1951–52 elections in India

none May 2025 Elections in India India 1951-1952 1957 elections in India 1957 The Indian Republic held its first elections in 1951–52. Presidential election 1952 Indian presidential election The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 670000 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes. General election Indian general election, 1951–52 General elections to the first Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. The Indian National Congress (INC) stormed into power, winning 364 of the 489 seats. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p572 0-19-924958-X 300px Indian National Congress 47665951 364 Socialist Party 11216719 12 Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 6135978 9 Communist Party of India 3487401 16 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 3246361 3 Scheduled Castes Federation 2521695 2 Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 2091898 3 Krishikar Lok Party 1489615 1 People's Democratic Front 1367404 7 Shiromani Akali Dal 1047611 4 Hindu Mahasabha 1003034 4 Peasants and Workers Party of India 992187 2 Forward Bloc (Marxist) 963058 1 All India Ganatantra Parishad 959749 6 Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party 889292 4 Jharkhand Party 749702 3 Revolutionary Socialist Party 468108 3 Commonweal Party 325398 3 Lok Sewak Sangh 309940 2 Zamindar Party 291300 0 Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party 236094 1 Uttar Pradesh Praja Party 213656 0 S.K. Paksha 137343 0 All India Forward Bloc (Ruikar) 133936 0 Kamgar Kisan Paksha 132574 0 Tribal Sangha 116629 0 Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 115893 1 Kerala Socialist Party 102098 0 Indian Union Muslim League 79470 1 Revolutionary Communist Party of India 67275 0 Justice Party 63254 0 All India United Kisan Sabha 60254 0 All India Republican Party (RPP) 57815 0 All India Republican Party (REP) 44286 0 All People's Party 36851 0 Tamil Nadu Congress Party 36158 0 Khasi-Jaintia Durbar 32987 0 Saurashtra Khedut Sangh 29766 0 Bolshevik Party of India 25792 0 All Manipur National Union 22083 0 Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party 20665 0 Hill People Party 17350 0 Praja Party 16955 0 Kuki National Association 12155 0 Punjab Depressed Class League 11789 0 Pursharathi Panchayat 10778 0 Cochin Party 8947 0 Kisan Mazdoor Mandal 8808 0 Hyderabad State Praja Party 7646 0 Gandhi Sebak Seva 7196 0 Kisan Janta Sanyukta Party 6390 0 National Party of India 3232 0 Historical Research 1468 0 Independents 16850089 37 Appointed membersSix representing Jammu and Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing Part B tribal areas in Assam and one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 10 173212343 44.87 ECI Legislative Assembly elections Ajmer State* 1952 Ajmer Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Ajmer State was merged into Rajasthan under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf Reorganisation of States, 1955 The Economic Weekly October 15, 1955 July 25, 2015 Assam 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election Results Bhopal State* 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Bhopal states 1955 Bihar* 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election Results * : Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Bombay State* 1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election Results *: On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Bombay state was re-organized by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh, and Marathwada region of Hyderabad. The state's southernmost districts of Bombay were transferred to Mysore State while Abu Road taluka of the Banaskantha district was transferred to Rajasthan. Coorg State* 1952 Coorg State Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Coorg State was merged into Mysore State as per the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Delhi* 1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously. Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution. Sixty-ninth amendment Delhi Assembly official website 25 August 2016 http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend69.htm Himachal Pradesh* 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Results * : Under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously. Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, it became a state and the next legislative elections were held in 1967. Hyderabad State* 1952 Hyderabad Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State, except the districts of Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar and Marathwada, was merged into Andhra State to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The districts of Raichur, Bidar and Gulbarga were transferred to the Mysore State, while the Marathwada district was merged with the Bombay State. Madhya Bharat* 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district) was merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district of Madhya Bharat was merged in Rajasthan. Madhya Pradesh* 1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district), Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal State and the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan were merged into Madhya Pradesh while the Nagpur Division was transferred to Bombay State. Madras State* 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, the southern part of Travancore-Cochin (Kanyakumari district) was added to the Madras State while the Malabar district of the state was transferred to the new state of Kerala, and a new union territory, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, was created. Mysore* 1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of Coorg State, the Kollegal taluk of the Coimbatore district and the South Kanara district (except the Kasaragod taluk) of Madras State, and the Kannada speaking districts from southern Bombay state and western Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State. Orissa 1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election Results Patiala & East Punjab States Union 1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election Results Punjab* 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Results * : Punjab was enlarged by the addition of Patiala & East Punjab States Union in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act of 1956. Rajasthan* 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Results Saurashtra* 1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State as per the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Travancore-Cochin 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election Results $ : In 1952 elections of legislative assembly, no party found the majority. Indian National Congress formed a coalition government with the help of Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress, Kerala Socialist Party and a nominated member.https://books.google.com/books?id=G_QtMGIczhMC Coalition Politics: The Indian Experience Concept Publishing Company Chander, N. Jose 2004 74 9788180690921 Uttar Pradesh 1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Results Vindhya Pradesh* 1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Results * : On 1 November 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. West Bengal* 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election Results * : West Bengal was enlarged slightly by the transfer of minor territories from Bihar in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. See also 1954 elections in India 1955 elections in India 1957 elections in India References 2 External links Election Commission of India Category:1951 elections in India Category:1952 elections in India India India Category:1951 in India Category:1952 in India Category:Elections in India by year