Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1952
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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951
Elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly were held on March 26, 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies. [1]
Results
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
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Indian National Congress | ![]() |
121 | 96 | 76.19 | 18,30,601 | 36.69 | |
Shiromani Akali Dal | 48 | 13 | 10.32 | 6,20,455 | 12.44 | ||
Zamindar Party | 31 | 2 | 1.59 | 3,72,126 | 7.46 | ||
Communist Party of India | ![]() |
26 | 4 | 3.17 | 1,93,974 | 3.89 | |
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 19 | 1 | 0.79 | 69,694 | 1.40 | ||
Lal Communist Party Hind Union | 9 | 1 | 0.79 | 57,739 | 1.16 | ||
Independent | 446 | 9 | 7.14 | 11,92,896 | 23.91 | ||
Total seats | 126 | Voters | 86,23,498 | Turnout | 49,89,077 (57.85 %) |
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[2] Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections.
See also
- PEPSU state Legislative Assembly elections, 1952
- 1951–52 elections in India
- Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1957
References
- 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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