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All 99 seats in the Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly 50 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 34.72% | |||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat were held on 26 March 1952. 440 candidates contested for the 79 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 59 single-member constituencies.[1]
Results
style="width:4px; background-color:#DDDDDD;" data-sort-value="Independent politician" || Political party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | |
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| Indian National Congress | 99 | 75 | 75.76 | 9,38,918 | 47.24 | ||
| style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party/meta/color;" width=0.3em | | Socialist Party | 59 | 4 | 4.04 | 1,45,845 | 7.34 | |
| style="background-color:Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color;" width=0.3em | | 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%) | ||
State Reorganization and Merger
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, All districts of Madhya Bharat, except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district, was merged into Madhya Pradesh. The Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district was merged in Rajasthan.[2]
See also
- Madhya Bharat
- 1951–52 elections in India
- 1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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