1954 elections in India

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Presidential election

Main article: 1954 Indian presidential election

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

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^*

Main article: 1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election

Summary of results of the 1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election ^[1]

	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
	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		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^*

Main article: 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

Summary of results of the 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election ^[2]

	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
	Communist Party of India		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
	Revolutionary Socialist Party		12	9	3	7.69	212354	5.46	1.98
	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

• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1955 elections in India

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 : To the Legislative Assembly of Patiala & East Punjab States Union" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
2. 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 14 October 2014.
3. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

• Election Commission of India