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Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala
ChairmanPinarayi Vijayan
SecretaryM. V. Govindan
HeadquartersA. K. G. Centre Thiruvananthapuram
NewspaperDeshabhimani
Student wingStudents Federation (SFI Kerala)
Youth wingDemocratic Youth Federation (DYFI Kerala)
Women's wingDemocratic Women's Association (AIDWA Kerala)
Labour wingCentre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
MembershipIncrease 527,174 (2022)
IdeologyCommunism
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 20
(Kerala)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
4 / 9
(Kerala)
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
62 / 140
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala or CPI(M) Kerala is the Kerala state wing of CPIM. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. Currently, it is the governing party in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and has significant representation of the state in Rajya Sabha.[2] The CPIM currently leads the LDF alliance.

History

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Background

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Main article: 1964 split in the Communist Party of India

In July 1937, a clandestine meeting was held at Calicut.[3] Five persons were present at the meeting, P. Krishna Pillai, K. Damodaran, E.M.S. Namboodiripad, N. C. Sekhar and S.V. Ghate. The first four were members of the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) in Kerala. The Communist Party of India in Kerala was formed on 31 December 1939 with the Pinarayi Conference.[4]

Punnapra-Vayalar uprising martyrs memorial at Vayalar

In 1946, Punnapra-Vayalar uprising was a mass communist movement against C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, the Diwan (Head) of Travancore in Alappuzha. The revolt was due to over 21,000 peasants died in Cherthala taluk alone during the Famine (1939–43). This led to a war between the Travancore police and people. Over 400 people were killed. After the killings, many people around the areas turned into communists.[5]

In 1957 Kerala Assembly election the Communist Party of India (CPI) was elected to rule the state government of Kerala under E. M. S. Namboodiripad only to have the government dismissed and President's Rule declared in 1959 following the Vimochana Samaram. In 1964, in conjunction with the widening rift between China and the Soviet Union, a large leftist faction of the CPI leadership, based predominantly in Kerala and West Bengal, split from the party to form the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI (M). In Kerala, the CPI (M) in coalition with other parties wrested control from the Congress and its allies (frequently including the CPI) in 1967, in 1980, and in 1987. Support for the CPI (M) in Kerala in general elections has ranged from 19 percent to 26 percent, but the party has never won more than nine of Kerala's twenty seats in Parliament.

Formation of CPI(M) in Kerala

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A. K. Gopalan (left) and E.M.S. Namboodiripad (right) with other CPI(M) leaders in Kolkata, 1966.

After the CPI split in 1964, prominent communist leader in Kerala E.M.S. Namboodiripad, A. K. Gopalan and K. R. Gouri Amma stood with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). One year after the split, in the 1965 elections CPI(M) which was splinter faction of CPI, emerged as the largest party in the assembly with 40 seats. Where CPI settled with 3 seats only. However no single party could form a ministry commanding majority and hence this election is considered abortive. President's rule was invoked for the fourth time.[6][7]

In the 1967 Kerala assembly election 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.[8] The CPI(M) led front won the election with a record 113 seats out of 133 seats and formed the government under E.M.S. Namboodiripad.[9] After 2 years of the government, due to continuous problems between CPI and CPI(M) many ministers from the smaller parties resigned eventually, and many parties subsequently left the front owing to the loss of majority the Second Namboodiripad ministry was dissolved in 1969.[10]

Emergency rule in Kerala

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Main article: The Emergency (India)

During the emergency rule, when communists in Kerala were organising the political activities from different hide-outs, many CPI(M) members and leaders including current chief minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan was imprisoned for one and a half years. He was arrested and tortured by police.[11] After his release, Pinarayi Vijayan reached the Kerala Legislative Assembly and made an impassionate speech against senior Congress leader K. Karunakaran holding up the blood-stained shirt he wore when in police custody, causing serious embarrassment to the then C. Achutha Menon government.[12] Hundreds of Communists, whether from the CPI(M), other Marxist parties, or the Naxalites, were arrested during the Emergency.[13] Some were tortured or, as in the case of the Kerala student P. Rajan, killed.[14][15]

Formation of Left Democratic Front alliance

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Main article: Left Democratic Front

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two main pre-poll political alliances were formed: the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India and the United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress.[16]

Nayanar Era (1980 - 2001)

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E. K. Nayanar in 1998.

Since the formation of the alliance in 1980, E. K. Nayanar has led the party and alliance for two decades and has also became the longest-served Chief Minister of Kerala.[17] The CPI(M) led alliance has won every alternate election in 1980 election, 1987 election and 1996 election since the formation led by Nayanar.[18] In this period Kerala saw several progressive reforms, especially in the Land Reforms and Labour Welfare sectors. The Kerala Coir workers Welfare Fund Act, 1987, The Kerala Khadi Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1989, The Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1989, The Kerala Construction workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1989 and the Kerala Ration Dealer’s Welfare Fund Act 1998.[19]

Timeline

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Structure and composition

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E. M. S. Namboodiripad
1st chief minister of Kerala and 1st from CPI(M)
A. K. Gopalan
Founding member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Kerala
E. K. Nayanar
Longest serving Chief minister of Kerala
V. S. Achuthanandan
10th chief minister of Kerala and has also served as the longest served Leader of the Opposition for 15 years.
Pinarayi Vijayan
Longest serving state secretary and current Chief minister of Kerala
M. V. Govindan
Current State Secretary of CPI(M) in Kerala


List of state secretaries of CPI(M) Kerala

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No. Portrait Secretary
(Birth–Death) 		Term Total Years as secretary
1 C.H. Kanaran
(1909–1972) 		1964–1972 8 Years
2 E. K. Nayanar
(1919–2004) 		1972–1980 8 Years
3 V. S. Achuthanandan
(1923–) 		1980–1992 12 Years
4 E. K. Nayanar
(1919–2004) 		1992–1996 4 Years
5 Chadayan Govindan
(1929–1998) 		1996-1998 2 Years
6 Pinarayi Vijayan
(1945–) 		25 September 1998 – 23 February 2015 17 Years
7 Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
(1953–2022) 		23 February 2015 – 28 August 2022 7 Years
8 M. V. Govindan
(1953–) 		31 August 2022–present Incumbent

List of Polit Bureau members from CPI(M) Kerala

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Main article: Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No. Portrait Name Period
1 E. M. S. Namboodiripad 1964 - 1998
2 A. K. Gopalan 1964 - 1977
3 E. Balanandan 1978 - 2005
4 V. S. Achuthanandan 1986 - 2009
5 E. K. Nayanar 1992 - 2004
6 S. Ramachandran Pillai 1992 - 2022
7 Pinarayi Vijayan 1998–present
8 Kodiyeri Balakrishnan 2008 - 2022
9 M. A. Baby 2012–present
10 M. V. Govindan 2022–present
11 A. Vijayaraghavan 2022–present

Current State Secretariat Leaders

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Source:[32]

No. Leader's name Born (Age)
1 Pinarayi Vijayan (1945-05-24) 24 May 1945 (age 79)
2 A. K. Balan (1948-08-03) 3 August 1948 (age 76)
3 P. K. Sreemathy (1949-04-04) 4 April 1949 (age 75)
4 E. P. Jayarajan (1950-05-28) 28 May 1950 (age 74)
5 T. P. Ramakrishnan (1950-06-15) 15 June 1950 (age 74)
6 T. M. Thomas Isaac (1952-09-26) 26 September 1952 (age 72)
7 M. V. Govindan (1953-04-23) 23 April 1953 (age 71)
8 V. N. Vasavan (1954-03-03) 3 March 1954 (age 70)
9 K. N. Balagopal (1963-07-28) 28 July 1963 (age 61)
10 Saji Cherian (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965 (age 59)
11 P. Rajeeve (1968-05-13) 13 May 1968 (age 56)
12 P. K. Biju (1974-04-03) 3 April 1974 (age 50)
13 P. A. Mohammed Riyas (1976-05-18) 18 May 1976 (age 48)
14 M. Swaraj (1979-05-27) 27 May 1979 (age 45)

Principal mass organisations

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No. Organisation Name Association for President
1 Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) Youth V. Vaseef
2 Students' Federation of India (SFI) Students P. M. Arsho
3 Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Trade union Elamaram Kareem
4 All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) Women P. K. Sreemathy
5 Balasangam Children Arya Rajendran
6 Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) Bank C. J. Nandakumar
7 Adivasi Kshema Samithi (AKS) Tribal K. C. Kunhiraman
8 All India Agricultural Workers Union Agricultural Workers A. Vijayaraghavan
9 All India Kisan Sabha Farmers Valsan Panoli
10 Coffee Farmers’ Federation of India Coffee Farmers M. M. Mani
11 Purogama Kalasahitya Sangham Writers and Artists Shaji N. Karun
12 Kerala NGO Union Non Gusseted Officers M. V. Sashidharan
13 Association of Kerala Govt. College Teachers Govt. College Teachers Prof. (Dr.) Manoj N.
14 All Kerala Private College Teachers' Association Private College Teachers' Association Nisanth A
15 Kerala School Teachers Union School Teachers

District Secretaries

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No. District District Secretary
1 Thiruvananthapuram V. Joy[33]
2 Kollam S. Vasudevan[34]
3 Alappuzha R. Naser [34]
4 Pathanamthitta K. P. Udhayabanu[32]
5 Kottayam A. V. Rasal [32]
6 Idukki C.V. Varghese [32]
7 Ernakulam C. V. Mohanan[32]
8 Thrissur M. M. Varghese [32]
9 Palakkad E.N. Suresh Babu [32]
10 Malappuram E.V. Mohan Das[32]
11 Kozhikode P. Mohanan Master[32]
12 Wayanad P. Gagarin[32]
13 Kannur M. V. Jayarajan[32]
14 Kasaragod M.V. Balakrishnan Master[32]

List of Chief Ministers from CPI(M)

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Main article: List of chief ministers of Kerala
№ Portrait Name
Ministry (Year) 		Length of term
Longest continuous term Total years of premiership
1 E. M. S. Namboodiripad
1st Namboodiripad
(1957–1959)
2nd Namboodiripad
(1967–1969) 		2 years, 240 days 4 years 357 days
2 E. K. Nayanar
1st Nayanar
(1980–1981)
2nd Nayanar
(1987–1991)
3rd Nayanar
(1996–2001) 		5 years, 27 days 11 years, 10 days
3 V. S. Achuthanandan
Achuthanandan
(2006–2011) 		4 years, 364 days 4 years, 364 days
4 Pinarayi Vijayan
1st Pinarayi
(2016–2021)
2nd Pinarayi
(2021–present) 		8 years, 162 days 8 years, 162 days

Kerala Assembly election results

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Main article: Elections in Kerala
Kerala Assembly Election Results
Year Party leader Overall votes % of overall votes Total seats seats won/
seats contensted 		Change
in seats 		Outcome
As Communist Party of India
1957 E. M. S. Namboodiripad 2,059,547 35.28% 126
60 / 101
 Increase new Government
1960 3,171,732 39.14% 126
29 / 108
 Decrease 20 Opposition
As Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1965 E. M. S. Namboodiripad 1,257,869 19.87% 133
40 / 73
 Increase new No Result
1967 1,476,456 23.51% 133
52 / 59
 Increase 12 Government
1970 N/A N/A 133
29 / 70
 Decrease 23 Opposition
1977 1,946,051 22.2 % 140
17 / 68
 Decrease12 Opposition
1980 E. K. Nayanar 1,846,312 19.4% 140
35 / 50
 Increase18 Government
1982 1,798,198 18.8% 140
28 / 51
 Decrease 7 Opposition
1987 2,912,999 22.8 % 140
38 / 70
 Increase 10 Government
1991 3,129,523 22.1 % 140
28 / 65
 Decrease 10 Opposition
1996 V. S. Achuthanandan 3,078,723 21.6 % 140
40 / 62
 Increase 12 Government
2001 3,361,827 21.4 % 140
24 / 65
 Decrease 16 Opposition
2006 4,732,381 30.4 % 140
61 / 85
 Increase 37 Government
2011 4,921,354 28.2 % 140
44 / 84
 Decrease17 Opposition
2016 Pinarayi Vijayan 5,365,472 26.7 % 140
58 / 84
 Increase 14 Government
2021 5,288,502 25.5 % 140
62 / 75
 Increase 4 Government

Loksabha election results of CPI (M) in Kerala

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Main article: Electoral history of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Performance of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala in Loksabha elections
Year Legislature Party State Secretary Total constituencies Seats won / contested Change in seats Total votes Per. of votes Change in vote % Ref.
1967 4th Lok Sabha C. H. Kanaran 19
9 / 9
 New 1,540,027 24.6 % New [35]
1971 5th Lok Sabha 19
2 / 11
 Decrease 7 1,711,442 26.2 % Increase 1.60% [36]
1977 6th Lok Sabha E. K. Nayanar 20
0 / 9
 Decrease 2 1,800,193 20.3 % Decrease 5.90% [37]
1980 7th Lok Sabha 20
7 / 8
 Increase 7 1,754,387 21.5 % Increase 1.20% [38]
1984 8th Lok Sabha V. S. Achuthanandan 20
1 / 10
 Decrease 6 2,425,965 22.3 % Increase 0.80% [39][40]
1989 9th Lok Sabha 20
2 / 10
 Increase 1 3,411,227 22.9 % Increase 0.70% [41]
1991 10th Lok Sabha 20
3 / 9
 Increase 1 2,952,043 20.7 % Decrease 2.20% [42][43]
1996 11th Lok Sabha Chadayan Govindan 20
5 / 9
 Increase 2 3,044,369 21.2 % Increase 0.50% [44]
1998 12th Lok Sabha Pinarayi Vijayan 20
6 / 9
 Increase 1 3,121,636 21.0 % Decrease 0.20% [45]
1999 13th Lok Sabha 20
8 / 12
 Increase 2 4,290,986 27.9 % Increase 6.90% [46]
2004 14th Lok Sabha 20
12 / 13
 Increase 4 4,754,567 31.5 % Increase 3.60% [47]
2009 15th Lok Sabha 20
4 / 14
 Decrease 8 4,887,333 30.5 % Decrease 1.00% [48]
2014 16th Lok Sabha 20
5 / 10
 Increase 1 3,880,655 21.8 % Decrease 8.70% [49]
2019 17th Lok Sabha Kodiyeri Balakrishnan 20
1 / 14
 Decrease 4 5,266,510 26.0 % Increase 4.20% [50]
2024 18th Lok Sabha M. V. Govindan 20
1 / 15
 Steady 5,161,034 26.0 % Steady

List of elected members

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Sl.no Constituency Name of the
elected MLA 		Party
affiliation
Kasaragod district
1 Udma C. H. Kunhambu CPI(M)
2 Thrikaripur M. Rajagopalan CPI(M)
Kannur district
3 Payyanur T. I. Madusoodhanan CPI(M)
4 Kalliasseri M.Vijin CPI(M)
5 Taliparamba M.V Govindan Master CPI(M)
6 Dharmadom Pinarayi Vijayan CPI(M)
7 Thalassery A. N. Shamseer CPI(M)
8 Mattanur K. K. Shailaja CPI(M)
9 Azhikode K.V Sumesh CPI(M)
Wayanad district
10 Mananthavady O. R. Kelu CPI(M)
Kozhikode district
11 Koyilandy Kanathil Jameela CPI(M)
12 Perambra T. P. Ramakrishnan CPI(M)
13 Balussery K.M Sachin Dev CPI(M)
14 Kozhikode North Thottathil Raveendran CPI(M)
15 Beypore P.A Muhammed Riyas CPI(M)
16 Thiruvambady Linto Joseph CPI(M)
17 Kuttiyadi K.P Kunhammad Kutty CPI(M)
Malappuram district
18 Ponnani P.Nandakumar CPI(M)
Palakkad district
19 Shornur P Mammikutty CPI(M)
20 Ottapalam K.Premkumar CPI(M)
21 Kongad K.Shanthakumari CPI(M)
22 Malampuzha A Prabhakaran CPI(M)
23 Tarur P.P Sumod CPI(M)
24 Nenmara K. Babu CPI(M)
25 Alathur K. D. Prasenan CPI(M)
26 Thrithala M.B Rajesh CPI(M)
Thrissur district
27 Chelakkara K Radhakrishnan CPI(M)
28 Wadakkanchery Xavier Chittilappilly CPI(M)
29 Kunnamkulam A. C. Moideen CPI(M)
30 Guruvayur N.K Akbar CPI(M)
31 Manalur Murali Perunelli CPI(M)
32 Irinjalakuda R Bindhu CPI(M)
33 Puthukkad K.K Ramachandran CPI(M)
Ernakulam district
34 Vypeen K.N Unnikrishnan CPI(M)
35 Kalamasseri P.Rajeev CPI(M)
36 Kochi K. J. Maxi CPI(M)
37 Kothamangalam Antony John CPI(M)
38 Kunnathunadu P.V Sreenijan CPI(M)
Idukki district
39 Devikulam A Raja CPI(M)
40 Udumbanchola M. M. Mani CPI(M)
Kottayam district
41 Ettumanoor V.N Vasavan CPI(M)
Alappuzha district
42 Alappuzha P. P. Chitharanjan CPI(M)
43 Ambalappuzha H.Salam CPI(M)
44 Kayamkulam Prathiba Hari CPI(M)
45 Mavelikkara M.S Arunkumar CPI(M)
46 Chengannur Saji Cherian CPI(M)
47 Aroor Dhaleema Jojo CPI(M)
Pathanamthitta district
48 Aranmula Veena George CPI(M)
49 Konni K. U. Jenish Kumar CPI(M)
Kollam district
50 Kottarakkara K.N Balagopal CPI(M)
51 Kollam M. Mukesh CPI(M)
52 Eravipuram M. Noushad CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram district
53 Varkala V. Joy CPI(M)
54 Aruvikkara G.Stephen CPI(M)
55 Nemam V.Shivankutty CPI(M)
56 Attingal O.S Ambika CPI(M)
57 Vamanapuram D. K. Murali CPI(M)
58 Kazhakoottam Kadakampally Surendran CPI(M)
59 Vattiyoorkavu V. K. Prasanth CPI(M)
60 Parassala C. K. Hareendran CPI(M)
61 Kattakkada I. B. Sathish CPI(M)
62 Neyyattinkara K. A. Ansalan CPI(M)

Rajya Sabha

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Main article: List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala
# Name[51] Party Term Start[52] Term End[52]
1 A. A. Rahim CPM 03-Apr-2022 03-Apr-2028
2 V. Sivadasan CPM 24-Apr-2021 23-Apr-2027
3 John Brittas CPM 24-Apr-2021 23-Apr-2027

Lok Sabha

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# Constituency Name Party
1 Alathur K. Radhakrishnan CPI(M)

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