1951–52 Indian general election in Punjab

March 2026 none March 2026 March 2026State Assembly election 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary 1957 Indian general election in Punjab 1957 18 (of 489) seats in the Lok Sabha Indian National Congress 16 2,134,586 42.76% Shiromani Akali Dal 2 569,973 11.42% yes 6,718,345 3,717,260 (55.33%) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress Prime Minister after election Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress The 1951–52 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Punjab were held for 15 constituencies with 18 seats. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 16 out of the 18 seats. Only 2 seats was won by the Shiromani Akali Dal. Results By Party Indian National Congress 2134586 16 Shiromani Akali Dal 569973 2 Zamindar Party 291300 0 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 279639 0 Communist Party of India 251623 0 Independents 930383 0 Other parties 534834 0 6718345 By constituency #ConstituencyTurnoutWinner21 August 2018 General Election, 1951 (Vol I, II) https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4111-general-election-1951-vol-i-ii/ 19 November 2023 Election Commission of IndiaPartyRunner-upParty1Ambala SimlaTek ChandIndian National CongressSohan LalAll India Bhartiya Jan Sangh2KarnalVirendra KumarIndian National CongressSubhadra JoshiIndian National Congress3RohtakRanbir SinghIndian National CongressHari RamZamindar Party4Jhajjar RewariGhamandi LalIndian National CongressPartap SinghZamindar Party5GurgaonThakar DasIndian National CongressJiwan KhanIndependent6HissarAchint RamIndian National CongressHardev SahaiIndependent7Fazilka SirsaAtma SinghIndian National CongressGur Raj SinghShiromani Akali Dal8Ferozepore LudhianaBahadur SinghShiromani Akali DalLal SinghShiromani Akali Dal9Nawan ShahrBaldev SinghIndian National CongressHar Kishan SinghCommunist Party of India10JullundurAmar NathIndian National CongressAjit SinghShiromani Akali Dal11HoshiarpurRam DasIndian National CongressDiwan ChandIndian National Congress12KangraHem RajIndian National CongressYodh RajAll India Bhartiya Jan Sangh13GurdaspurTeja SinghIndian National CongressGurbhajan SinghIndependent14Tarn TaranSurjit SinghIndian National CongressDalip SinghCommunist Party of India15AmritsarGurmukh Singh MusaffarIndian National CongressHukam SinghShiromani Akali Dal References Bibliography Volume I, 1951 Indian general election, 1st Lok Sabha External links https://eci.gov.in Website of Election Commission of India expanded Punjab Category:Indian general elections in Punjab, India