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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 27 March 1952.
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]
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]
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.
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
| Indian National Congress |  | 105 | 44 | 40.74 | 12,04,364 | 35.44 | |
| Socialist Party | 70 | 11 | 10.19 | 4,85,194 | 14.28 | ||
| Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress | 15 | 8 | 7.41 | 2,01,118 | 5.92 | ||
| Cochin Party | 12 | 1 | 0.93 | 59,535 | 1.75 | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party |  | 11 | 6 | 5.56 | 1,18,333 | 3.48 | |
| Kerala Socialist Party | 10 | 1 | 0.93 | 73,981 | 2.18 | ||
| Independent | 199 | 37 | 34.26 | 11,51,555 | 33.89 | ||
| Total seats | 108 | Voters | 50,54,733 | Turnout | 33,98,193 (67.23%) | ||
| Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thovala Agasteeswaram | Samraj, A. | Socialist Party | |
| Ramaswamy Pillai, T. S. | Socialist Party | ||
| Nagercoil | Sankar, C. | Independent | |
| Braniel | Chelliah, A. K. | Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress | |
| Nadar, Chidambaranatha | Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress | ||
| Nayyattinkara | Chandrasekharapillai | Indian National Congress | |
| Parassala | Nadar, Kaujan | Independent | |
| Kottukal | Morais, J. T. | Indian National Congress | |
| Kazhakkoottam | Sreedharan, V . | Independent | |
| Aryanad | Kesavan Nair, R. | Indian National Congress | |
| Nedumangad | Pandarathil, Neelacandaran | Independent | |
| Varkala | Majeed [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Paravoor | Raveendran [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Kesavan, C. | Indian National Congress | ||
| Chadayamangalam | Kunju, Kochu | Socialist Party | |
| Kesavapillai | Indian National Congress | ||
| Pattazhi | Nair, Velayudhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Pathanapuram | Nair, Rajagopalan | Independent | |
| Shencottah | Karayalar, Sattanatha | Independent | |
| Kunnathur | Aadichan [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Unnithan, Madhavan | Indian National Congress | ||
| Karunagappilly | Raghavanpillai | Independent | |
| Puthuppally | Karunakaran [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Bharanikavu | Nair, Govindan | Independent | |
| Kuttappan | Independent | ||
| Mavelikara | Chellappanpillai, K. K. | Indian National Congress | |
| Kadapra | Sadasivanpillai | Indian National Congress | |
| Chengannur | Das, Ramachandra | Indian National Congress | |
| Nair, Sivaraman | Independent | ||
| Kallupara | Ninan, O. C. | Indian National Congress | |
| Thiruvellah | Chacko [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Pathanamthitta | Vasudevanpillai | Indian National Congress | |
| Omallur | Rawther, Pareed | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranni | Varghese [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Muthukulam | Bhanu, K. | Indian National Congress | |
| Alleppy I | Thomas, T. V. | Independent | |
| Alleppy II | Sugathan, R. | Independent | |
| Thanneermuklom | Sadasivan | Independent | |
| Shertallay | Kumara Panicker, C. K. | Independent | |
| Thuravoor | Gouri, K. R. | Independent | |
| Aroor | Aviratharakan | Independent | |
| Changanaserry | Kesavan Sastry, T. | Indian National Congress | |
| Korah, K. M. | Indian National Congress | ||
| Kangirappilly | Thomas, K. J. | Independent | |
| Vazhoor | Varkey [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Vijayapuram | Thomas, P. T. | Indian National Congress | |
| Thiruvorppu | Raghava Kurup, N. | Independent | |
| Kottayam | Nair, Bhaskaran | Independent | |
| Ettumanoor | James [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Meenachil | Mathew, M. C. | Indian National Congress | |
| Poonjar | John, A. J. | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramapuram | Kappan, Cherian J. | Indian National Congress | |
| Uzhavoor | Chandy, K. M. | Indian National Congress | |
| Kaduthuruthy | Madhavan | Indian National Congress | |
| Vaikom | Viswanathan, C. K. | Independent | |
| Piravam | Cherian, M. V. | Indian National Congress | |
| Moovattupuzha | Varghese, N. P. | Indian National Congress | |
| Kothamangalam | Varghese [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Kumaramangalam | Chacko, A. C. | Indian National Congress | |
| Thodupuzha | George, K. M. | Indian National Congress | |
| Devicolam Peermede | Ganapathy [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Kangany, Deviappan | Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress | ||
| Perumbavoor | Govindapillai | Independent | |
| Kunnathunad | Mathai [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Alwaye | Abdulkadir [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Kothakulangara | Kunjithommen | Independent | |
| Ayiroor | Krishna Menon, K. P. | Independent | |
| Parur | Menon, Sreevallabha | Independent | |
| Alengad | Varghese, E. P. | Independent | |
| Kanayannur | Ayyappan [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Ernakulam | Arackal, Jacob | Indian National Congress | |
| Mattancherry | Pylee, L. M. | Indian National Congress | |
| Narakkal | Ramakrishnan [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Crangannur | Gopalakrishna Menon | Independent | |
| Poomangalam | Joseph [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Chalakudy | Govinda Menon, P. | Indian National Congress | |
| Amballur | Varunni [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Kochukutten | Indian National Congress | ||
| Irinjalakuda | Warrier, Krishnankutty | Independent | |
| Urakom | Velayudhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Manalur | Prabhakaran [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Trichur | Menon, Achutha | Independent | |
| Viyyur | Karunakaran [ citation needed ] | Indian National Congress | |
| Kuanamkulam | Krishnan [ citation needed ] | Independent | |
| Wadakancherry | Ayyappan [ citation needed ] | Cochin Party | |
| Menon, Balakrishna | Socialist Party | ||
| Chittur | Menon, Eachara | Indian National Congress | |
| Nemmara | Ezhuthassan, Krishnan | Indian National Congress | |
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