Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party
Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party | |
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| President | A.C.M. Anthraper |
| General Secretary | A.V. George |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Dissolved | 1952 |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Regional affiliation | Travancore-Cochin |
| Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly | 0 / 108
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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 from Kottayam.[1][2][3] This sector of plantation owners distrusted the Indian National Congress following the independence of India.[3] 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.[4]
The party fielded seven candidates in the 1951 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election.[5] 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).[5] A.V. George himself finished in second place in the Kottayam constituency, with 8,649 votes (29.07%).[5]
The party was dissolved in 1952.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c S. N. Sadasivan (1977). Party and democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 52. ISBN 9780070965911.
- ^ a b V. Haridasan (1986). Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959: A Biography. Sunil. p. 99.
- ^ a b G. Gopa Kumar. Regional Political Parties and State Politics. Deep & Deep Publications, 1986. p. 99
- ^ Ajoy Ghosh (1954). Miscellaneous writings: Communist Party of India, 1954-1956. p. 46.
- ^ a b c Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TRAVANCORE COCHIN
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