1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

← 1952 15 February 1954 1957 →
All 117 seats in the Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly 59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74.07%
First party Second party Third party   Leader A. J. John T. V. Thomas Pattom Thanu Pillai Party INC CPI PSP Alliance UFL UFL Leader's seat Poonjar Alappuzha Trivandrum II Last election 44 Didn't contest Didn't contest Seats won 45 23 19 Seat change 1 23 19 Popular vote 1762820 652613 632623 Percentage 45.32 16.78 16.26 Swing 9.88 16.78 16.26   Fourth party Fifth party   Party TTNC RSP Alliance UFL Last election 8 6 Seats won 12 9 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 237411 212354 Percentage 6.10 5.46 Swing 0.18 1.98
Location of Travancore-Cochin in India
Chief Minister before election A. J. John INC Elected Chief Minister Pattom Thanu Pillai PSP

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on 15 February 1954. 265 candidates competed for the 106 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 11 two-member constituencies and 95 single-member constituencies. Out of these, one single member and one two-member constituency was reserved for SC.^[1] The main contest in the election was between the Indian National Congress (INC) and the United Front of Leftists (UFL). Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress was also significant in some Tamil - significant constituencies.