1951–52 elections in India
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Presidential election
The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes.
General election
General elections to the first Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. The Indian National Congress (INC) stormed into power, winning 364 of the 489 seats. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country.[1]
Legislative Assembly elections
Ajmer*
Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 30 | 20 | 66.67 | 1,04,411 | 44.47 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 15 | 3 | 10.00 | 28,057 | 11.95 | ||
Pursharathi Panchayat | 6 | 3 | 10.00 | 15,781 | 7.72 | ||
Communist Party of India | 2 | 0 | 3,494 | 1.49 | |||
Socialist Party (India) | 2 | 0 | 1,055 | 0.45 | |||
Independent | 79 | 4 | 13.33 | 81,990 | 34.92 | ||
Total Seats | 30 | Voters | 4,62,810 | Turnout | 2,34,788 (50.73 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Ajmer State was merged into Rajasthan under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
Assam
Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 92 | 76 | 72.38 | 10,64,850 | 43.48 | ||
Socialist Party | 61 | 4 | 3.81 | 3,25,690 | 13.30 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 40 | 1 | 0.95 | 1,46,792 | 5.99 | ||
Communist Party of India | 18 | 1 | 0.95 | 69,431 | 2.84 | ||
Garo National Council | 4 | 3 | 2.86 | 14,577 | 0.60 | ||
Khasi-Jaintia Durbar | 4 | 1 | 0.95 | 24,248 | 0.99 | ||
All People's Party (Assam) | 3 | 1 | 0.95 | 14,930 | 0.61 | ||
Mizo Union | 3 | 3 | 2.86 | 29,104 | 1.19 | ||
Khasi Jaintia National Federation State Conference | 1 | 1 | 0.95 | 9,441 | 0.39 | ||
Independent | 213 | 14 | 13.33 | 6,93,908 | 28.34 | ||
Total Seats | 105 | Voters | 49,55,390 | Turnout | 24,48,890 (49.42 %) |
Bhopal*
Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 28 | 25 | 83.33 | 1,17,656 | 52.01 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 9 | 1 | 3.33 | 31,684 | 14.01 | ||
Independent | 32 | 4 | 13.33 | 51,736 | 22.87 | ||
Total Seats | 30 | Voters | 6,10,182 | Turnout | 2,26,210 (37.07 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
Bihar*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 322 | 239 | 72.42 | 39,51,145 | 41.38 | ||
Socialist Party | 266 | 23 | 6.97 | 17,29,750 | 18.11 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 98 | 1 | 0.30 | 2,68,416 | 2.81 | ||
Jharkhand Party | 53 | 32 | 9.70 | 7,65,272 | 8.01 | ||
Chota Nagpur & Santhal Parganas Janta Party | 38 | 11 | 3.33 | 3,01,691 | 3.16 | ||
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 34 | 1 | 0.30 | 1,07,386 | 1.12 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 29 | 1 | 0.30 | 60,360 | 0.63 | ||
Lok Sewak Sangh | 12 | 7 | 2.12 | 1,48,921 | 1.56 | ||
All India Ganatantra Parishad | 1 | 1 | 0.30 | 14,237 | 0.15 | ||
Independent | 638 | 14 | 4.24 | 18,77,236 | 19.66 | ||
Total seats | 330 | Voters | 2,41,65,389 | Turnout | 95,48,835 (39.51 %) |
* : Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
Bombay*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 313 | 269 | 85.40 | 55,56,334 | 49.95 | ||
Socialist Party | 182 | 9 | 2.86 | 13,30,246 | 11.96 | ||
Peasants and Workers Party of India | 87 | 14 | 4.44 | 7,17,963 | 6.45 | ||
Scheduled Caste Federation | 37 | 1 | 0.32 | 3,44,718 | 3.10 | ||
Kamgar Kisan Paksha | 33 | 2 | 0.63 | 2,48,130 | 2.23 | ||
Communist Party of India | 25 | 1 | 0.32 | 1,59,994 | 1.44 | ||
Krishikar Lok Party | 16 | 1 | 0.32 | 1,07,408 | 0.97 | ||
Independent | 427 | 18 | 5.71 | 19,17,574 | 17.24 | ||
Total seats | 315 | Voters | 2,19,04,595 | Turnout | 1,11,23,242 (50.78 %) |
*: On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Bombay state was re-organized by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh, and Marathwada region of Hyderabad. The state's southernmost districts of Bombay were transferred to Mysore State while Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district was transferred to Rajasthan.[3]
Coorg*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 24 | 15 | 62.50 | 48,845 | 55.54 | ||
Independent | 34 | 9 | 37.50 | 37,716 | 42.88 | ||
Total seats | 24 | Voters | 1,38,440 | Turnout | 87,947 (63.53 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Coorg State was merged into Mysore State as per the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
Delhi*
Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 47 | 39 | 81.25 | 2,71,812 | 52.09 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 31 | 5 | 10.42 | 1,14,207 | 21.89 | ||
Socialist Party | 6 | 2 | 4.17 | 12,396 | 2.38 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 5 | 1 | 2.08 | 6,891 | 1.32 | ||
Independent | 78 | 1 | 2.08 | 82,972 | 15.90 | ||
Total Seats | 48 | Voters | 7,44,668 | Turnout | 5,21,766 (58.52 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[3] Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution.[10]
Himachal Pradesh*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 35 | 24 | 66.67 | 84,819 | 47.25 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 22 | 3 | 8.33 | 26,371 | 14.69 | ||
Scheduled Caste Federation | 9 | 1 | 2.78 | 10,352 | 5.77 | ||
Independent | 36 | 8 | 22.22 | 47,746 | 26.6 | ||
Total seats | 36 | Voters | 7,13,554 | Turnout | 1,79,515 (25.16 %) |
* : 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.[3] Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, it became a state and the next legislative elections were held in 1967.
Hyderabad*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 173 | 93 | 53.14 | 21,77,716 | 41.86 | ||
Socialist Party | 97 | 11 | 6.29 | 5,90,209 | 11.35 | ||
People's Democratic Front | 77 | 42 | 24.00 | 10,80,092 | 20.76 | ||
Scheduled Castes Federation | 24 | 5 | 2.86 | 2,66,482 | 5.12 | ||
Peasants and Workers Party of India | 21 | 10 | 5.71 | 2,15,992 | 4.15 | ||
Independent | 136 | 14 | 8.00 | 7,58,318 | 14.58 | ||
Total seats | 175 | Voters | 1,21,14,635 | Turnout | 52,02,214 (42.94 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State, except the districts of Raichur, Gulbarga and Marathwada, was merged into Andhra State to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The districts of Raichur and Gulbarga were transferred to the Mysore State, while the Marathwada district was merged with the Bombay State.[3]
Madhya Bharat*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 99 | 75 | 75.76 | 9,38,918 | 47.24 | ||
Socialist Party | 59 | 4 | 4.04 | 1,45,845 | 7.34 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 42 | 4 | 4.04 | 1,93,627 | 9.74 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 39 | 2 | 2.02 | 1,43,132 | 7.20 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 33 | 11 | 11.11 | 2,36,824 | 11.92 | ||
Independent | 131 | 3 | 3.03 | 2,58,157 | 12.99 | ||
Total seats | 99 | Voters | 57,23,673 | Turnout | 19,87,410 (34.72 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district) was merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district of Madhya Bharat was merged in Rajasthan.[3]
Madhya Pradesh*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 225 | 194 | 83.62 | 34,34,058 | 49.07 | ||
Socialist Party | 143 | 2 | 0.86 | 6,61,874 | 9.46 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 71 | 8 | 3.45 | 3,65,371 | 5.22 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 35 | 3 | 1.29 | 1,75,324 | 2.51 | ||
S. K. Paksha | 19 | 2 | 0.86 | 1,01,670 | 1.45 | ||
Independent | 469 | 23 | 9.91 | 16,01,565 | 22.89 | ||
Total seats | 232 | Voters | 1,55,13,592 | Turnout | 69,97,588 (45.11 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district), Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal state and the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan were merged into Madhya Pradesh while the Nagpur Division was transferred to Bombay State.[3]
Madras*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | Govt. Formation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 367 | 152 | 40.53 | 69,88,701 | 34.88 | Leading Party | ||
Socialist Party | 163 | 13 | 3.47 | 12,99,282 | 6.48 | |||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 148 | 35 | 9.33 | 18,03,377 | 9.00 | **Full support | ||
Communist Party of India | 131 | 62 | 16.53 | 26,40,337 | 13.18 | |||
Krishikar Lok Party# | 63 | 15 | 4.00 | 6,29,893 | 3.14 | *Outside support, joined the cabinet in 1954 | ||
Scheduled Castes Federation | 37 | 2 | 0.53 | 3,39,680 | 1.70 | |||
Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party* | 34 | 19 | 5.07 | 8,52,330 | 4.25 | |||
Commonweal Party** | 13 | 6 | 1.60 | 2,18,288 | 1.09 | |||
Madras State Muslim League Party** | 13 | 5 | 1.33 | 1,86,546 | 0.93 | #3 KLP legislators and 15 Independents joined Congress | ||
Justice Party | 9 | 1 | 0.27 | 82,231 | 0.41 | |||
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 6 | 3 | 0.80 | 1,38,203 | 0.69 | |||
Independent# | 667 | 62 | 16.53 | 47,58,768 | 23.75 | |||
Total seats | 375 | Voters | 3,66,00,615 | Turnout | 2,00,38,423 (54.75 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, the southern part of Travancore-Cochin (Kanyakumari district) was added to the Madras State while the Malabar district of the state was transferred to the new state of Kerala, and a new union territory, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, was created.[3]
Mysore*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 99 | 74 | 74.75 | 12,76,318 | 46.35 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 59 | 8 | 8.08 | 3,91,653 | 14.22 | ||
Socialist Party | 47 | 3 | 3.03 | 240390 | 8.73 | ||
Scheduled Caste Federation | 7 | 2 | 2.02 | 47,916 | 1.74 | ||
Communist Party of India | 5 | 1 | 1.01 | 25,116 | 0.91 | ||
Independent | 154 | 11 | 11.11 | 7,10,359 | 25.79 | ||
Total seats | 99 | Voters | 54,66,487 | Turnout | 27,53,870 (50.38 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of Coorg State, the Kollegal taluk of the Coimbatore district and the South Kanara district (except the Kasaragod taluk) of Madras State, and the Kannada speaking districts from southern Bombay state and western Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State.[3]
Odisha
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 135 | 67 | 47.86 | 13,92,501 | 37.87 | ||
Socialist Party | 79 | 10 | 7.14 | 4,32,731 | 11.77 | ||
All India Ganatantra Parishad | 58 | 31 | 22.14 | 7,53,685 | 20.50 | ||
Communist Party of India | 33 | 7 | 5.00 | 2,06,757 | 5.62 | ||
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 2 | 1 | 0.72 | 12,874 | 0.35 | ||
Independent | 204 | 24 | 17.14 | 8,43,446 | 22.94 | ||
Total seats | 140 | Voters | 1,07,53,175 | Turnout | 36,77,046 (34.19 %) |
Patiala & East Punjab States Union
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 51 | 26 | 43.33 | 3,88,185 | 28.66 | ||
Akali Dal | 41 | 19 | 31.67 | 3,17,502 | 23.44 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 23 | 2 | 3.33 | 43,809 | 3.23 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 15 | 1 | 1.67 | 20,179 | 1.49 | ||
Communist Party of India | 14 | 2 | 3.33 | 64,652 | 4.77 | ||
Lal Communist Party Hind Union | 5 | 1 | 1.67 | 21,539 | 1.59 | ||
Scheduled Caste Federation | 7 | 1 | 1.67 | 47,216 | 3.49 | ||
Independent | 188 | 8 | 13.33 | 3,96,956 | 29.31 | ||
Total seats | 60 | Voters | 22,98,385 | Turnout | 13,54,476 (58.93 %) |
Punjab*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 %) |
* : Punjab was enlarged by the addition of Patiala & East Punjab States Union in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
Rajasthan*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
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Indian National Congress | 156 | 82 | 51.25 | 12,86,953 | 39.46 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 59 | 24 | 15.00 | 3,99,958 | 12.26 | ||
Socialist Party | 51 | 1 | 0.63 | 1,35,971 | 4.17 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 50 | 8 | 5.00 | 1,93,532 | 5.93 | ||
Krishikar Lok Party | 46 | 7 | 43.75 | 2,70,807 | 8.30 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 6 | 2 | 1.25 | 28,183 | 0.86 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 6 | 1 | 0.63 | 16,411 | 0.50 | ||
Independent | 230 | 35 | 21.88 | 8,96,671 | 27.49 | ||
Total seats | 160 | Voters | 92,68,215 | Turnout | 32,61,442 (35.19 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.[3]
Saurashtra*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 59 | 55 | 91.67 | 6,06,934 | 63.79 | ||
Saurashtra Khedut Sangh | 37 | 1 | 1.67 | 1,39,449 | 14.66 | ||
Socialist Party | 28 | 2 | 3.33 | 34,778 | 3.66 | ||
Independent | 50 | 2 | 3.33 | 75,624 | 7.95 | ||
Total seats | 60 | Voters | 20,81,140 | Turnout | 9,51,509 (45.72 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State as per the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
Travancore-Cochin$
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 105 | 44 | 40.74 | 12,04,364 | 35.44 | ||
Socialist Party | 70 | 11 | 10.19 | 4,85,194 | 14.28 | ||
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress | 15 | 8 | 7.41 | 2,01,118 | 5.92 | ||
Cochin Party | 12 | 1 | 0.93 | 59,535 | 1.75 | ||
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 11 | 6 | 5.56 | 1,18,333 | 3.48 | ||
Kerala Socialist Party | 10 | 1 | 0.93 | 73,981 | 2.18 | ||
Independent | 199 | 37 | 34.26 | 11,51,555 | 33.89 | ||
Total seats | 108 | Voters | 50,54,733 | Turnout | 33,98,193 (67.23 %) |
$ : In 1952 elections of legislative assembly, no party found the majority. Indian National Congress formed a coalition government with the help of Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress, Kerala Socialist Party and a nominated member.[23]
Uttar Pradesh
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 429 | 388 | 90.23 | 80,32,475 | 47.93 | ||
Socialist Party | 349 | 20 | 4.65 | 20,15,320 | 12.03 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 268 | 1 | 0.23 | 9,55,708 | 5.70 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 211 | 2 | 0.47 | 10,81,395 | 6.45 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 95 | 1 | 0.23 | 2,91,247 | 1.75 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 63 | 1 | 0.23 | 2,39,110 | 1.43 | ||
Uttar Pradesh Praja Party | 55 | 1 | 0.23 | 3,01,322 | 1.80 | ||
Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party | 9 | 1 | 0.23 | 57,284 | 0.34 | ||
Independent | 1006 | 15 | 3.49 | 32,94,500 | 19.66 | ||
Total Seats | 430 | Voters | 4,40,89,646 | Turnout | 1,67,58,619 (38.01 %) |
Vindhya Pradesh*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 56 | 40 | 66.67 | 2,70,013 | 39.60 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 49 | 3 | 5.00 | 1,10,465 | 16.2 | ||
Socialist Party | 46 | 11 | 18.33 | 1,28,187 | 18.80 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33 | 2 | 3.33 | 67,330 | 9.88 | ||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 17 | 2 | 3.33 | 30,817 | 4.52 | ||
Independent | 42 | 2 | 3.33 | 62,102 | 9.11 | ||
Total Seats | 60 | Voters | 24,03,588 | Turnout | 6,81,799 (28.37 %) |
* : On 1 November 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
West Bengal*
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 236 | 150 | 63.56 | 2,889,994 | 38.82 | ||
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 129 | 15 | 6.36 | 667,446 | 8.97 | ||
Communist Party of India | 86 | 28 | 11.86 | 800,951 | 10.76 | ||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 85 | 9 | 3.81 | 415,458 | 5.58 | ||
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 48 | 11 | 4.66 | 393,591 | 5.29 | ||
Socialist Party | 63 | 0 | 215,382 | 2.89 | |||
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 33 | 4 | 1.69 | 1,76,762 | 2.37 | ||
Forward Bloc (Ruikar) | 32 | 2 | 0.85 | 1,07,905 | 1.45 | ||
Revolutionary Socialist Party | 16 | 0 | 63,173 | 0.85 | |||
Revolutionary Communist Party of India | 10 | 0 | 32,859 | 0.44 | |||
Bolshevik Party of India | 8 | 0 | 20117 | 0.27 | |||
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 14 | 0 | 7,100 | 0.10 | |||
Independent | 614 | 19 | 8.05 | 1,653,165 | 22.21 | ||
Total seats | 238 | Voters | 17,628,239 | Turnout | 7,443,903 (42.23 %) |
* : West Bengal was enlarged slightly by the transfer of minor territories from Bihar in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p572 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Ajmer" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Coorg" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Delhi" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ↑ "Sixty-ninth amendment". Delhi Assembly official website. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Patiala & East Punjab States Union" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
- ↑ Chander, N. Jose (2004). Coalition Politics: The Indian Experience. Concept Publishing Company. p. 74. ISBN 9788180690921.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
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