Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party

Political party in India

Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party

President| A.C.M. Anthraper
General Secretary| A.V. George
Founded| 1951 (1951)
Dissolved| 1952 (1952)
Political position| Right-wing
Regional affiliation| Travancore-Cochin
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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]

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1. ^ a b c S. N. Sadasivan (1977). Party and democracy in India. Tata McGraw-Hill. p. 52\. ISBN 9780070965911.
2. ^ a b V. Haridasan (1986). Dr. John Matthai, 1886-1959: A Biography. Sunil. p. 99.
3. ^ a b G. Gopa Kumar. Regional Political Parties and State Politics. Deep & Deep Publications, 1986. p. 99
4. ^ Ajoy Ghosh (1954). Miscellaneous writings: Communist Party of India, 1954-1956. p. 46.
5. ^ a b c Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TRAVANCORE COCHIN

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