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{{Short description|1967 Kerala election: United Front victory}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| vote_type = Popular 
| alliance_name = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1965
| election_date = 21 February 1967
| elected_members =
| next_election = 1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1970
| seats_for_election = All 133 seats in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 67
| registered =
| turnout = 75.67% ({{increase}} 0.55)
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]
| party1 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| alliance1 = [[Saptakakshi Munnani]]
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Pattambi Assembly constituency|Pattambi]]
| seats1 = 52
| last_election1 = 40
| seat_change1 = {{gain}} 12
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 23.51%
| swing1 = 
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=R. Sankar, Indian politician.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[R. Sankar]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 =
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = -
| seats2 = 9
| last_election2 = 36
| seat_change2 = {{loss}} 27
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 35.43%
| swing2 = 
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = 
| title = [[Chief Minister of Kerala|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = ''Vacant''
| before_party = [[President's Rule]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Kerala|Chief Minister]]
| after_election = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]
| after_party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
}}

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 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|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. Namboodiripad|E. M. S. Namboothiripad]] was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 6 March 1967.<ref name="KeralaLegislature">{{cite web | url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776:history-of-kerala-legislature | title=History of Kerala Legislature | publisher=Kerala Government | access-date=30 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101549/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776%3Ahistory-of-kerala-legislature | archive-date=2014-10-06 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1965 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1965_ST_REP.pdf |website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI }}</ref>

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 ==

{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election<ref>{{cite web |title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1967_ST_REP.pdf |website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI }}</ref><ref name="Nossiter1982p128">{{cite book|author=Thomas Johnson Nossiter|title=Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CSQUxVjjWQC&pg=PA128|date=1 January 1982|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-04667-2|pages=128}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
!colspan=10|[[File:India Kerala Legislative Assembly 1967.svg]]
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Political Party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! Net Change <br /> in seats !! % of <br /> Seats
! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in <br />vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|35px]]
| 59 || 52 || {{increase}} 12 || 39.10 || 1,476,456 || 23.51 || {{increase}} 3.64
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|35px]]
| 22 || 19 || {{increase}} 16 || 14.29 || 538,004 || 8.57 || {{increase}} 0.27
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
|
| 21 || 19 || 6 || 14.29 || 527,662 || 8.4 || {{increase}} 0.27
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party name with colour|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|
| 15 || 14 || {{increase}} 8 || 10.53 || 424,159 || 6.75 || {{increase}} 2.92
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|INC Flag Official|35px]]
| 133 || 9 || {{decrease}} 27 || 6.77 || 2,789,556 || 35.43 || {{increase}} 1.88
|-
| {{party color cell|Kerala Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Kerala Congress]]
|
| 61 || 5 || {{decrease}} 1 || 3.76 || 475,172 || 7.57 || {{decrease}} 5.01
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|
| 7 || 0 || NA || 0 || 13,991 || 0.22 || NA
|-
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Swatantra Party]]
|
| 6 || 0 || NA || 14.29 || 13,105 || 0.21 || NA
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|
| 22 || 0 || NA || 0 || 55,584 || 0.88 || NA
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 75 || 15 || {{increase}} 3 || 11.28 || 531,783 || 8.47 || {{decrease}} 5.27
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3|
! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 133 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 8,613,658 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|6,518,272 (75.67%)
|}

=== By constituency ===

{| class="wikitable"
!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|E. M. S. Namboothiripad]]
|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
|[[C. H. Muhammad 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. Sankaranarayanan]]
|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|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. George
|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. Gowri Amma]]
|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. Achuthanandan]]
|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. Govindan 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
|[[Baby 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
|[[Vakkom 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 Assembly constituency|Neyyattinkara]]
|GEN
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan Nair|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 ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala chronicles: When a coalition of 7 political parties came together only to fall apart|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-chronicles-when-coalition-7-political-parties-came-together-only-fall-apart-63905|access-date=2020-09-05|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref> [[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.<ref name="KeralaLegislature" />

== 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.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} 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]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Kerala|1967]]
[[Category:1960s in Kerala|1967]]
[[Category:1967 State Assembly elections in India|Kerala]]

1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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