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{{Infobox election<br />
| election_name = Elections in India <br />
| country = India <br />
| previous_election = 1951-52 elections in India <br />
| previous_year = 1951-52<br />
| election_date = 1954<br />
| next_election = 1955 elections in India <br />
| next_year = 1955<br />
}}<br />
{{Politics of India}}<br />
The '''1954 elections in India''' consists of several elections, including the presidential election and Legislative Assembly elections.<br />
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==Presidential election==<br />
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The Election Commission of India held the second [[President of India|presidential elections of India]] on May 6, 1954. [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his nearest rival Chowdhry Hari Ram.<br />
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==Legislative Assembly elections==<br />
[[Legislative Assembly elections in India]] were conducted for [[PEPSU Legislative Assembly|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.<ref name="PEPSUECI1954"/> While in Travancore-Cochin, no single party got the majority.<ref name="TCECI1954"/><br />
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===Patiala & East Punjab States Union<sup>*</sup>===<br />
{{Main|1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election}}<br />
{{#section:1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|Results}}<br />
<sup>*</sup> : On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=October 15, 1955 | access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Travancore-Cochin<sup>*</sup>===<br />
{{Main|1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election}}<br />
{{#section:1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|Results}}<br />
<sup>*</sup> : 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]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]<br />
* [[1955 elections in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]<br />
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{{Indian elections}}<br />
{{Legislatures of India}}<br />
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