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