1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh were held on March 26, 1952. 252 candidates contested for the 48 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 12 two-member constituencies and 36 single-member constituencies.[1]
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All 60 seats in the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 28.37% | |||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Political party | Seats Contested |
Won | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | |
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| Indian National Congress | 56 | 40 | 66.67 | 2,70,013 | 39.60 | |
| style="background-color:Template:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party/meta/color;" width=0.3em | | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 49 | 3 | 5.00 | 1,10,465 | 16.2 |
| style="background-color:Template:Socialist Party/meta/color;" width=0.3em | | Socialist Party | 46 | 11 | 18.33 | 1,28,187 | 18.80 |
| style="background-color:Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color;" width=0.3em | | 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 politician | 42 | 2 | 3.33 | 62,102 | 9.11 | |
| Total Seats | 60 | Voters | 24,03,588 | Turnout | 6,81,799 (28.37%) | |
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State Reorganization and Merger
On 1 November 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedVPECI1951 - ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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