Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election, 1954

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 15 February 1954. 265 candidates competed for the 106 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 11 two-member constituencies and 95 single-member constituencies. Out of these, 1 single member and 1 two-member constituency was reserved for SC.[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election, 1954 [1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet Change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 11545Increase 138.4617,62,82045.32Increase 9.88
Praja Socialist Party 3819New16.246,32,62316.26New
Communist Party of India 3623New19.666,52,61316.78New
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 1612Increase 410.262,37,4116.10Increase 0.18
Revolutionary Socialist Party 129Increase 37.692123545.46Increase 1.98
Independent 479Decrease 287.693,91,61210.07N/A
Total seats117 (Increase 9)Voters52,51,560Turnout38,89,836 (74.07 %)

State Reorganization and Merger

On 1 November 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Kerala was formed by the merger of Travancore-Cochin state with the Malabar district (including Fort Cochin and the Laccadive Islands) of Madras State, Kasaragod taluk of the South Canara district and the Amindive Islands. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin, the five taluks of Agastheeswaram, Thovala, Kalkulam, Vilavahcode and Shencotta, were transferred from Travancore-Cochin to the Madras State.[2] After the reorganization, the assembly constituencies increased from 106 with 117 seats in 1954 to 114 with 126 seats in 1957.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 : To the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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