1952 Bhopal State Legislative Assembly election

Indian state election 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary Popular no 1952 03 27 yes 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 1957 (MP) All 30 seats in the Bhopal Legislative Assembly 16 37.07% 100px Indian National Congress 120 100 Indian National Congress 25 1,17,656 52.01% Horse and rider Indian election symbol.png 140 100 120 16 0 Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 1 31,684 14.01 Chief Minister of Bhopal Shankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951 Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Shankar Dayal Sharma became the chief minister. Constituencies The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats, distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. A total of 91 contestants were in the fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (eight candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only one candidate, who was elected unopposed). Political parties Four national parties, along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal, took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party, while no other party crossed into double digits. Results Summary of results of the 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_BHOPAL.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal Election Commission of India 2014-10-13 yes |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" !colspan=8|File:India Bhopal 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 | 28 || 25 || 83.33 || 1,17,656 || 52.01 |- | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 9 || 1 || 3.33 || 31,684 || 14.01 |- | Independent politician ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Independent politician | 32 || 4 || 13.33 || 51,736 || 22.87 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 2| Total seats ! 30 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 6,10,182 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 2,26,210 (37.07%) |} Elected members ConstituencyMemberParty1 Shahajahanabad Jalauddin Qureshi Indian National Congress2 Shishmahal Syed Ajazuddin Indian National Congress3 Jahangirabad Inayatullah Tarzi Mashriqui Indian National Congress4 Bairagarh Baboolal Bhartia Indian National Congress Lila Rai Indian National Congress5 Huzur Sardarmal Lalwani Independent (politician)6 Berasia Shankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress7 Nazirabad Shankar Dayal Hindu Mahasabha8 Sehore Umrao Singh Indian National Congress Sultan Mohd Khan Indian National Congress9 Shyampur Har Kishan Singh Indian National Congress Baboolal Indian National Congress10 Ashta Chandan Mal Indian National Congress Gopi Das Indian National Congress11 Kotri Maimoona Sultan Indian National Congress12 Ichhawar Kesarimal Jain Indian National Congress13 Nasrullahganj Vanshi Dhar Indian National Congress14 Budhni Lachmi Narain Indian National Congress15 Raisen Baboolal Indian National Congress Kamta Prashad Indian National Congress16 Begumganj Kundan Lal Indian National Congress17 Sultanganj Baboolal Kamal Indian National Congress18 Goharganj Dalip Singh Independent (politician) Gulab Chand Independent (politician)19 Amrawad Narbada Charan Lal Indian National Congress20 Bareli Shyam Sundar Indian National Congress21 Silwani Lila Dhar Rathi Indian National Congress Daulat Shah Independent (politician)22 Udaipur Nit Gopal Indian National Congress23 Deori Ram Karan Lal Indian National Congress State reorganisation and merger On November 1, 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under the 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 1951–52 elections in India Bhopal State (1949–56) 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election 1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election References Bhopal Category:State Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh Category:Bhopal district Category:March 1952 in Asia