1954 elections in India

Legislative Assembly elections

Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Patiala & East Punjab States Union legislative assembly and Travancore-Cochin legislative assembly in 1954. In Patiala & East Punjab States Union, Indian National Congress won an absolute majority.[1] While in Travancore-Cochin, no single party got the majority.[2]

Patiala & East Punjab States Union*
 Summary of results of the 1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 6037 961.676,96,97943.27 14.61
Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group) 3310New16.673,34,42320.76New
Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group) 222New3.331,19,3017.41New
Communist Party of India 104 26.6797,6906.06 1.29
Independent 1397 111.673,42,78721.28N/A
Total seats60 ( 0)Voters26,48,175Turnout16,10,909 (60.83 %)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[3]

Travancore-Cochin*
Main article: 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election
 Summary of results of the 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election [2]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet Change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 11545 138.4617,62,82045.32 9.88
Praja Socialist Party 3819New16.246,32,62316.26New
Communist Party of India 3623New19.666,52,61316.78New
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 1612 410.262,37,4116.10 0.18
Revolutionary Socialist Party 129 37.692123545.46 1.98
Independent 479 287.693,91,61210.07N/A
Total seats117 ( 9)Voters52,51,560Turnout38,89,836 (74.07 %)

* : In 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Travancore-Cochin state was merged with the Malabar district of Madras State, Kasaragod taluk of the South Canara district and the Amindive Islands to form a new state Kerala. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin, Kanyakumari district was transferred to Madras State.[3]

See also

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