1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 27 March 1952.

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Constituencies

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]

Political parties

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]

Results

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.

 Summary of results of the 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		Won% of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 1054440.7412,04,36435.44
Socialist Party 701110.194,85,19414.28
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 1587.412,01,1185.92
Cochin Party 1210.9359,5351.75
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1165.561,18,3333.48
Kerala Socialist Party 1010.9373,9812.18
Independent 1993734.2611,51,55533.89
Total seats 108Voters50,54,733Turnout33,98,193 (67.23 %)

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. "History of Kerala Legislature". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. Nossiter, Thomas Johnson (1982). Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation. University of California Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780520046672.
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