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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| next_election = 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1954
| election_date = 27 March 1952
| seats_for_election = All 108 seats in the [[Travancore–Cochin|Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 55
| turnout = 74.07%

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[A. J. John]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Poonjar (State Assembly constituency)|Poonjar]]
| seats1 = 44
| percentage1 = 35.44%

| party2 = Socialist Party (India)
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| seats2 = 11
| percentage2 = 14.28

| party3 = Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress
| image3 =
| leader3 =
| seats3 = 8
| percentage3 = 5.92

| map_image = File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Location of [[Travancore-Cochin]] in [[India]]

| title = [[List of chief ministers of Kerala|CM]]
| before_election = [[C. Kesavan]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Anaparambil Joseph John]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

Elections to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] of the Indian state of [[Travancore-Cochin]] were held on 27 March 1952.

==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.<ref name="TCECI1951"/>

==Political parties==
Three national parties ([[Indian National Congress]], [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] and [[Socialist Party (India)|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.<ref name="TCECI1951"/> Since [[Communist Party of India]] was banned in [[Travancore-Cochin]] State,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776:history-of-kerala-legislature | title=History of Kerala Legislature | work=Government of Kerala | accessdate=28 July 2015 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101549/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3776%3Ahistory-of-kerala-legislature | archivedate=6 October 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> its candidates took part in the electoral process as [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidates, which later formed a United Left front of leftists following the success in the elections.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CSQUxVjjWQC | title=Communism in Kerala: A Study in Political Adaptation | publisher=University of California Press | author=Nossiter, Thomas Johnson | year=1982 | page=111 | isbn=9780520046672}}</ref>

==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.
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election<ref name="TCECI1951">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_TRAV-COCH.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127212440/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_TRAV-COCH.pdf |archive-date=27 Jan 2013 | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951|last =The Legislative Assembly of Travancore Cochin | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
!colspan=8|[[File:India Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly 1951.svg]]
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! class="unsortable" |
! Political party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! % of <br /> Seats !! Votes !! Vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
| 105 || 44 || 40.74 || 12,04,364 || 35.44
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|
| 70 || 11 || 10.19 || 4,85,194 || 14.28
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|{{Full party name with color|Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress}}
|
| 15 || 8 || 7.41 || 2,01,118 || 5.92
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Cochin Party}}
|
| 12 || 1 || 0.93 || 59,535 || 1.75
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|
| 11 || 6 || 5.56 || 1,18,333 || 3.48
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|{{Full party name with color|Kerala Socialist Party}}
|
| 10 || 1 || 0.93 || 73,981 || 2.18
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 199 || 37 || 34.26 || 11,51,555 || 33.89
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 108 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 50,54,733 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 33,98,193 (67.23%)
|}<section end=Results />

==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| rowspan=2|Thovala Agasteeswaram || A . Samraj || {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
| Ramaswamy Pillai, T . S . || {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
| Nagercoil || C . Sankar || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Braniel || A . K . Chelliah || {{Full party name with color|Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress}}
|-
| Chidambaranatha Nadar || {{Full party name with color|Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress}}
|-
| Nayyattinkara || Chandrasekhara Pillai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Parassala || Kaujan Nadar || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kottukal || Morais J . T . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kazhakkoottam || Sreedharan, V . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Aryanad || R . Kesavan Nair || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nedumangad || Neelacandaran Pandarathil || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Varkala || Majeed || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Paravoor || Raveendran || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| C . Kesavan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Chadayamangalam || Kochu Kunju || {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
| Kesava Pillai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pattazhi || Velayudhan Nair || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pathanapuram || Rajagopalan Nair || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Shencottah || Sattanatha Karayalar || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Kunnathur || Aadichan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Madhavan Unnithan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Karunagappilly || Raghavan Pillai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Puthuppally || Karunakaran || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Bharanikavu || Govindan Nair || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kuttappan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mavelikara || Chellappan Pillai, K . K . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kadapra || Sadasivan Pillai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Chengannur || Ramachandra Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sivaraman Nair || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kallupara || Ninan, O . C . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Thiruvellah || Chacko || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pathanamthitta || Vasudevan Pillai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Omallur || Pareed Rawther || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ranni || Varghese || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Muthukulam || Bhanu, K . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Alleppy I || Thomas , T . V . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Alleppy II || Sugathan , R . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Thanneermuklom || Sadasivan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Shertallay || Kumara Panicker, C . K . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Thuravoor || Gouri, K . R . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Aroor || Avira Tharakan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Changanaserry || Kesavan Sastry T.t. || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Korah , K . M . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kangirappilly || Thomas, K . J . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Vazhoor || Varkey || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Vijayapuram || P . T . Thomas || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Thiruvorppu || Raghava Kurup , N . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kottayam || Bhaskaran Nair || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Ettumanoor || James || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Meenachil || Mathew , M . C . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Poonjar || John , A . J . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ramapuram || [[Cherian J. Kappan]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Uzhavoor || Chandy , K . M . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kaduthuruthy || Madhavan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Vaikom || Viswanathan , C . K . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Piravam || Cherian , M . V . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Moovattupuzha || Varghese, N . P . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kothamangalam || Varghese || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kumaramangalam || Chacko , A . C . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Thodupuzha || George, K . M . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Devicolam Peermede || Ganapathy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Deviappan Kangany || {{Full party name with color|Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress}}
|-
| Perumbavoor || Govinda Pillai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kunnathunad || Mathai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Alwaye || Abdulkadir || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kothakulangara || Kunjithommen || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Ayiroor || Krishna Menon, K . P . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Parur || Sreevallabha Menon || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Alengad || Varghese , E . P . || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kanayannur || Ayyappan Inc || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ernakulam || Jacob Arackal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mattancherry || Pylee, L . M . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Narakkal || Ramakrishnan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Crangannur || Gopalakrishna Menon || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Poomangalam || Joseph || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chalakudy || Govinda Menon , P . || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Amballur || Varunni || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kochukutten || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Irinjalakuda || Krishnankutty Warrier || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Urakom || Velayudhan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Manalur || Prabhakaran || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Trichur || Achutha Menon || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Viyyur || Karunakaran || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kuanamkulam || Krishnan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Wadakancherry || Ayyappan || {{Full party name with color|Cochin Party}}
|-
| Balakrishna Menon || {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
| Chittur || Eachara Menon || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nemmara || Krishnan Ezhuthassan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

==See also==

* [[Travancore-Cochin]]
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
* [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election#Kerala|1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election in Malabar]]
* [[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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