1960 elections in India

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Legislative Assembly elections

Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1960.[1]

Kerala

In 1959, the Central Government dismissed the democratically elected government in 1957 elections through the controversial Article 356 of the Indian Constitution following "The Liberation Struggle".[2] After a short period of the President's rule, fresh elections were called in 1960. In these elections, Congress and Praja Socialist Party formed an alliance to counter Communist Party of India in the elections. Congress and Praja Socialist Party alliance got the majority in the election and hence formed the government.[1]

 Summary of results of the Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 1960 [1][3]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet Change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %		Vote % in
contested seats
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 30New05,2770.07New3.28
Communist Party of India 10829Decrease 3123.023,171,73239.14Increase 3.8643.79
Indian National Congress 8063Increase 2050.002,789,55634.42Decrease 3.4345.37
Praja Socialist Party 3320Increase 1115.871,146,02814.14Decrease 3.3838.41
IUML 1211New8.73401,9254.96New47.79
Independent 615Decrease 114.17488,6995.93-5.6113.96
Total Seats126 (Steady 0)Voters9,604,331Turnout8,232,572 (85.72 %)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1960 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Fresh light on 'Liberation Struggle'". The Hindu. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.


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