1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election

April 2018 April 2018 1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 27 March 1952 1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election 1954 All 60 seats in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly 31 58.93% 100px Indian National Congress Indian National Congress 100 80 26 28.66 Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg 19 23.44% CM Indian National Congress Raghbir Singh Gian Singh Rarewala thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951 Elections to the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. 374 candidates competed for the 50 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 10 two-member constituencies and 40 single-member constituencies. Results Summary of results of the 1952 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_PEPSU.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Patiala & East Punjab States Union Election Commission of India 2014-10-14 yes !colspan=10|File:India Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly 1952.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % |- | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress |70px | 51 || 26 || 43.33 || 3,88,185 || 28.66 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Shiromani Akali Dal | 70px | 41 || 19 || 31.67 || 3,17,502 || 23.44 |- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh | | 23 || 2 || 3.33 || 43,809 || 3.23 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | | 15 || 1 || 1.67 || 20,179 || 1.49 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Communist Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | 70px | 14 || 2 || 3.33 || 64,652 || 4.77 |- style="background: #90EE90;" |Lal Communist Party Hind Union | | 5 || 1 || 1.67 || 21,539 || 1.59 |- | | style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Caste Federation | 70px | 7 || 1 || 1.67 || 47,216 || 3.49 |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Independent politician | | 188 || 8 || 13.33 || 3,96,956 || 29.31 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| Total seats ! 60 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 22,98,385 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 13,54,476 (58.93%) |} Elected members ConstituencyMemberParty1 Faridkot Hazura Singh Independent (politician)2Kot Kapura Jaitu Ranjit Singh Indian National Congress Manjitinder Singh Independent (politician)3 Bhatinda Saddar Pritam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal4 Nahianwala Harbans Lal Indian National Congress5 Rama Jang Singh Shiromani Akali Dal6 Maur Bhupinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal7Mansa Bali Singh Shiromani Akali Dal Harchand Singh Shiromani Akali Dal8 Sardul Garh Inder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal9 Bhiki Bakhshish Singh Shiromani Akali Dal10 Budhlada Bareta Des Raj Indian National Congress11Mahal Kalan Dhanna Singh Shiromani Akali Dal Arjan Singh Communist Party of India12 Sehna Phul Gurdial Singh Shiromani Akali Dal13 Dhanaula Sampuran Singh Indian National Congress14 Barnala Raghbir Parkash Indian National Congress15 Sherpur Hira Singh Shiromani Akali Dal16 Dhuri Tirath Singh Indian National Congress17 Malerkotla Iftikharali Khan Independent (politician)18 Ahmadgarh Kartar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal19 Sangrur Gajjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal20 Bhawanigarh Baldev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal21Narwana Klait Bhale Ram Indian National Congress Kali Ram Indian National Congress22 Sunam Bachan Singh Lal Communist Party Hind Union23Lehra Pritam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal Brish Bhan Indian National Congress24 Uchana Inder Singh Indian National Congress25 Jind Dal Singh Indian National Congress26 Safidon Inder Singh Indian National Congress27 Julana Ram Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party28Kandaghat Ranjit Singh Independent (politician) Lekh Ram Independent (politician)29Banur Harchand Singh Indian National Congress Bishan Nath Indian National Congress30 Rajpura Prem Singh Indian National Congress31 Patiala City Jaswant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal32 Ghanaur Kirpal Singh Indian National Congress33 Patiala Saddar Raghbir Singh Indian National Congress34 Bhadson Dara Singh Shiromani Akali Dal35 Nabha Gurbhajnik Singh Shiromani Akali Dal36 Samana Fateh Singh Indian National Congress37 Bassi Gurdial Singh Shiromani Akali Dal38 Sirhind Balwant Singh Indian National Congress39Amloh Payal Mihan Singh Scheduled Castes Federation Gian Singh Independent (politician)40Phagwara Sadhu Ram Indian National Congress Hans Raj Indian National Congress41 Sultanpur Atma Singh Shiromani Akali Dal42 Kapurthala Thakar Singh Indian National Congress43 Dhilwan Basawa Singh Communist Party of India44Dadri Harnam Indian National Congress Nihal Singh Indian National Congress45 Badra Satnali Attar Singh Independent (politician)46 Kanina Onkar Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh47 Mohindergarh Kahan Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh48 Ateli Manohar Sham Indian National Congress49 Narnaul Ramsaran Chand Indian National Congress50 Nangal Chaudhri Devkinandan Independent (politician) United Democratic Front After the elections, Congress party emerged as the single largest party, but in the absence of majority, Gian Singh Rarewala formed the government with the support of Akali Dal, Communist Party of India, Lal Communist Party Hind Union, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party and Independents on 22 April 1952. The coalition was named as United Democratic Front. Thus, he became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of any state in independent India.http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1952_4/19-20/conditional_mandate_for_congress.pdf Conditional Mandate for Congress Economic and Political Weekly May 1952 4 19-20, 17 May 1952 See also India Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly 1951–52 elections in India 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election References Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India Category:1950s in Punjab, India Category:1952 State Assembly elections in India Category:March 1952 in Asia