1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

Assembly Election of West Bengal, India 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary no 1946 Bengal Legislative Assembly election 1946 1957 West Bengal state assembly election 1957 31 March 1952 All 238 seats in the West Bengal state assembly Photograph of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, 2nd Chief Minister of West Bengal.jpg 135 100 120 22 0 Bidhan Chandra Roy Indian National Congress Bowbazar 150 N/A 2,889,994 38.82% N/A Jyoti Basu - Calcutta 1996-12-21 089 Cropped.png 120 100 120 20 10 Jyoti Basu Baranagar Communist Party of India 28 N/A 800,951 10.76% N/A India_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly_1952.svg Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy Indian National Congress Bidhan Chandra Roy Indian National Congress 120 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election#Elected members 1952 N/A 1952 N/A 42.23% thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951 right|250px|thumb|West Bengal, India The West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952 was a part of the series of Legislative Assembly elections in 1952. It was the first ever assembly election held in West Bengal. Alliances On the political left, two alliances had emerged the United Socialist Organisation of India (an alliance between the Communist Party of India, the Socialist Republican PartyContested as independents. Rao (2003) estimates that they had 19 candidates, out of whom 4 were elected. and the Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)) and the People's United Socialist Front (comprising the Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc (Ruikar) and the Revolutionary Communist Party of India).M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 213. Results Alliance wise result The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party. USOISEATSPUSFSEATSINC+SEATSOTHERSSEATSOTHERSSEATS CPI 28 SPI 0 INC 150 BJS 9 IND 19 SRP 0 FB(R) 1 ABHM 4 KMPP 15 AFBM 11 RSP 0 ABRRP 0 TOTAL (1952) 39TOTAL (1952) 2TOTAL (1952) 150TOTAL (1952) 13TOTAL (1952) 34 Party wise result Summary of results of the 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_WestBengal.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal Election Commission of India 2014-10-14 yes !colspan=9|File:India West Bengal Legislative Assembly 1952.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % |- | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | 70px | 236 || 150 || 63.56 || 2,889,994 || 38.82 |- | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | | 129 || 15 || 6.36 || 667,446 || 8.97 |- | Communist Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | 70px | 86 || 28 || 11.86 || 800,951 || 10.76 |- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh | | 85 || 9 || 3.81 || 415,458 || 5.58 |- | All India Forward Bloc (Marxist) | style="text-align:left;" |Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | | 48 || 11 || 4.66 || 393,591 || 5.29 |- | Socialist Party (India, 1948) | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | | 63 || 0 || || 215,382 || 2.89 |- | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | | 33 || 4 || 1.69 || 1,76,762 || 2.37 |- | style="background-color:red"| | style="text-align:left;" |Forward Bloc (Ruikar) | | 32 || 2 || 0.85 || 1,07,905 || 1.45 |- | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | style="text-align:left;" |Revolutionary Socialist Party | | 16 || 0 || || 63,173 || 0.85 |- |Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore) | style="text-align:left;" |Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore) | | 10 || 0 || || 32,859 || 0.44 |- |Bolshevik Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Bolshevik Party of India | | 8 || 0 || || 20117 || 0.27 |- |Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | |14 || 0 || || 7,100 || 0.10 |- |Independent (India) | style="text-align:left;" |Independent | | 614 || 19 || 8.05 || 1,653,165 || 22.21 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| Total seats ! 238 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 17,628,239 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 7,443,903 (42.23%) |} Elected members NoConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)MemberParty1 Kalimpong None Lalit Bahadur Kharga Communist Party of India2 Darjeeling None Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj Independent (politician)3 Jore Bungalow None Shiva Kumar Rai Independent (politician)4 Kurseong Siliguri None Tenzing Wangdi Indian National Congress George Mahbert Independent (politician)5 Jalpaiguri None Ashrumati Devi Indian National Congress Khagendra Nath Dasgupta Indian National Congress6 Western Duars None Sasadhar Kar Indian National Congress Munda Antoni Topno Indian National Congress7 Mainaguri None Surendra Nath Roy Indian National Congress8 Dhupguri None Rabindra Nath Sikdar Indian National Congress9 Alipur Duars None Pijush Kanti Mukherjee Indian National Congress Dhirandra Bramha Mandal Indian National Congress10 Central Duars None Jajneswar Roy Indian National Congress Bhagat Mangaldas Indian National Congress11 Mekliganj None Satyendra Prasanna Chatterjee Indian National Congress12 Mathabhanga None Sarada Prasad Pramanick Indian National Congress13 Dinhate None Satish Chandra Roy Singha Indian National Congress Umesh Chandra Mandal Indian National Congress14 Cooch Behar None Maziruddin Ahmed Indian National Congress Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar Indian National Congress15 Raiganj None Shyama Prasad Barman Indian National Congress Gulam Hamidur Rahman Indian National Congress16 Itahar None Banamali Das Indian National Congress17 Gangarampur None Satindra Nath Basu Indian National Congress18 Balurghat None Saroj Ranjan Chattopadhyaya Indian National Congress Lakshman Chandra Hasda Indian National Congress19 Gazole None Dharanidhar Sarkar Communist Party of India20 Kharba None Tafazzal Hossain Indian National Congress21 Harishchandrapur None Ramhari Roy Indian National Congress22 Ratua None Md. Sayeed Mia Indian National Congress23 Manikchak None Pashupati Jha Indian National Congress24 Malda None Nikunjabehari Gupta Indian National Congress Raipada Das Independent (politician)25 Kalichak (north) None Abul Barkat Ataul Gani Independent (politician)26 Kaliachak (south) None Sowrindra Mohan Misra Indian National Congress27 Nalhati None Yeakub Hossain Indian National Congress28 Murarai None Jogendra Narayan Das Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party29 Rampurhat None Panchanan Let Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) Srikumar Bandopadhyaya Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)30 Nanur None Saha Sisir Kumar Indian National Congress Murarka Basanta Lal Indian National Congress31 Bolpur None Roy Hanseswar Indian National Congress Hansadah Bhusan Indian National Congress32 Suri None Majhi Nishapati Indian National Congress Sen Gupta Gopika Bilas Indian National Congress33 Khayrasole None Bandopadhyaya Khagendra Nath Indian National Congress34 Farakka None Giasuddin Indian National Congress35 Suti SC Lutfal Haque Independent (politician)36 Sagardighi None Shyamapada Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress Kuber Chand Haldar Indian National Congress37 Lalgola None Kazeemali Meerza Indian National Congress38 Murshidabad None Durgapada Sinha Indian National Congress39 Raninagar None Jainal Abedin Kezi Indian National Congress40 Jallangi None A . M . A . Zaman Indian National Congress41 Hariharpara None A . Hamid ( Haji ) Indian National Congress42 Newada None Mahammad Israil Independent (politician)43 Beldanga None Kshitish Chandra Ghose Indian National Congress44 Bharatpur None Bijoyendu Narayan Roy Indian National Congress45 Burwan Khargram None Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Maulik Indian National Congress Sudhir Mondal Indian National Congress46 Kandi None Goalbadan Trivedi Indian National Congress47 Berhampore None Bejoy Kumar Ghosh Indian National Congress48 Chhatna None Probodh Chandra Dutta Hindu Mahasabha Kamala Kanta Hembram Indian National Congress49 Raipur None Jadu Nath Murmu Independent (politician) Jatindra Nath Basu Indian National Congress50 Khatra None Ashutosh Mallik Indian National Congress Amulya Ratan Ghose Hindu Mahasabha51 Taldangra None Purabi Mukherjee Indian National Congress52 Barjora None Prafulla Chandra Roy Indian National Congress53 Gangajalghati None Dhirendra Nath Chatterjee Indian National Congress54 Bankura SC Rakhahari Chatterjee Hindu Mahasabha55 Vishnupur None Kiran Chandra Digar Indian National Congress Radha Gobinda Roy Indian National Congress56 Sonamukhi None Sishuram Mandal Indian National Congress Bhabataran Chakraborty Indian National Congress57 Binpur None Mongal Chandra Saren Indian National Congress Nripendra Gopal Mitra Bharatiya Jana Sangh58 Gopiballavepore None Dhananjoy Kar Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Jagatpati Hansda Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party59 Jhargram None Madan Mohan Khan Bharatiya Jana Sangh Mohendra Nath Mahato Indian National Congress60 Narayangarh None Surendranath Pramanik Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Krishna Chandra Satpati Bharatiya Jana Sangh61 Pingla None Pulin Behari Maity Bharatiya Jana Sangh62 Danton None Jnanendra Kumar Choudhury Bharatiya Jana Sangh63 Kharagpur None Moulana Muhammad Momtaz Indian National Congress64 Garbetta None Saroj Roy Communist Party of India65 Salboni None Bejoy Gopal Goswami Independent (politician)66 Patashpur None Janardan Sahu Bharatiya Jana Sangh67 Keshpur None Nagendra Doloi Communist Party of India Gangapada Kuor Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party68 Ghatal None Amulyacharan Dal Communist Party of India Jatishchandra Ghosh Communist Party of India69 Daspur None Mrigendra Bhattachariya Communist Party of India70 Panskura North None Rajanikanta Pramanik Indian National Congress71 Panskura South None Shyama Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress72 Sabang None Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary Indian National Congress73 Moyna None Kanilal Bhowmic Communist Party of India74 Tamluk None Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee Indian National Congress75 Mahisadal None Kumar Deba Prosad Garga Independent (politician)76 Nandigram North None Subodh Chandra Maity Indian National Congress77 Nandigram South None Prabir Chandra Jana Indian National Congress78 Sutahata None Kumar Chandra Jana Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party79 Ramnagar None Trailakya Nath Pradhan Indian National Congress80 Contai North None Sudhir Chandra Das Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party81 Contai South None Natendra Nath Das Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party82 Mohanpur None Basanta Kumar Panigrahi Bharatiya Jana Sangh83 Khejri None Koustuv Kanti Karan Indian National Congress Abha Maity Indian National Congress84 Bhagawanpur None Rameswar Panda Bharatiya Jana Sangh85 Shyampur None Sasabindu Bera Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)86 Uluberia None Bijoy Mondal Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) Bibhuti Bhusan Ghosh Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)87 Bagnan None Sambhu Charan Mukhopadhaya Indian National Congress88 Amta South None Arabinda Roy Indian National Congress89 Amta Central None Tarapada Pramanik Indian National Congress90 Amta North None Alamohon Dass Independent (politician)91 Sankrail None Kanai Lal Bhattacharya Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) Kripa Sindhu Shaw Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)92 Jagatballavpur None Amrita Lal Hazra Indian National Congress93 Howrah North None Biren Banerjee Communist Party of India94 Howrah East None Saila Kumr Mukhopadhyaya Indian National Congress95 Howrah West None Bankim Chandra Kar Indian National Congress96 Howrah South None Beni Charan Dutta Indian National Congress97 Domjur None Tarapada Dey Communist Party of India98 Bally None Ratan Moni Chattopadhyaya Indian National Congress99 Singoor None Sourendra Nath Saha Communist Party of India Ajit Kumar Basu Communist Party of India Uttarpara None Monoranjan Hazra Communist Party of India101 Serampore None Jitendra Nath Lahiri Indian National Congress102 Bhadreswar None Byomkerh Majumdar Indian National Congress103 Goghat None Radha Krishna Pal Independent (politician)104 Arambagh None Madan Mohan Saha Communist Party of India Radha Krishna Pal Independent (politician)105 Tarakeswar None Parbati Hazra Indian National Congress106 Chinsurah None Jyotish Chandra Ghosh Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) Radha Nath Das Indian National Congress107 Dhanialkhali None Dhirendra Narayan Mukherji Indian National Congress Loso Hasda Indian National Congress108 Balagarh None Brindaban Chattopadhyay Indian National Congress109 Burdwan None Binoy Krishna Chaudhury Communist Party of India110 Khandaghosh None Jonab Mahammad Hossain Indian National Congress111 Raina None Dasarathi Tah Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Mritunjoy Pramanik Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party112 Galsi None Mahitosh Saha Indian National Congress Jadabendra Nath Panja Indian National Congress113 Ausgram None Ananda Gopal Mukhepadhyay Indian National Congress Kanai Lal Das Indian National Congress114 Raniganj None Banku Behari Mandal Indian National Congress Pashupati Nath Maliah Independent (politician)115 Kulti None Baidyanath Mandal Indian National Congress Joynarayan Sarma Indian National Congress116 Asansol None Atindra Nath Bose Forward Bloc (Ruikar)117 Kalna None Baidyanath Santal Indian National Congress Rash Behari Sen Indian National Congress118 Purbasthali None Bimalananda Tarkatirtha Indian National Congress119 Manteswar None Annada Prasad Mandal Indian National Congress120 Katwa None Subodh Chowdhury Communist Party of India121 Mangalkot None Bhakta Chandra Roy Indian National Congress122 Ketugram None Tarapada Bandyopadhyay Hindu Mahasabha123 Karimpur None Haripada Chatterjee Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party124 Tehatta None Raghunandan Biswas Indian National Congress125 Kaliganj None Jonab S. M. Fazlur Rahaman Indian National Congress126 Nakesipara None Jagannath Majumdar Indian National Congress127 Chapra None Smarajit Bandopadhya Indian National Congress128 Krishnagar None Bejoy Lal Chattapadhya Indian National Congress129 Nabadwp None Niranjan Modak Indian National Congress130 Santipur None Sashibhusan Khan Indian National Congress131 Ranaghat None Bijoy Krishna Sarkar Indian National Congress Keshab Chandra Mitra Indian National Congress132 Bongaon None Jiban Ratan Dhar Indian National Congress133 Gaighata None Ziaul Hoque Indian National Congress134 Habra None Tarun Kanti Ghosh Indian National Congress135 Sarup Nagar None Mahammad Ishaque Indian National Congress136 Deganga None Rafiuddin Ahmed Indian National Congress137 Haroa Sandeshkhali None Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar Indian National Congress Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal Communist Party of India138 Hasnabad None Bijesh Chandra Sen Indian National Congress Rajkrishna Mandol Indian National Congress139 Basirhat SC Prafulla Banerjee Indian National Congress140 Dum Dum None Kanai Lal Das Indian National Congress141 Bhangar None Hemchandra Naskar Indian National Congress Gangadhar Naskar Communist Party of India142 Baruipore None Lalit Kumar Sinha Communist Party of India Abdus Shokur Indian National Congress143 Joynagar None Subodh Banerjee Independent (politician) Dintaran Moni Independent (politician)144 Baraset None Amulya Dhan Mukhopadhyay Indian National Congress145 Bizpur None Bipin Behari Ganguli Indian National Congress146 Naihati None Suresh Chandra Paul Indian National Congress147 Barrackpur None Phanindranath Mukhopadhya Indian National Congress148 Bhatpara None Dayaram Beri Indian National Congress149 Titagarh None Krishna Kumar Sukla Indian National Congress150 Baranagar SC Jyoti Basu Communist Party of India151 Mathurapur None Bhusan Chandra Das Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Brindaban Gayan Indian National Congress152 Saugar None Haripaba Baguli Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party153 Kulpi None Nalini Kanta Halder Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Prankrishna Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh154 Mograhat None Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar Indian National Congress Abul Hashem Indian National Congress155 Falta None Jyotish Chandra Roy Communist Party of India156 Diamond Harbour SC Charu Chandra Bhandari Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party157 Bishnupur None Basanta Kumar Mal Indian National Congress Provash Chandra Roy Communist Party of India158 Budge Budge None Bankim Mukherjee Communist Party of India159 Mohestola None Sudhir Chandra Bhandari Communist Party of India160 Garden Reach None S . M . Abdullah Indian National Congress161 Tollyganj None Jyotish Joarder Independent (politician)162 Behala None Biren Roy Forward Bloc (Ruikar)163 Cossipur None Biswanath Roy Indian National Congress164 Shampukur None Hemanta Kumar Bose Independent (politician)165 Kumartuli None Nepal Chandra Roy Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)166 Burtola None Nirmal Chandra De Indian National Congress167 Muchipara None Sankar Prasad Mitra Indian National Congress168 Jorabagan None Ram Lagan Singh Indian National Congress169 Jorasanko None Amarendra Nath Basu Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)170 Belgachia None Ganesh Ghose Communist Party of India171 Manicktala None Ranendra Nath Sen Communist Party of India172 Beliaghata None Suhrid Kumar Mullick Choudhury Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)173 Barabazar None Iswar Das Jalan Indian National Congress174 Colootola None Anandi Lal Poddar Indian National Congress175 Sealdah None Pannalal Bose Indian National Congress176 Vidyasagar None Narayan Chandra Roy Independent (politician)177 Taltola None Moulavi Shamsul Haque Indian National Congress178 Baniapukur Ballygunge None Pulin Behari Khatic Indian National Congress Jogesh Chandra Gupta Indian National Congress179 Bhawanipur None Mira Dutta Gupta Indian National Congress180 Kalighat None Manikuntala Sen Communist Party of India181 Tollygunge (north) None Priya Ranjan Sen Indian National Congress182 Tollygunge (south) None Ambica Chakravorty Communist Party of India183 Watgunge None Kali Mukherjee Indian National Congress184 Alipur ST Satyendra Kumar Basu Indian National Congress185 Fort None Narendra Nath Sen Indian National Congress186 Bowbazar None Bidhan Chandra Roy Indian National Congress187 Entally None Debendra Chandra Dev Indian National Congress State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal.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 Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 (238 seats) to 195 (252 seats) during 1957 assembly elections. See also 1951–52 elections in India 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election References Category:State Assembly elections in West Bengal Category:1950s in West Bengal West Bengal Category:March 1952 in Asia