1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Indian state legislative election February 2017 February 2017 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 1952 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 1967 36 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 19 100px Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg 100 80 100 10 07 Yashwant Singh Parmar 24 47.25% Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Acharya Kripalani 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg 94 80 100 05 04 Jivatram Kripalani 3 14.69% CM CM Office established INC Yashwant Singh Parmar thumb|Himachal Pradesh in India (1951) Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1952. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Yashwant Singh Parmar became the Chief Minister. Constituencies The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly consisted of 36 seats, distributed in eight two-member constituencies and twenty single-member constituencies. A total of 135 contestants were in the fray for these 36 seats. Results Summary of results of the 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_HP.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh Election Commission of India 2014-10-14 yes !colspan=8|File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1952.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | 70px | 35 || 24 || 66.67 || 84,819 || 47.25 |- | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | | 22 || 3 || 8.33 || 26,371 || 14.69 |- | Scheduled Castes Federation | style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Caste Federation | 70px | 9 || 1 || 2.78 || 10,352 || 5.77 |- | Independent politician | | 36 || 8 || 22.22 || 47,746 || 26.6 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| Total seats ! 36 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 7,13,554 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 1,79,515 (25.16%) |} Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)MemberParty1Solan None Ram Dass Scheduled Castes Federation Hira Singh Pal Independent (politician)2 Kasumpti Hitendra Sen Independent (politician)3 Suni Sita Ram Indian National Congress4 Kumarsain Ram Dayal Independent (politician)5Theog Jiwanoo Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Devi Ram Indian National Congress6 Jubbal Bala Nand Indian National Congress7 Rohru Padam Dev Indian National Congress8 Rajgarh Ghan Shyam Independent (politician)9Rampur Hardayal Singh Indian National Congress Bhagat Ram Indian National Congress10 Chini Gopal Chand Independent (politician)11 Bhamla Sarju Singh Indian National Congress12 Rawalsar Pandit Gauri Prasad Indian National Congress13 Mahadev Karam Singh Indian National Congress14Chachiot Piru Indian National Congress Krishna Chandar Indian National Congress15 Kersog Rattan Singh Indian National Congress16 Sunder Nagar Baldev Chand Indian National Congress17 Sadar Mandi Krishna Nand Swami Independent (politician)18 Joginder Nagar Besar Ram Indian National Congress19Sandhol Hari Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Kashmir Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party20Churah Vidya Dhar Indian National Congress Avtar Chand Indian National Congress21 Chamba Chattar Singh Indian National Congress22 Bhattiyat Jaiwant Ram Indian National Congress23 Bharmour Gurditta Mal Independent (politician)24 Pangi Daulat Ram Indian National Congress25 Nahan Tapinder Singh Indian National Congress26 Paonta Shiva Nand Indian National Congress27Pachhad Jiwnu Indian National Congress Yashwant Singh Parmar Indian National Congress28Reinka Partap Singh Indian National Congress Dharam Singh Independent (politician) State Reorganization 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.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 Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 and the next legislative elections were held in 1967. References External links Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh Category:State Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh Category:1950s in Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh