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{{Short description|Punjab Assembly Election of 1952}}
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| seats_for_election = All 126 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]], 1957
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[[File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg|thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951]]
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Elections to the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] were held on 26 March 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.<ref name="PunjabECI1951"/>
Elections to elect the [[First Punjab Legislative Assembly]] were held on 26 March 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.<ref name="PunjabECI1951"/>


==Results==
==Results==
{{Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1952}}
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election<ref name="PunjabECI1951">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_Punjab.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! class="unsortable" |<!--color-->
! Political party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! % of <br /> Seats !! Votes !! Vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
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| 121 || 96 || 76.19 || 18,30,601 || 36.69
|-
| {{party color cell|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
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| 48 || 13 || 10.32 || 6,20,455 || 12.44
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[Zamindar Party]]
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| 31 || 2 || 1.59 || 3,72,126 || 7.46
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|35px]]
| 26 || 4 || 3.17 || 1,93,974 || 3.89
|-
| {{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)]]
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| 19 || 1 || 0.79 || 69,694 || 1.40
|-
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| style="text-align:left;" |[[Lal Communist Party Hind Union]]
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| 9 || 1 || 0.79 || 57,739 || 1.16
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 446 || 9 || 7.14 || 11,92,896 || 23.91
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 126 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 86,23,498 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 49,89,077 (57.85%)
|}<section end=Results />


==State Reorganization==
==State Reorganization==
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]] state [[1952 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly elections, 1952]]
* [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]] state [[1952 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election|Legislative Assembly elections, 1952]]
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 13 August 2023


1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
← 1946 26 March 1952 1957 →
All 126 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 1957
64 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Bhim Sen Sachar.png
Leader Bhim Sen Sachar Gopal Singh khalsa
Party INC SAD
Leader's seat Ludhiana City South -
Seats won 96 13
Popular vote 18,30,601 6,20,455
Percentage 36.69 12.44
Chief Minister before election

Bhim Sen Sachar ੧ 13 April 1949 – 18 October 1949 ੨ 17 April 1952 – 23 January 1956 2nd chief minister of Punjab
INC

Chief Minister


Bhim Sen Sachar
(17 Apr. 1952 – 23 Jan. 1956)
Partap Singh Kairon
(23 Jan. 1956 - Apr. 1957)
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to elect the First Punjab Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.[1]

Results[edit]

<section begin=Results />

e • d 
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 CPI-banner.svg 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
Template:Party name with colour 446 9 7.14 11,92,896 23.91
Total seats 126 Voters 86,23,498 Turnout 49,89,077 (57.85%)

<section end=Results />

State Reorganization[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PunjabECI1951
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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