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1954 elections in India
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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*
Template: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.[3]
Travancore-Cochin*
Template:Party name with colour| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | Net Change in seats |
% of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 115 | 45 |  1 |
38.46 | 17,62,820 | 45.32 | 9.88
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| Communist Party of India | 
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36 | 23 | New | 19.66 | 6,52,613 | 16.78 | New | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 38 | 19 | New | 16.24 | 6,32,623 | 16.26 | New | ||
| Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress | 16 | 12 | 4 |
10.26 | 2,37,411 | 6.10 | 0.18
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| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 12 | 9 | 3 |
7.69 | 212354 | 5.46 | 1.98
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| 47 | 9 |  28 |
7.69 | 3,91,612 | 10.07 | N/A | |||
| Total seats | 117 ( 9) |
Voters | 52,51,560 | Turnout | 38,89,836 (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
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPEPSUECI1954 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 : To the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
