| Election Name: | 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Election Date: | 4 March 1965 |
| Next Election: | 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
| Seats For Election: | All 133 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 67 |
| Turnout: | 75.12% (10.60) |
| Leader1: | E. M. S. Namboodiripad |
| Party1: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Alliance1: | With IUML, SSP[1] [2] |
| Leaders Seat1: | Pattambi |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Seats1: | 40 |
| Seat Change1: | N/A |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,257,869 |
| Percentage1: | 19.87% |
| Swing1: | N/A |
| Leader2: | R. Sankar |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Leaders Seat2: | Attingal (Lost) |
| Last Election2: | 63 |
| Seats2: | 36 |
| Seat Change2: | 27 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,123,660 |
| Percentage2: | 33.55% |
| Swing2: | 0.87% |
| Leader3: | K. M. George |
| Party3: | Kerala Congress |
| Leaders Seat3: | Poonjar |
| Last Election3: | New |
| Seats3: | 25 |
| Seat Change3: | N/A |
| Popular Vote3: | 796,291 |
| Percentage3: | 12.58% |
| Swing3: | N/A |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | R. Sankar |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Posttitle: | Chief Minister |
| After Election: | Vacant |
| After Party: | President's Rule |
| Alliance2: | None |
| Alliance3: | None |
The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1965 was held to elect members to the third Niyamasabha. Communist Party of India (Marxist), which was the splinter faction of Communist Party of India, emerged as the largest party in the assembly with 40 seats, followed by Indian National Congress with 36. However no single party could form a ministry commanding majority and hence this election is considered abortive. On March 25, President's rule was invoked for the fourth time.[3] [4]
Both the Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India went through big changes during the period that preceded the elections in 1965. Congress was split and a new state party Kerala Congress was formed.
Communist Party of India also went through a split during this time, forming CPI(M).
There were 133 constituencies in total, out of which 120 were General Category, 11 Scheduled Castes, and 2 Scheduled Tribe seats.
Three national parties - Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist) and three state level parties Kerala Congress, Indian Union Muslim League and Samyukta Socialist Party took part in the elections.
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"! class="unsortable" |! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! Net Change
in seats !! % of
Seats! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in
vote % |- | | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| | 133 || 36 || 27 || 27.07 || 21,23,660 || 33.55 || 0.87|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India| | 79 || 3 || 28 || 2.26 || 525,456 || 8.3 || 30.84|- | | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist)| | 73 || 40 || New || 30.08 || 1,257,869 || 19.87 || New|- | | style="text-align:left;" |Kerala Congress|| 54 || 23 || New || 17.29 || 796,291 || 12.58 || New|-| || 16 || 6 || || 4.51 || 242,529 || 3.83 || |- | | style="text-align:left;" |Samyukta Socialist Party|| 29 || 13 || New || 9.77 || 514,689 || 8.13 || New|-| || 174 || 12 || 7 || 9.02 || 869,843 || 13.74 || N/A|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3|! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 133 (0) !! ||Voters !! 6,330,337 !! style="text-align:center;" ||}
| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjeshwar | GEN | Mahabala Bhandary | M | INC | 20983 | M. Ramanna Rai | M | CPI(M) | 15139 | |
| 2 | Kasaragod | GEN | E. Abdul Kader | M | IND | 21923 | K.A. Shetty | M | INC | 19784 | |
| 3 | Hosdurg | GEN | N.K. Balakrishnan | M | SSP | 30558 | M.Kunhikannan Nambiar | M | INC | 17116 | |
| 4 | Nileswar | GEN | V.V. Kunhamboo | M | CPI(M) | 30547 | K.V. Kunhambu | M | INC | 14175 | |
| 5 | Edakkad | GEN | C. Kannan | M | CPI(M) | 30716 | P.P. Lakshmanan | M | INC | 23072 | |
| 6 | Cannanore | GEN | K.M. Aboobacker | M | IND | 31448 | P. Madhavan | M | INC | 24522 | |
| 7 | Madayi | GEN | K.P.R. Gopalan | M | CPI(M) | 26784 | P. Gopalan | M | INC | 15034 | |
| 8 | Payyannur | GEN | A.V. Kunhambu | M | CPI(M) | 29537 | V.K. Kunhikrishnan Nair | M | INC | 17062 | |
| 9 | Taliparamba | GEN | K.P. Raghava Poduval | M | CPI(M) | 29430 | N.C. Varghese | M | INC | 22638 | |
| 10 | Irikkur | GEN | E.P. Krishnan Nambiar | M | CPI(M) | 27284 | A. Narayanana Nambissan | M | INC | 17033 | |
| 11 | Kuthuparamba | GEN | K.K. Abu | M | SSP | 26498 | M.P. Moidu Hajee | M | INC | 20416 | |
| 12 | Tellicherry | GEN | P. Gopalan | M | CPI(M) | 27981 | P. Nanu | M | INC | 19766 | |
| 13 | Peringalam | GEN | P. Ramunni Kurup | M | SSP | 34580 | N. Madusudhanan Nambiar | M | INC | 19797 | |
| 14 | North Wynad | (ST) | K.K. Annan | M | IND | 18078 | M.V. Rajan | M | INC | 10461 | |
| 15 | Badagara | GEN | M. Krishnan | M | SSP | 35197 | T. Krishnan | M | INC | 13262 | |
| 16 | Nadapuram | GEN | C.H. Kanaran | M | CPI(M) | 26224 | K.P. Padmanabhan | M | INC | 14582 | |
| 17 | Meppayur | GEN | M.K Kelu | M | CPI(M) | 23998 | K. Gopalan | M | INC | 15555 | |
| 18 | Quilandy | GEN | K. B. Menon | M | SSP | 33910 | E. Rajagopalan Nair | M | INC | 24903 | |
| 19 | Perambra | GEN | V.V. Dakshina Mootrhy Variar | M | CPI(M) | 25065 | K.T. Kunhiraman Nayar | M | INC | 16205 | |
| 20 | Balusseri | GEN | A.K. Appu | M | SSP | 29593 | O.K. Govindan | M | INC | 23407 | |
| 21 | Kunnamangalam | GEN | V. Kuttikrishnan Nair | M | SSP | 30360 | P.K. Imbichi Ahammed Haji | M | INC | 13178 | |
| 22 | Kalpetta | GEN | B. Wellingdon | M | IND | 17549 | Joseph Pulikkanael | M | IND | 11187 | |
| 23 | South Wynad | (ST) | M. Ramunni | M | SSP | 20256 | Nochamvayal Veliya Moopan | M | INC | 15076 | |
| 24 | Calicut- I | GEN | P.C. Raghavan Nair | M | CPI(M) | 27671 | M. Kamalam | F | INC | 25125 | |
| 25 | Calicut- II | GEN | P.M. Aboobacker | M | IND | 30025 | K.P. Ramunnimenon | M | INC | 21121 | |
| 26 | Beypore | GEN | K. Chatunny | M | CPI(M) | 25342 | O.T. Saradakrishnan | F | INC | 14958 | |
| 27 | Tirurangadi | GEN | K. Avukaderkutty Naha | M | ML | 20836 | T.P. Kunhalankutty | M | INC | 19594 | |
| 28 | Tanur | GEN | C. Muhamed Kutty | M | ML | 25351 | K. Kunhimohammed | M | INC | 12338 | |
| 29 | Tirur | GEN | K. Moideenkutty Haji | M | ML | 18366 | M. Padmanabhan Nair | M | INC | 14696 | |
| 30 | Kuttippuram | GEN | Mohisin Bin Ahamed | M | ML | 17878 | T.R. Kunhikrishnan | M | CPI(M) | 12402 | |
| 31 | Kondotty | GEN | M. Moideenkutty Haji | M | ML | 24757 | M. Usman | M | INC | 15174 | |
| 32 | Malappuram | GEN | M.P.M. Ahmed Kurikkal | M | ML | 25251 | P. Ahamed Kutty | M | CPI(M) | 12745 | |
| 33 | Manjeri | (SC) | U. Uthaman | M | IND | 20060 | V. Eacharan | M | INC | 13124 | |
| 34 | Nilambur | GEN | K. Kunhali | M | CPI(M) | 17914 | A. Mohamed | M | INC | 10753 | |
| 35 | Ponnani | GEN | K.G. Karunakaramenon | M | INC | 15881 | V.P.C. Thangal | M | ML | 14609 | |
| 36 | Thrithala | (SC) | E.T. Kunhan | M | CPI(M) | 21815 | K. Kunhambu | M | INC | 15806 | |
| 37 | Pattambi | GEN | E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad | M | CPI(M) | 19992 | K.P. Thangal | M | CPI | 12213 | |
| 38 | Ottapalam | GEN | P.P. Krishnan | M | CPI(M) | 20802 | K. Sankaranarayanana | M | INC | 12560 | |
| 39 | Sreekrishnapuram | GEN | C. Govinda Panicker | M | CPI(M) | 16571 | M. Narayana Kurup | M | INC | 9663 | |
| 40 | Mankada | GEN | P. Muhammedkutty | M | CPI(M) | 17875 | K.K. Sayed Ussan Koya | M | ML | 16582 | |
| 41 | Perinthalmanna | GEN | C. Koya | M | CPI(M) | 17426 | K. Hassan Gani | M | ML | 12388 | |
| 42 | Mannarghat | GEN | P.A. Sankaran | M | CPI(M) | 16099 | A.Chandran Nair | M | INC | 7503 | |
| 43 | Palghat | GEN | M.V. Vasu | M | CPI(M) | 17747 | K. Pyarijan Sunna Sahib | M | INC | 13260 | |
| 44 | Malampuzha | GEN | M.P. Kunhiraman | M | CPI(M) | 27835 | C.V. Ramachandran | M | INC | 13484 | |
| 45 | Chittur | GEN | K. A. Sivarama Bharathy | M | SSP | 24630 | Leela Damodara Menon | F | INC | 17100 | |
| 46 | Kollengode | GEN | C. Vasudeva Menon | M | CPI(M) | 22749 | P. N. Krishnan | M | INC | 13274 | |
| 47 | Alathur | GEN | R. Krishnan | M | CPI(M) | 26328 | A. Narayanan | M | INC | 12472 | |
| 48 | Kuzhalmannam | (SC) | O. Koran | M | SSP | 23477 | K. Eacharan | M | INC | 12021 | |
| 49 | Chelakara | (SC) | K. K. Balakrishnan | M | INC | 17283 | C. K. Chakrapani | M | CPI(M) | 17177 | |
| 50 | Wadakkanchery | GEN | N. K. Seshan | M | SSP | 22352 | V. K. Achutha Menon | M | INC | 19045 | |
| 51 | Kunnamkulam | GEN | T. K. Krishnan | M | CPI(M) | 26448 | M. K. Raja | M | INC | 25354 | |
| 52 | Manalur | GEN | I. M. Velayudhan | M | INC | 23009 | B. Wellington | M | IND | 15310 | |
| 53 | Trichur | GEN | T. P. Seetharaman | M | INC | 22777 | C. L. Varkey | M | CPI(M) | 18572 | |
| 54 | Ollur | GEN | A. V. Aryan | M | CPI(M) | 20180 | P. R. Francis | M | INC | 19475 | |
| 55 | Irinjalakuda | GEN | K. T. Achuthan | M | INC | 19302 | P. Appukutta Menon | M | IND | 13143 | |
| 56 | Kodakara | GEN | P. S. Namboodiri | M | CPI | 18755 | C. G. Janardhanan | M | INC | 16393 | |
| 57 | Chalakudi | GEN | P. P. George | M | INC | 18873 | B. C. Varughese | M | IND | 14165 | |
| 58 | Mala | GEN | K. Karunakaran | M | INC | 18044 | K. A. Thomas | M | CPI | 13282 | |
| 59 | Guruvayoor | GEN | P. K. Abdul Majeed | M | IND | 20322 | M. V. Aboobacker | M | INC | 19831 | |
| 60 | Nattika | GEN | Ramu | M | IND | 27704 | V. K. Kumaran | M | INC | 24418 | |
| 61 | Cranganore | GEN | K. C. M. Mather | M | INC | 25330 | Gopalakrishna Menon | M | CPI | 13847 | |
| 62 | Ankamali | GEN | John | M | KC | 19828 | Geervacis | M | INC | 13840 | |
| 63 | Vadakkekara | GEN | Abdul Jaleel | M | IND | 25288 | K. R. Vijayan | M | INC | 22935 | |
| 64 | Parur | GEN | K. T. George | M | INC | 24678 | K. G. Raman Menon | M | SSP | 14402 | |
| 65 | Narakkal | GEN | K. C. Abraham | M | INC | 24713 | A. S. Purushothaman | M | CPI(M) | 17141 | |
| 66 | Mattancherry | GEN | M. P. Muhamed Jaferkhan | M | IND | 24933 | K. K. Vishwanathan | M | INC | 15951 | |
| 67 | Palluruthy | GEN | P. Gangadharan | M | CPI(M) | 22717 | A. L. Jacob | M | INC | 19151 | |
| 68 | Thrippunithura | GEN | T. K. Ramakrishnan | M | CPI(M) | 24387 | Paul | M | INC | 22016 | |
| 69 | Ernakulam | GEN | P. J. Alexander | M | INC | 20853 | T. A. Mohammed Kunju | M | IND | 9999 | |
| 70 | Alwaye | GEN | V. P. Marakkar | M | INC | 22659 | P. K. Kunju | M | SSP | 21556 | |
| 71 | Perumbavoor | GEN | P. Govinda Pillai | M | CPI(M) | 21265 | C. P. Poulose | M | KC | 12874 | |
| 72 | Kunnathunad | (SC) | K. K. Madhavan | M | INC | 22635 | M, K. Krishnan | M | CPI(M) | 20834 | |
| 73 | Kothamangalam | GEN | K. M. George | M | KC | 18744 | N. P. Varghese | M | INC | 18198 | |
| 74 | Muvattupuzha | GEN | A. T. Pathrose | M | KC | 18929 | E. P. Poulose | M | INC | 14659 | |
| 75 | Thodupuzha | GEN | C. A. Mathew | M | KC | 18937 | Zacharia Chacko | M | IND | 14844 | |
| 76 | Karimannoor | GEN | Chacko Kuriakose | M | KC | 15897 | M. M. Thomas | M | IND | 11650 | |
| 77 | Devicolam | (SC) | G. Varathan | M | CPI(M) | 16472 | T. Murukesan | M | INC | 15483 | |
| 78 | Udumbanchola | GEN | K. T. Jacob | M | CPI | 17374 | M. Mathachan | M | KC | 15627 | |
| 79 | Permade | (SC) | K. I. Rajan | M | CPI(M) | 12345 | N. Ganapathy | M | INC | 8835 | |
| 80 | Kanjirappally | GEN | Kurian Varkey | M | KC | 18206 | Mustafa Kamal | M | INC | 17468 | |
| 81 | Vazhoor | GEN | K. Narayana Kurup | M | KC | 20629 | N. Govinda Menon | M | INC | 9611 | |
| 82 | Changanacherry | GEN | K. J. Chacko | M | KC | 21134 | K. G. Neelakantan Nambudiripad | M | CPI | 16893 | |
| 83 | Puthuppally | GEN | E. M. George | M | CPI(M) | 15571 | Thomas Rajan | M | INC | 13736 | |
| 84 | Kottayam | GEN | M. K. George | M | CPI(M) | 17880 | M. P. Govindan Nair | M | INC | 14396 | |
| 85 | Ettumanoor | GEN | M. M. Joseph | M | KC | 23400 | Mustafa Khani Rawther | M | INC | 15178 | |
| 86 | Akalakunnam | GEN | J. A. Chacko | M | KC | 22913 | Vasudevan Kartha | M | IND | 13755 | |
| 87 | Poonjar | GEN | P. D. Thommen | M | IND | 21975 | V. I. Purushothaman | M | IND | 14926 | |
| 88 | Palai | GEN | K. M. Mani | M | KC | 25833 | V. T. Thomas | M | IND | 16248 | |
| 89 | Kaduthuruthy | GEN | Joseph Chazhikattu | M | KC | 26597 | M. C. Abraham | M | INC | 12344 | |
| 90 | Vaikom | GEN | P. Parameswaran | M | INC | 15255 | K. N. Narayanan Nair | M | KC | 15167 | |
| 91 | Aroor | GEN | K. R. Gouri Thomas | F | CPI(M) | 19426 | Devaki Krishnan | F | INC | 14843 | |
| 92 | Sherthala | GEN | C. V. Jacob | M | KC | 15070 | P. S. Karthikeyan | M | INC | 13192 | |
| 93 | Mararikulam | GEN | Suseela Gopalan | F | CPI(M) | 22424 | P. Karunakara Thandar | M | INC | 16707 | |
| 94 | Alleppey | GEN | G. Chidambara Iyer | M | INC | 13997 | T. V. Thomas | M | CPI | 12693 | |
| 95 | Ambalapuzha | GEN | K. S. Krishna Kurup | M | INC | 16657 | V. S. Atchuthanandan | M | CPI(M) | 14330 | |
| 96 | Kuttanad | GEN | Thomas John | M | KC | 25319 | V. Z. Job | M | INC | 15067 | |
| 97 | Haripad | GEN | K. P. Ramakrishnan Nair | M | INC | 23644 | C. B. Chandrasekhara Warrier | M | CPI(M) | 17178 | |
| 98 | Kayamkulam | GEN | Sukumaran | M | CPI(M) | 17522 | Prabhakaran | M | INC | 17179 | |
| 99 | Thiruvalla | GEN | E. J. Jacob | M | KC | 27809 | K. Kurian Joseph | M | INC | 12899 | |
| 100 | Kallooppara | GEN | George Thomas | M | KC | 25422 | K. R. Keshava Pillai | M | CPI(M) | 9774 | |
| 101 | Aranmula | GEN | N. Bhaskaran Nair | M | KC | 22000 | K. Velayudhan Nair | M | INC | 17031 | |
| 102 | Chengannur | GEN | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | F | KC | 26248 | N. S. Krishna Pillai | M | INC | 12135 | |
| 103 | Mavelikara | GEN | K. K. Chellappan Pillai | M | INC | 19391 | G. Gopinatha Pillai | M | SSP | 14058 | |
| 104 | Pandalam | (SC) | P. K. Kunjachan | M | CPI(M) | 20241 | T. Kandankaly | M | INC | 15091 | |
| 105 | Ranni | GEN | E. M. Thomas | M | KC | 21707 | M. Sanny | M | INC | 14005 | |
| 106 | Pathanamthitta | GEN | V. I. Idiculla | M | KC | 24574 | K. Karunakaran Nair | M | IND | 19222 | |
| 107 | Konni | GEN | P. J. Thomas | M | INC | 17064 | K. M. George | M | KC | 14972 | |
| 108 | Pathanapuram | (SC) | P. C. Adichan | M | CPI | 13948 | P. K. Ramachandra Das | M | INC | 13172 | |
| 109 | Punalur | GEN | C. M. Stephen | M | INC | 14599 | K. Krishna Pillai | M | CPI | 13787 | |
| 110 | Chadayamangalam | GEN | D. Damodaran Potty | M | SSP | 16291 | N. Bhaskaran Pillai | M | INC | 16269 | |
| 111 | Kottarakkara | GEN | R. Balakrishna Pillai | M | KC | 27534 | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | M | CPI | 19395 | |
| 112 | Kunnathur | (SC) | T. Krishnan | M | KC | 15734 | T. Kesavan | M | CPI | 12297 | |
| 113 | Adoor | GEN | K. K. Gopalan Nair | M | KC | 17651 | P. Ramalinga Ayyar | M | CPI | 15287 | |
| 114 | Krishnapuram | GEN | M. K. Hemachandran | M | INC | 19842 | Unnikrishna Pillai | M | CPI | 16229 | |
| 115 | Karunagappally | GEN | Kunjukrishnan | M | INC | 19762 | Bhasi | M | IND | 17468 | |
| 116 | Quilon | GEN | Henry Austin | M | INC | 13749 | T. K. Divakaran | M | IND | 13499 | |
| 117 | Kundara | GEN | Sankara Narayana Pillai | M | INC | 20166 | Chitharanjan | M | CPI | 14126 | |
| 118 | Eravipuram | GEN | Abdul Rahim | M | INC | 19114 | Sankaran Unni | M | IND | 18458 | |
| 119 | Chathannoor | GEN | Thankanppan Pillai | M | IND | 17462 | P. Ravindran | M | CPI | 16694 | |
| 120 | Varkala | GEN | K. Shahul Hameed | M | INC | 21092 | V. Radhakrishnan | M | CPI(M) | 12381 | |
| 121 | Attingal | GEN | K. Anirudhan | M | CPI(M) | 25598 | R .Sankar | M | INC | 23515 | |
| 122 | Kilimanoor | (SC) | C. K. Balakrishnan | M | CPI(M) | 17911 | K. Sivadasan | M | INC | 17567 | |
| 123 | Vamanapuram | GEN | M.Kunjukrishna Pillai | M | INC | 18017 | Vasudevan Pillai | M | CPI(M) | 16968 | |
| 124 | Aryanad | GEN | V. Sankaran | M | INC | 11187 | M. Abdul Majeed | M | SSP | 9890 | |
| 125 | Nedumangad | GEN | S. Varadarajan Nair | M | INC | 21674 | Neelakantaru Pandarathil | M | CPI | 9625 | |
| 126 | Kazhakuttam | GEN | N. Lakshmanan | M | INC | 17379 | K. P. Alikunju | M | CPI(M) | 14011 | |
| 127 | Trivandrum I | GEN | B. Madhavan Nair | M | SSP | 14865 | M. N. Gopinathan Nair | M | INC | 14638 | |
| 128 | Trivandrum I I | GEN | Wilfred Sebastian | M | INC | 18129 | E. P. Eapen | M | SSP | 14286 | |
| 129 | Nemom | GEN | M. Sadasivan | M | CPI(M) | 17756 | P. Narayan Nair | M | INC | 15043 | |
| 130 | Kovalam | GEN | M. Kunjukrishnan Nadar | M | INC | 19896 | Camalias Moraes | M | KC | 8972 | |
| 131 | Vilappil | GEN | M. Bhaskarannair | M | INC | 21850 | G. Krishnan Nair | M | SSP | 15653 | |
| 132 | Neyyattinkara | GEN | G. Chandrasekhara Pillai | M | INC | 18003 | Sathyanesan | M | CPI(M) | 15177 | |
| 133 | Parassala | GEN | N. Gamaliel | M | INC | 25949 | S. Sukumaran Nair | M | SSP | 12246 |
No party or group was able to form a government due to the fractured nature of results. The result was the dissolution of the assembly again, and the state was again under President's Rule.