1954 elections in India
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Legislative Assembly elections
[edit]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*
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | Net change in seats |
% of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
| Indian National Congress | 60 | 37 |  9 |
61.67 | 6,96,979 | 43.27 | 14.61
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| Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group) | 33 | 10 | New | 16.67 | 3,34,423 | 20.76 | New | ||
| Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group) | 22 | 2 | New | 3.33 | 1,19,301 | 7.41 | New | ||
| Communist Party of India | 
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10 | 4 | 2 |
6.67 | 97,690 | 6.06 | 1.29
| |
| Independent | 139 | 7 |  1 |
11.67 | 3,42,787 | 21.28 | N/A | ||
| Total seats | 60 ( 0) |
Voters | 26,48,175 | Turnout | 16,10,909 (60.83%) | ||||
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[3]
Travancore-Cochin*
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| 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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| Independent | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b The Legislative Assembly of Travancore Cochin. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ^ a b "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
