1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Indian state election August 2019 1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary Popular no 26 March 1952 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 1957 (MP) All 60 seats in the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 31 28.37% Indian National Congress 100 80 S. N. Shukla Indian National Congress Amarpur 40 2,70,013 39.60% Socialist Party (India, 1948) 11 1,28,187 18.80% Chief Minister of Vindhya Pradesh S. N. Shukla Indian National Congress thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951 Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh were held on March 26, 1952. 252 candidates contested the 48 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 12 two-member constituencies, and 36 single-member constituencies. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Sambhu Nath Shukla became the new Chief Minister. Results Summary of results of the 1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_VP.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh Election Commission of India 2014-10-17 yes |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" !colspan=8|File:India Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1952.svg |- ! class="unsortable" | ! Political party !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Indian National Congress ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Indian National Congress | 56 || 40 || 66.67 || 2,70,013 || 39.60 |- | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 49 || 3 || 5.00 || 1,10,465 || 16.2 |- | Socialist Party ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | 46 || 11 || 18.33 || 1,28,187 || 18.80 |- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33 || 2 || 3.33 || 67,330 || 9.88 |- | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 17 || 2 || 3.33 || 30,817 || 4.52 |- | Independent politician ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Independent politician | 42 || 2 || 3.33 || 62,102 || 9.11 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 2| Total Seats ! 60 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 24,03,588 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 6,81,799 (28.37%) |} Elected members ConstituencyMemberParty1 Pushprajgarh Ram Prasad Singh Indian National Congress Dan Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress2 Burhar Saraswati Prasad Patel Indian National Congress3 Sohagpur Lal Rajendra Bahadur Singh Independent (politician)4 Jaitpur Kotma Saheb Singh Indian National Congress Padam Chand Patni Indian National Congress5 Beohari Baba Din Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Ram Kishore Socialist Party (India, 1948)6 Umariya Lal Aditya Nath Singh Indian National Congress7 Amarpur Sambhu Nath Shukla Indian National Congress8 Singrauli Niwas Sumitri Devi Socialist Party (India, 1948) Shyam Kartik Socialist Party (India, 1948)9 Deosar Ganga Dhar Bharatiya Jana Sangh10 Sidhi Madwas Chandra Pratap Socialist Party (India, 1948) Dadhi Socialist Party (India, 1948)11 Churhat Jagat Bahadur Singh Socialist Party (India, 1948)12 Kanpura Bhai Lal Socialist Party (India, 1948)13 Hanumana Bhuneshwar Prasad Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad14 Maugani Naigarhi Someshwar Singh Independent (politician) Sahdiya Chamar Socialist Party (India, 1948)15 Teonthar Rajeshwar Prasad Misra Indian National Congress16 Garhi Rana Samser Singh Indian National Congress17 Semariya Baikunth Prasad Indian National Congress18 Sirmaur Narmada Prasad Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party19 Mangawan Sriniwas Tiwari Socialist Party (India, 1948)20 Gurh Brij Raj Singh Indian National Congress21 Rewa Jagdish Chandra Joshi Socialist Party (India, 1948)22 Raipur Shatru Sudan Singh Indian National Congress23 Mukundpur Kesho Prasad Indian National Congress24 Ram Nagar Balwant Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh25 Amarpatan Lal Bihari Singh Indian National Congress26 Rampur Baghelan Govind Narain Singh Indian National Congress27 Sabhapur Ram Sajiwan Singh Indian National Congress28 Satna Shiva Nand Indian National Congress29 Kothi Kaushalendra Pratap Bahadur Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad30 Amdara Ramadhar Pandey Indian National Congress31 Nagod Gopal Saran Singh Indian National Congress Het Ram Indian National Congress32 Pawai Bhura Indian National Congress Narendra Singh Indian National Congress33 Ajaigarh Lalmohammad Indian National Congress34 Panna Saryu Prasad Chanpuriya Indian National Congress35 Chandla Kamta Prasad Indian National Congress36 Laundi Mahendra Kumar Jain Indian National Congress37 Rajnagar Gokal Prasad Indian National Congress38 Chhatarpur Govinda Indian National Congress Panna Lal Indian National Congress39 Bijawar Diwan Pratap Singh Indian National Congress Piyare Lal Indian National Congress40 Malhera Basant Lal Indian National Congress41 Tikamgarh Krishna Kant Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Rilli Chamar Socialist Party (India, 1948)42 Chandpura Thakur Das MishraThe Vindhya Pradesh legislative assembly (prevention of disqualification) act, 1953 https://www.indiacode.nic.in/repealedfileopen?rfilename=A1953-28.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20260105015950/https://www.indiacode.nic.in/repealedfileopen?rfilename=A1953-28.pdf 2026-01-05 Indian National Congress43 Jatara Narain Das Indian National Congress44 Lidhaura Raghuraj Singh Indian National Congress45 Niwari Lala Ram Bajpai Indian National Congress46 Prithvipur Shyam Lal Indian National Congress47 Seondha Ram Das Indian National Congress Laxmi Narain Indian National Congress48 Datia Shyam Sunder Das Indian National Congress State Reorganization and Merger On 1 November 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh 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 See also India Vindhya Pradesh 1951–52 elections in India 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election 1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election References Category:State Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh Category:1950s in Madhya Pradesh Vindhya Pradesh Category:March 1952 in Asia