1954 elections in India

Elections in India
1954

The 1954 elections in India consists of several elections, including the presidential election and Legislative Assembly elections.

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*

Summary of results of the 1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 6037Increase 961.676,96,97943.27Increase 14.61
Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group) 3310New16.673,34,42320.76New
Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group) 222New3.331,19,3017.41New
Communist Party of India 104Increase 26.6797,6906.06Increase 1.29
Independent 1397Decrease 111.673,42,78721.28N/A
Total seats60 (Steady 0)Voters26,48,175Turnout16,10,909 (60.83%)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[3]

Travancore-Cochin*

Summary of results of the 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election[2]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet Change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 11545Increase 138.4617,62,82045.32Increase 9.88
Communist Party of India 3623New19.666,52,61316.78New
Praja Socialist Party 3819New16.246,32,62316.26New
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 1612Increase 410.262,37,4116.10Increase 0.18
Revolutionary Socialist Party 129Increase 37.692123545.46Increase 1.98
Independent 479Decrease 287.693,91,61210.07N/A
Total seats117 (Increase 9)Voters52,51,560Turnout38,89,836 (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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 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. 1 2 "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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