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* [[1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] | * [[1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election]] | ||
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Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held on February 29, 1952. 616 candidates contested for the 140 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 120 single-member constituencies.[citation needed]
Results[edit]
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Template:Party name with colour | 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.[1]<section end=Results />
State Reorganization[edit]
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.[1] This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections.
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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