Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election, 1954

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on February 15, 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 party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won Net Change
in seats 		% of
Seats		 Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 115 45 Increase 1 38.46 17,62,820 45.32 Increase 9.88
Praja Socialist Party 38 19 New 16.24 6,32,623 16.26 New
Communist Party of India 36 23 New 19.66 6,52,613 16.78 New
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 16 12 Increase 4 10.26 2,37,411 6.10 Increase 0.18
Revolutionary Socialist Party 12 9 Increase 3 7.69 212354 5.46 Increase 1.98
Independent 47 9 Decrease 28 7.69 3,91,612 10.07 N/A
Total seats 117 (Increase 9)Voters 52,51,560 Turnout 38,89,836 (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. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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