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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
| 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
|-
|
| 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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[[Category:1952 State Assembly elections in India|Punjab]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India|1952]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India|1952]]
[[Category:1950s in Punjab, India|1952]]
[[Category:1950s in Punjab, India|1952]]
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[[Category:March 1952 events]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 13 August 2023


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]

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

ResultsEdit

<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   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 ReorganizationEdit

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 alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  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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