Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party

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Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party
PresidentA.C.M. Anthraper
General SecretaryA.V. George
Founded1951 (1951)
Dissolved1952 (1952)
Political position Right-wing
Regional affiliationTravancore-Cochin
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly
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The Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party was a political party in Travancore-Cochin, India. The party was floated in 1951 by a group of wealthy plantation owners, led by A.V. George from Kottayam. [1] [2] [3] This sector of plantation owners distrusted the Indian National Congress following the independence of India. [3] A.V. George was the general secretary of the party and A.C.M. Anthraper was its president. [2] The party had a right-wing profile. [4]

The party fielded seven candidates in the 1951 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election. [5] In spite of having plenty of money for their campaign, none of its candidates were elected. [1] Together they obtained 53,034 votes (1.56% of the votes in the state). [5] A.V. George himself finished in second place in the Kottayam constituency, with 8,649 votes (29.07%). [5]

The party was dissolved in 1952. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 S. N. Sadasivan (1977). Party and democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 52. ISBN   9780070965911.
  2. 1 2 V. Haridasan (1986). Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959: A Biography. Sunil. p. 99.
  3. 1 2 G. Gopa Kumar. Regional Political Parties and State Politics . Deep & Deep Publications, 1986. p. 99
  4. ↑ Ajoy Ghosh (1954). Miscellaneous writings: Communist Party of India, 1954-1956. p. 46.
  5. 1 2 3 Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TRAVANCORE COCHIN


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