1954 elections in India

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Presidential election

Main article: 1954 Indian 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^*

Main article: 1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election

Summary of results of the 1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election^[1]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Indian National Congress		60	37	9	61.67	6,96,979	43.27	14.61
	Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)		33	10	New	16.67	3,34,423	20.76	New
	Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group)		22	2	New	3.33	1,19,301	7.41	New
	Communist Party of India		10	4	2	6.67	97,690	6.06	1.29
	Independent		139	7	1	11.67	3,42,787	21.28	N/A
			Total seats	60 ( 0)	Voters	26,48,175	Turnout	16,10,909 (60.83%)

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

Travancore-Cochin^*

Main article: 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

Summary of results of the 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election^[2]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net Change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Indian National Congress		115	45	1	38.46	17,62,820	45.32	9.88
	Communist Party of India		36	23	New	19.66	6,52,613	16.78	New
	Praja Socialist Party		38	19	New	16.24	6,32,623	16.26	New
	Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress		16	12	4	10.26	2,37,411	6.10	0.18
	Revolutionary Socialist Party		12	9	3	7.69	212354	5.46	1.98
	Independent		47	9	28	7.69	3,91,612	10.07	N/A
			Total seats	117 ( 9)	Voters	52,51,560	Turnout	38,89,836 (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

• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1955 elections in India