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Travancore–Cochin, officially the United State of Travancore and Cochin and later the State of Travancore–Cochin, was a short-lived state of India. It was formed through the merger of two former kingdoms, Travancore and Cochin on 1 July 1949. Its original capital was Thiruvananthapuram.
R. Ponnappan or R. Ponnappanar was an Indian politician who served as a Congressional leader from the Kanyakumari district and a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
M. William was a veteran Indian politician and a five time Member of the Legislative Assembly hailing from Palliyadi. He was elected twice to Travancore-Cochin assembly and three times to Madras State assembly.
A. Chithambaranathan Nadar was an Indian politician and five times Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected twice to Travancore-Cochin assembly and three times to Madras State assembly. He was a cabinet minister for Travancore-Cochin during 1952–53.
T. S. Ramaswami Pillai was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly from Thovalai Agastheeswaram constituency in 1952 election as an Indian National Congress candidate. Thovalai Agastheeswaram was a two-member constituency and the other winner was A. Samraj from the same party.
C. Sankar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Nagercoil constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1952 election. This was the first election from this constituency and it happened before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu.
D. Anantaraman was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly as an Independent candidate from Nagercoil constituency in Kanyakumari district in the 1954 interim election. This was the second election held in this constituency and it happened before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu.
T. T. Daniel was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly as a Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress candidate from Colachel constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1954 election. This was the first ever election held in this constituency and it happened before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu. Also he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Padmanabhapuram constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1957 election.
N. A. Noor Mohammad was an Indian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly from present day Kanyakumari district as a Tamil Nadu Congress candidate from Kalkulam constituency in 1952 election and Padmanabhapuram constituency in 1954 election. These elections were the first ever in this constituency before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu.
Ramasamy Pillai was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly as Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress candidate from Thiruvattar constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1952 and 1954 elections. These first elections were held before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu.
Alexandar Manual Simon was an Indian politician and former and first Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly as Tamil Nadu Congress candidate from Vilavancode constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1952 election. This was the first election from this constituency and it happened before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu. He was elected again from Kollencode constituency as a Tamil Nadu Congress candidate in 1954 interim election.
Kunjan Nadar, also known as Vattiyoorkavu Veeran, was an Indian politician, lawyer and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected twice to Travancore-Cochin assembly and once to Madras State assembly.
Thompson Dharmaraj Daniel also known as T.T.Daniel was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Travancore-Cochin assembly as a Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress candidate from Colachel constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1954 election. This was the first ever election held in this constituency and it happened before Kanyakumari district merged with Tamil Nadu. Also he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Padmanabhapuram constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1957 election.
K. Sattanatha Karayalar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly in 1952 and 1954 elections from Shenkottai constituency as an Independent candidate.
The Cochin Legislative Council was a unicameral legislative body of the Cochin State that functioned from 1925 to 1948 before the merger of Cochin and Travancore to form the Travancore–Cochin state and the Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly.
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 15 February 1954. 265 candidates competed for the 106 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 11 two-member constituencies and 95 single-member constituencies. Out of these, one single member and one two-member constituency was reserved for SC. The main contest in the election was between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the United Front of Leftists (UFL). Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress was also significant in some Tamil - significant constituencies.
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 27 March 1952.
The Kerala Legislative Assembly election of 1957 was the first assembly election in the Indian state of Kerala. The Communist Party of India won the election with 60 seats. The election led to the formation of first democratically elected communist government in India. The election also made Kerala as the first state to elect a Non-Congress party in the country.
Padmanabhan Ravindran or P. Ravindran was an Indian politician who was the Minister for Industries, Labour and Forests in Kerala from 1 November 1969 to 3 August 1970. He was the secretary of the CPI Legislature Party from 1967 to 69. Ravindran was imprisoned many times for political reasons. He also chaired as the Chairman and Managing Director of Janayugom Newspaper, Prabhatham Printers and Publishing Company. He has played a major role in building the party cadre in the state of Kerala and received the Sadanandan Award for the Best Co-operator.
Cherian J. Kappan was a Freedom fighter, Indian National Congress leader, Member of the Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament from Kerala, India. He was a member of Travancore State Legislature from 1948 to 1951 and M.L.A. in Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1954. Cherian represented Ramapuram constituency as a Congress Parliamentary Party candidate in Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly. He represented Muvattupuzha constituency in third Lok Sabha (1962–67). He was the first chairman of the Pala Municipality.
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