Elections to the 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.

Political parties Three national parties (Indian National Congress, Revolutionary Socialist Party and 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. Since Communist Party of India was banned in Travancore-Cochin State, its candidates took part in the electoral process as Independent candidates, which later formed a United Left front of leftists following the success in the elections.

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.

!colspan=8| |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;"

| 105 || 44 || 40.74 || 12,04,364 || 35.44

| 70 || 11 || 10.19 || 4,85,194 || 14.28 |- style="background: #90EE90;"

| 15 || 8 || 7.41 || 2,01,118 || 5.92

| 12 || 1 || 0.93 || 59,535 || 1.75

| 11 || 6 || 5.56 || 1,18,333 || 3.48 |- style="background: #90EE90;"

| 10 || 1 || 0.93 || 73,981 || 2.18

| 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%)

Elected members Source: ECI ConstituencyMemberParty Thovala Agasteeswaram Samraj, A. Ramaswamy Pillai, T. S. Nagercoil Sankar, C. Braniel A. K. Chellaiyh Nadar, Chidambaranatha Nayyattinkara Chandrasekharapillai Parassala Nadar, Kaujan Kottukal Morais, J. T. Kazhakkoottam Sreedharan, V . Aryanad Kesavan Nair, R. Nedumangad Pandarathil, Neelacandaran Varkala Majeed Paravoor Raveendran Kesavan, C. Chadayamangalam Kunju, Kochu Kesavapillai Pattazhi Nair, Velayudhan Pathanapuram Nair, Rajagopalan Shencottah Karayalar, Sattanatha Kunnathur Aadichan Unnithan, Madhavan Karunagappilly Raghavanpillai Puthuppally Karunakaran Bharanikavu Nair, Govindan Kuttappan Mavelikara Chellappanpillai, K. K. Kadapra Sadasivanpillai Chengannur Das, Ramachandra Nair, Sivaraman Kallupara Ninan, O. C. Thiruvellah Chacko Pathanamthitta Vasudevanpillai Omallur Rawther, Pareed Ranni Varghese Muthukulam Bhanu, K. Alleppy I Thomas, T. V. Alleppy II Sugathan, R. Thanneermuklom Sadasivan Shertallay Kumara Panicker, C. K. Thuravoor Gouri, K. R. Aroor Aviratharakan Changanaserry Kesavan Sastry, T. Korah, K. M. Kangirappilly Thomas, K. J. Vazhoor Varkey Vijayapuram Thomas, P. T. Thiruvorppu Raghava Kurup, N. Kottayam Nair, Bhaskaran Ettumanoor James Meenachil Mathew, M. C. Poonjar John, A. J. Ramapuram Kappan, Cherian J. Uzhavoor Chandy, K. M. Kaduthuruthy Madhavan Vaikom Viswanathan, C. K. Piravam Cherian, M. V. Moovattupuzha Varghese, N. P. Kothamangalam Varghese Kumaramangalam Chacko, A. C. Thodupuzha George, K. M. Devicolam Peermede Ganapathy Kangany, Deviappan Perumbavoor Govindapillai Kunnathunad Mathai Alwaye Abdulkadir Kothakulangara Kunjithommen Ayiroor Krishna Menon, K. P. Parur Menon, Sreevallabha Alengad Varghese, E. P. Kanayannur Ayyappan Ernakulam Arackal, Jacob Mattancherry Pylee, L. M. Narakkal Ramakrishnan Crangannur Gopalakrishna Menon Poomangalam Joseph Chalakudy Govinda Menon, P. Amballur Varunni Kochukutten Irinjalakuda Warrier, Krishnankutty Urakom Velayudhan Manalur Prabhakaran Trichur Menon, Achutha Viyyur Karunakaran Kuanamkulam Krishnan Wadakancherry Ayyappan Menon, Balakrishna Chittur Menon, Eachara Nemmara Ezhuthassan, Krishnan

See also

Travancore-Cochin 1951–52 elections in India 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election in Malabar 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

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