1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

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1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

← 1957 1 February 1960 1965 →
All 126 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.72% (20.23)
First party Second party   Leader Pattom A. Thanu Pillai E. M. S. Namboodiripad Party PSP CPI Alliance With INC & IUML Leader's seat Trivandrum Pattambi Last election 9 60 Seats won 95 (20 PSP +63 INC+ +11 ML +1 IND) 29 Seat change 11 31 Popular vote 2,789,556 3,171,732 Percentage 34.42% 39.14% Swing 3.43% 3.86%
Chief Minister before election Vacant President's rule Chief Minister Pattom A. Thanu Pillai PSP

The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1960 was the second assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The elections were held on 1 February 1960.^[1]