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The Travancore Cochin Republican Praja Party was a political partyinTravancore-Cochin, India. The party was floated in 1951 by a group of wealthy plantation owners, led by A.V. George.[1][2] 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.[4] 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]
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