1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election
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27 March 1952 1954  

All 108 seats in the Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly
55 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.07%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
INC
TTNC
Leader A. J. John
Party INC Socialist TTNC
Leader's seat Poonjar
Seats won44118
Percentage35.44%14.285.92

India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg
Location of Travancore-Cochin in India

CM before election

C. Kesavan
INC

Elected CM

Anaparambil Joseph John
INC

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 27 March 1952.

Contents

Constituencies

Travancore-Cochin had 97 constituencies, 11 of them were two-member constituencies and 86 were single-member constituencies. There were 33,65,955 electors in the single member constituencies, while 8,44,389 electors in two-member constituencies. Total 437 candidates competed for 108 seats of the 97 constituencies in the Assembly. [1]

Political parties

Three national parties (Indian National Congress, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Socialist Party) along with four state parties (Cochin Party, Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party, Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress and Tamil Nadu Toilers Party) and two registered unrecognized party (Kerala Socialist Party and Tamil Nadu People Front) took part in the electoral process of 1951-1952 assembly elections. [1] Since Communist Party of India was banned in Travancore-Cochin State, [2] its candidates took part in the electoral process as Independent candidates, which later formed a United Left front of leftists following the success in the elections. [3]

Results

Congress party fell short of the majority by 11 seats. So it formed a coalition government with the help of Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress, Kerala Socialist Party and a Nominated member.

Summary of results of the 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election [1]
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Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress Flag of Indian National Congress.png 1054440.7412,04,36435.44
Socialist Party 701110.194,85,19414.28
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 1587.412,01,1185.92
Cochin Party 1210.9359,5351.75
Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP-flag.svg 1165.561,18,3333.48
Kerala Socialist Party 1010.9373,9812.18
Independent 1993734.2611,51,55533.89
Total seats108Voters50,54,733Turnout33,98,193 (67.23%)

Elected members

Source: ECI [1]

ConstituencyMemberParty
Thovala AgasteeswaramSamraj, A. Socialist Party
Ramaswamy Pillai, T. S. Socialist Party
NagercoilSankar, C. Independent
Braniel A. K. Chellaiyh Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress
Nadar, Chidambaranatha Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress
NayyattinkaraChandrasekharapillai Indian National Congress
ParassalaNadar, Kaujan Independent
KottukalMorais, J. T. Indian National Congress
KazhakkoottamSreedharan, V . Independent
AryanadKesavan Nair, R. Indian National Congress
NedumangadPandarathil, Neelacandaran Independent
VarkalaMajeed Independent
ParavoorRaveendran Independent
Kesavan, C. Indian National Congress
ChadayamangalamKunju, Kochu Socialist Party
Kesavapillai Indian National Congress
PattazhiNair, Velayudhan Indian National Congress
PathanapuramNair, Rajagopalan Independent
ShencottahKarayalar, Sattanatha Independent
KunnathurAadichan Indian National Congress
Unnithan, Madhavan Indian National Congress
KarunagappillyRaghavanpillai Independent
PuthuppallyKarunakaran Independent
BharanikavuNair, Govindan Independent
Kuttappan Independent
MavelikaraChellappanpillai, K. K. Indian National Congress
KadapraSadasivanpillai Indian National Congress
ChengannurDas, Ramachandra Indian National Congress
Nair, Sivaraman Independent
KalluparaNinan, O. C. Indian National Congress
ThiruvellahChacko Indian National Congress
PathanamthittaVasudevanpillai Indian National Congress
OmallurRawther, Pareed Indian National Congress
RanniVarghese Indian National Congress
MuthukulamBhanu, K. Indian National Congress
Alleppy IThomas, T. V. Independent
Alleppy IISugathan, R. Independent
ThanneermuklomSadasivan Independent
ShertallayKumara Panicker, C. K. Independent
ThuravoorGouri, K. R. Independent
AroorAviratharakan Independent
ChanganaserryKesavan Sastry, T. Indian National Congress
Korah, K. M. Indian National Congress
KangirappillyThomas, K. J. Independent
VazhoorVarkey Indian National Congress
VijayapuramThomas, P. T. Indian National Congress
ThiruvorppuRaghava Kurup, N. Independent
KottayamNair, Bhaskaran Independent
EttumanoorJames Indian National Congress
MeenachilMathew, M. C. Indian National Congress
PoonjarJohn, A. J. Indian National Congress
Ramapuram Kappan, Cherian J. Indian National Congress
Uzhavoor Chandy, K. M. Indian National Congress
KaduthuruthyMadhavan Indian National Congress
VaikomViswanathan, C. K. Independent
PiravamCherian, M. V. Indian National Congress
MoovattupuzhaVarghese, N. P. Indian National Congress
KothamangalamVarghese Independent
KumaramangalamChacko, A. C. Indian National Congress
ThodupuzhaGeorge, K. M. Indian National Congress
Devicolam PeermedeGanapathy Indian National Congress
Kangany, Deviappan Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress
PerumbavoorGovindapillai Independent
KunnathunadMathai Independent
AlwayeAbdulkadir Independent
KothakulangaraKunjithommen Independent
AyiroorKrishna Menon, K. P. Independent
ParurMenon, Sreevallabha Independent
AlengadVarghese, E. P. Independent
KanayannurAyyappan Indian National Congress
ErnakulamArackal, Jacob Indian National Congress
MattancherryPylee, L. M. Indian National Congress
NarakkalRamakrishnan Independent
CrangannurGopalakrishna Menon Independent
PoomangalamJoseph Indian National Congress
ChalakudyGovinda Menon, P. Indian National Congress
AmballurVarunni Indian National Congress
Kochukutten Indian National Congress
IrinjalakudaWarrier, Krishnankutty Independent
UrakomVelayudhan Indian National Congress
ManalurPrabhakaran Independent
TrichurMenon, Achutha Independent
ViyyurKarunakaran Indian National Congress
KuanamkulamKrishnan Independent
WadakancherryAyyappan Cochin Party
Menon, Balakrishna Socialist Party
ChitturMenon, Eachara Indian National Congress
NemmaraEzhuthassan, Krishnan Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Legislative Assembly of Travancore Cochin. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. "History of Kerala Legislature". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. Nossiter, Thomas Johnson (1982). Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation. University of California Press. p. 111. ISBN   9780520046672.