1954 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 1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election 1952 18 February 1954 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1957 (PJ) All 60 seats in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly 31 60.83% 100px Indian National Congress Indian National Congress 100 80 37 26 43.27% 11 Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group) 10 New 20.76% New CM President's rule Indian National Congress Raghbir Singh Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Patiala and East Punjab States Union were held on 18 February 1954. 279 candidates competed for the 48 constituencies in the Assembly. There were twelve two-member constituencies and 36 single-member constituencies. Out of these, 2 single member constituencies were reserved for SC. Results Summary of results of the 1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1954/StatRep_PEPSU_1954.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 : 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 1954.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | | 60 || 37 || 9 || 61.67 || 6,96,979 || 43.27 || 14.61 |- |Shiromani Akali Dal | style="text-align:left;" |Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group) | | 33 || 10 || New || 16.67 || 3,34,423 || 20.76 || New |- |Shiromani Akali Dal | style="text-align:left;" |Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group) | | 22 || 2 || New || 3.33 || 1,19,301 || 7.41 || New |- | Communist Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | 35px | 10 || 4 || 2 || 6.67 || 97,690 || 6.06 || 1.29 |- | Independent politician | | 139 || 7 || 1 || 11.67 || 3,42,787 || 21.28 || N/A |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total seats !! 60 ( 0) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 26,48,175 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|16,10,909 (60.83%) |} Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/None)MemberParty1 Nalagarh None Surinder Singh Indian National Congress2Kandaghat Roshan Lal Indian National Congress Gian Chand Indian National Congress3Banur Harchand Singh Indian National Congress Kirpal Singh Indian National Congress4 Rajpura Prem Singh Indian National Congress5 Bassi Achhra Singh Indian National Congress6 Sirhind Balwant Singh Indian National Congress7 Patiala City Manmohan Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)8 Patiala Sadar Raghbir Singh Indian National Congress9Samana Pritam Singh Independent (politician) Surinder Nath Independent (politician)10Amloh Gian Singh Independent (politician) Mihan Singh Independent (politician)11 Bhadson Amrik Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group)12 Nabha Shiv Dev Singh Indian National Congress13 Bhawanigarh Jangir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)14 Sangrur Devinder Singh Indian National Congress15 Dhanaula Hardit Singh Communist Party of India16 Sunam Maheshinder Singh Indian National Congress17Lehra Pritam Singh Gujran Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group) Pritam Singh Sahoke Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)18Narwana Albel Singh Independent (politician) Fakiria Indian National Congress19 Kalayat Brish Bhan Indian National Congress20 Jind Dal Singh Indian National Congress21 Safidon Kali Ram Indian National Congress22 Julana Ghasi Ram Independent (politician)23Dadri Amir Singh Indian National Congress Ram Chand Indian National Congress24 Badhra Chandrawati Indian National Congress25 Mohindergarh Mangal Singh Indian National Congress26 Kanina Lal Singh Indian National Congress27 Ateli Manohar Sham Alias Sham Manohar Indian National Congress28 Narnaul Ramsaran Chand Mital Indian National Congress29 Nangal Chaudhri Nihal Singh Indian National Congress30 Bholath Harnam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)31 Kapurthala Thakur Singh Indian National Congress32Phagwara Hans Raj Indian National Congress Sadhu Ram Indian National Congress33 Sultanpur Atma Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)34 Faridkot Harindar Singh Independent (politician)35 Kot Kapura SC Kanwar Manjitinder Singh Indian National Congress36 Jaitu None Hira Singh Indian National Congress37Nehianwala Raman Chet Singh Indian National Congress Kartar Singh Of Faridkot Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)38 Bhatinda Harcharan Singh Indian National Congress39 Maur Shamsher Singh Indian National Congress40 Mansa SC Jangir Singh Communist Party of India41 Sardulgarh None Pritam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)42Budhlada Dharam Singh Communist Party of India Narotam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)43Dhuri Lehna Singh Indian National Congress Parduman Singh Indian National Congress44 Malerkotla Mohd. Iftkhar Ali Khan Indian National Congress45 Ahmedgarh Chanda Singh Indian National Congress46 Sherpur Gurbakhshish Singh Indian National Congress47 Barnala Kartar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann Group)48Phul Dhanna Singh Shiromani Akali Dal (Raman Group) Arjan Singh Communist Party of India State Reorganization and Merger On 1 November 1956, Patiala and East Punjab States Union was merged into Punjab 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 15 October 1955 25 July 2015 See also India Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly 1954 elections in India 1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election References Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India Category:1950s in Punjab, India Category:1954 State Assembly elections in India