
67	Paliuruthy	82.63%	P. Gangadharan		CPI(M)	24,779	49.08	A. L. Jacob		INC	23,395	46.34	1,384	2.74
68	Thrippunithura	85.43%	T. K. Ramakrishnan		CPI(M)	27,435	48.87	P. P. Mani		INC	25,976	46.27	1,459	2.60
69	Ernakulam	77.05%	A. Parambithara		INC	23,270	45.65	K. A. Rajan		CPI	22,973	45.07	297	0.58
70	Alwaye	83.60%	M. K. A. Hameed		IND	29,978	56.06	V. P. Marakkar		INC	20,360	38.08	9,618	17.98
71	Perumbavoor	80.23%	P. G. Pillai		CPI(M)	23,161	49.15	K. G. R. Kartha		INC	17,996	38.19	5,165	10.96
72	Kunnathunad (SC)	79.49%	M. K. Krishnan		CPI(M)	28,083	54.38	K. K. Madhavan		INC	21,203	41.06	6,880	13.32
73	Kothamangalam	85.79%	T. M. Meethiyan		CPI(M)	21,210	41.40	M. I. Markose		KEC	14,822	28.93	6,388	12.47
74	Muvattupuzha	80.26%	P. V. Abraham		CPI	21,333	42.88	K. C. Paily		INC	15,400	30.95	5,933	11.93
75	Thodupuzha	80.64%	K. C. Zachariah		IND	18,780	43.99	E. M. Joseph		KEC	17,286	40.49	1,494	3.50
76	Karimannoor	73.61%	M. M. Thomas		IND	19,070	48.15	A. C. Chacko		KEC	12,870	32.49	6,200	15.66
77	Devicolam (SC)	61.62%	N. Ganapathy		INC	15,895	44.66	G. Varathan		CPI(M)	15,607	43.85	288	0.81
78	Udumbanchola	65.41%	K. T. Jacob		CPI	28,085	52.73	Mathachan		KEC	19,021	35.71	9,064	17.02
79	Peermade (SC)	59.98%	K. I. Rajan		CPI(M)	18,934	52.07	Ramiah		INC	12,199	33.55	6,735	18.52
80	Kanjirapally	72.66%	M. Kamal		CPI(M)	22,681	51.41	C. J. Antony		KEC	14,335	32.49	8,346	18.92
81	Vazhoor	76.90%	K. P. Pillai		CPI	19,789	48.40	K. N. Kurup		KEC	14,760	36.10	5,029	12.30
82	Changanacherry	81.49%	K. G. N. Nambudiripad		CPI	21,278	42.97	K. J. Chacko		KEC	15,353	31.01	5,925	11.96
83	Puthupally	79.80%	E. M. George		CPI(M)	22,589	48.50	P. C. Cheriyan		INC	17,037	36.58	5,552	11.92
84	Kottayam	81.30%	M. K. George		CPI(M)	25,298	51.37	M. P. G. Nair		INC	16,188	32.87	9,110	18.50
85	Ettumanoor	82.32%	P. P. Wilson		SSP	20,248	40.82	M. M. Joseph		KEC	16,213	32.68	4,035	8.14
86	Akalakunnam	76.62%	J. A. Chacko		KEC	18,049	43.24	M. G. K. Nair		CPI(M)	15,770	37.78	2,279	5.46
87	Poonjar	74.43%	K. M. George		KEC	19,944	47.55	K. K. Menon		CPI(M)	16,386	39.06	3,558	8.49
88	Palai	82.39%	K. M. Mani		KEC	19,118	38.99	V. T. Thomas		IND	16,407	33.46	2,711	5.53
89	Kaduthuruthy	81.02%	J. Chazhikattu		KEC	18,719	39.60	K. K. Joseph		CPI(M)	16,581	35.07	2,138	4.53
90	Vaikom	84.06%	P. S. Srinivasan		CPI	28,502	54.84	P. Parameswaran		INC	19,043	36.64	9,459	18.20
91	Aroor	84.56%	K. R. G. Thomas		CPI(M)	28,274	54.29	K. Bhasi		INC	21,097	40.51	7,177	13.78
92	Sherthala	83.52%	N. P. Thandar		CPI(M)	23,350	49.52	K. R. Damodaran		INC	15,491	32.85	7,859	16.67
93	Mararikulam	80.09%	S. Damodaran		CPI(M)	30,277	56.50	D. Krishnan		INC	18,246	34.05	12,031	22.45
94	Alleppey	78.62%	T. V. Thomas		CPI	28,880	57.66	G. C. Iyer		INC	15,554	31.06	13,326	26.60
95	Ambalapuzha	80.24%	V. S. Achyuthanandan		CPI(M)	26,627	52.93	A. Achyuthan		INC	17,112	34.01	9,515	18.92
96	Kuttanad	79.15%	K. K. K. Pillai		IND	23,797	48.63	T. John		KEC	16,633	33.99	7,164	14.64
97	Haripad	81.41%	C. B. C. Warrier		CPI(M)	28,199	49.77	K. P. R. Nair		INC	27,079	47.80	1,120	1.97
98	Kayamkulam	81.14%	P. K. Kungu		SSP	27,227	52.26	T. Prabhakaran		INC	23,446	45.01	3,781	7.25
99	Thiruvalla	78.70%	E. J. Jacob		KEC	18,970	37.35	P. K. Mathew		SSP	16,992	33.46	1,978	3.89
100	Kallooppara	77.51%	G. Thomas		INC	17,267	39.03	N. T. George		CPI(M)	13,668	30.89	3,599	8.14
101	Aranmula	77.66%	P. N. Chandrasenan		SSP	19,665	41.37	K. V. Nair		INC	16,743	35.22	2,922	6.15
102	Chengannur	79.67%	P. G. P. Pillai		CPI(M)	17,524	34.76	N. S. K. Pillai		INC	16,004	31.75	1,520	3.01
103	Mavelikara	77.84%	G. G. Pillai		SSP	26,669	51.21	K. K. C. Pillai		INC	23,226	44.60	3,443	6.61
104	Pandalam (SC)	79.68%	P. K. Kunjachan		CPI(M)	27,740	52.27	T. K. Kali		INC	22,825	43.01	4,915	9.26
105	Ranni	71.73%	M. K. Divakaran		CPI	18,628	43.60	N. J. Mathews		INC	12,795	29.95	5,833	13.65
106	Pathanamthitta	81.04%	K. K. Nair		IND	26,351	49.19	V. Idicula		KEC	16,208	30.25	10,143	18.94
107	Konni	81.98%	P. P. R. M. Pillai		CPI	24,775	51.32	P. J. Thomas		INC	21,733	45.02	3,042	6.30
108	Pathanapuram (SC)	73.11%	P. K. Raghwan		CPI	23,401	56.42	P. K. Ramachandradas		INC	11,520	27.77	11,881	28.65
109	Punaloor	80.24%	M. N. G. Nair		CPI	23,931	52.61	P. C. Baby		INC	18,794	41.31	5,137	11.30
110	Chadayamangalam	80.66%	D. D. Potti		SSP	29,980	61.43	B. Pillai		INC	18,122	37.13	11,858	24.30
111	Kottarakara	87.02%	E. C. Nair		CPI	24,672	42.54	R. B. Pillai		KEC	23,112	39.85	1,560	2.69
112	Kunnathur (SC)	76.67%	K. C. S. Sastry		IND	26,510	55.11	T. Kesavan		INC	13,559	28.19	12,951	26.92
113	Adoor	83.68%	Ramalingom		CPI	25,804	50.44	P. Raghavan		IND	12,970	25.35	12,834	25.09
114	Krishnapuram	85.17%	P. U. Pillai		CPI	29,134	58.77	M. K. Hemachandran		INC	18,810	37.94	10,324	20.83
115	Karunagapally	80.42%	B. John		IND	32,227	58.50	K. V. S. Pannikar		INC	20,184	36.64	12,043	21.86
116	Quilon	77.90%	T. K. Divakaran		IND	29,075	56.87	H. Austin		INC	19,324	37.80	9,751	19.07
117	Kundara	81.28%	P. K. Sukumaran		CPI(M)	28,882	50.65	V. S. Pillai		INC	23,288	40.84	5,594	9.81
118	Eravipuram	79.19%	R. S. Unni		IND	31,083	63.41	K. K. Krishnan		INC	17,935	36.59	13,148	26.82
119	Chathannoor	81.58%	P. Ravindran		CPI	27,181	55.00	S. T. Pillai		KEC	15,972	32.32	11,209	22.68
120	Varkala	77.35%	A. Majid		CPI	24,796	58.10	S. Hameed		INC	17,885	41.90	6,911	16.20
121	Attingal	76.90%	K. P. K. Das		CPI(M)	26,871	55.18	B. Purushothaman		INC	21,826	44.82	5,045	10.36
122	Kilimanoor (SC)	75.30%	C. K. Balakrishnan		CPI(M)	25,932	57.18	K. P. Madhavan		INC	19,422	42.82	6,510	14.36
123	Vamanapuram	77.66%	N. V. Pillai		CPI(M)	24,270	59.82	M. K. Pillai		INC	16,305	40.18	7,965	19.64
124	Aryanad	71.30%	M. Majeed		SSP	18,350	51.87	V. Sankaran		INC	14,749	41.69	3,601	10.18
125	Nedumangad	74.70%	K. G. K. Pallai		CPI	20,584	52.46	S. V. Nair		INC	14,931	38.05	5,653	14.41
126	Kazhakuttam	75.38%	M. H. Sahib		IUML	22,008	45.36	N. L. Vaidyan		INC	20,694	42.65	1,314	2.71
127	Trivandrum I	62.53%	B. M. Nair		SSP	22,152	50.53	M. N. G. Nair		INC	19,931	45.46	2,221	5.07
128	Trivandrum II	67.49%	K. C. Vamadevan		IND	27,806	53.69	W. Sebastian		INC	21,744	41.98	6,062	11.71
129	Nemom	72.00%	M. Sadasivan		CPI(M)	22,800	52.02	P. N. Nair		INC	19,764	45.09	3,036	6.93
130	Kovalam	75.34%	J. C. Moraes		IND	18,588	48.75	M. K. Nadar		INC	18,191	47.71	397	1.04
131	Vilappil	74.09%	C. S. N. Nair		SSP	25,104	53.22	M. B. Nair		INC	21,128	44.79	3,976	8.43
132	Neyyatinkara	75.77%	R. G. Nair		INC	24,038	51.28	M. Sathianesan		CPI(M)	22,839	48.72	1,199	2.56
133	Parassala	69.48%	N. Gamaliel		INC	23,299	57.68	V. Titus		IND	17,095	42.32	6,204	15.36

Government formation

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. K. Karunakaran became the opposition leader in the assembly.

Fall of EMS Government

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.

Achutha Menon Ministry

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. 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.

See also

• 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
• 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election