Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party Explained

The Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party was a political party in Travancore-Cochin, India. The party was floated in 1951 by a group of wealthy plantation owners, led by A.V. George.[1] A.V. George was the general secretary of the party and A.C.M. Anthraper was its president.[2] The party had a right-wing profile.[3]

The party fielded seven candidates in the 1951 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election. In spite of having plenty of money for their campaign, none of its candidates were elected.[1] Together they obtained 53,034 votes (1.56% of the votes in the state).[4] A.V. George himself finished in second place in the Kottayam constituency, with 8,649 votes(29.07%).[4]

The party was dissolved in 1952.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: S. N. Sadasivan. Party and democracy in India. 1977. Tata McGraw-Hill. 52. 9780070965911.
  2. Book: V. Haridasan. Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959: A Biography. 1986. Sunil. 99.
  3. Book: Ajoy Ghosh. Miscellaneous writings: Communist Party of India, 1954-1956. 1954. 46.
  4. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TRAVANCORE COCHIN