Travancore–Cochin

Travancore–Cochin, or Thiru–Kochi, was a short-lived state of India (1949–1956). It was originally called United State of Travancore and Cochin following the merger of two former kingdoms, Travancore and Cochin on 1 July 1949. Its original capital was Thiruvananthapuram. It was renamed State of Travancore–Cochin in January 1950. Travancore merged with erstwhile princely state of Cochin to form Travancore–Cochin in 1950. The five Tamil-majority Taluks of Vilavancode, Kalkulam, Thovalai, Agastheeswaram, and Sengottai were transferred from Travancore-Cochin to Madras State in 1956. The Malayalam-speaking regions of the Travancore–Cochin merged with the Malabar District (excluding Laccadive & Minicoy Islands) and the Kasaragod Taluk of South Canara district in Madras State to form the modern Malayalam-state of Kerala on 1 November 1956, according to the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 passed by the Government of India.

United State of Travancore and Cochin (19491950)
State of Travancore–Cochin (19501956)
1949–1956
Travancore-Cochin in India, 1951
CapitalTrivandrum
Common languagesMalayalam, Tamil
GovernmentState
Rajpramukh 
 1949–1956
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
Chief Minister 
 1949–1951
Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai
 1951–1952
C. Kesavan
 1952–1954
A. J. John
 1954–1955
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
 1955–1956
Panampilly Govinda Menon
History 
 Established
1949
 Disestablished
1956
CurrencyIndian rupee
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Travancore
Kingdom of Cochin
Kerala
Madras State
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