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			\| election_date = 1954
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			The '''1954 elections in India''' consists of several elections, including the presidential election and Legislative Assembly elections.

			==Presidential election==
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			The Election Commission of India held the second [[President of India\|presidential elections of India]] on May 6, 1954. [[Rajendra Prasad\|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his nearest rival Chowdhry Hari Ram.

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	===Patiala & East Punjab States Union<sup>*</sup>===		===Patiala & East Punjab States Union<sup>*</sup>===
	{{Main\|1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election}}		{{Main\|1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election}}
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	<sup>*</sup> : On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web \| url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf \| title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 \| publisher=The Economic Weekly \| date=October 15, 1955 \| access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>		<sup>*</sup> : On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web \| url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf \| title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 \| publisher=The Economic Weekly \| date=October 15, 1955 \| access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

	===Travancore-Cochin<sup>*</sup>===		===Travancore-Cochin<sup>*</sup>===
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	<sup>*</sup> : 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]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>		<sup>*</sup> : 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]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

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{{Politics of India}}

==Legislative Assembly elections==
[[Legislative Assembly elections in India]] were conducted for [[PEPSU Legislative Assembly|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.<ref name="PEPSUECI1954"/> While in Travancore-Cochin, no single party got the majority.<ref name="TCECI1954"/>

===Patiala & East Punjab States Union*===
{{Main|1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election, 1954}}

* : On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=October 15, 1955 | access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

===Travancore-Cochin*===
{{Main|1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election, 1954}}

* : 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]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

==See also==
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
* [[1955 elections in India]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

{{Indian elections}}
{{Legislatures of India}}

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[[Category:State Assembly elections in India]]