1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
26 March 1952 1957 →
All 60 seats in the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,403,588
Turnout28.37%
  First party Second party
  Hand INC.svg
Leader S.N. Shukla
Party INC Socialist Party (India)
Leader's seat Amarpur
Seats won 40 11
Popular vote 2,70,013 1,28,187
Percentage 39.60% 18.80%
Elected Chief Minister of Vindhya Pradesh

S.N. Shukla
Indian National Congress

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Sambhu Nath Shukla became the new Chief Minister.

Results[edit]

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Political party Seats
Contested		 Won % of
Seats		 Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 56 40 66.67 2,70,013 39.60
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 49 3 5.00 1,10,465 16.2
Socialist Party 46 11 18.33 1,28,187 18.80
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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Elected Members[edit]

Constituency Member Party
Pushprajgarh Ram Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
Dan Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress
Burhar Saraswati Prasad Patel Indian National Congress
Sohagpur Lal Rajendra Bahadur Singh Independent
Jaitpur-Kotma Saheb Singh Indian National Congress
Padam Chand Patni Indian National Congress
Beohari Baba Din Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Ram Kishore Socialist Party
Umariya Lal Aditya Nath Singh Indian National Congress
Amarpur Sambhu Nath Shukla Indian National Congress
Singrauli Niwas Sumitri Devi Socialist Party
Shyam Kartik Socialist Party
Deosar Ganga Dhar Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Sidhi Madwas Chandra Pratap Socialist Party
Dadhi Socialist Party
Churhat Jagat Bahadur Singh Socialist Party
Kanpura Bhai Lal Socialist Party
Hanumana Bhuneshwar Prasad Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Maugani Naigarhi Someshwar Singh Independent
Sahdiya Chamar Socialist Party
Teonthar Rajeshwar Prasad Misra Indian National Congress
Garhi Rana Samser Singh Indian National Congress
Semariya Baikunth Prasad Indian National Congress
Sirmaur Narmada Prasad Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Mangawan Sriniwas Tiwari Socialist Party
Gurh Brij Raj Singh Indian National Congress
Rewa Jagdish Chandra Joshi Socialist Party
Raipur Shatru Sudan Singh Indian National Congress
Mukundpur Kesho Prasad Indian National Congress
Ram Nagar Balwant Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Amarpatan Lal Bihari Singh Indian National Congress
Rampur-Baghelan Govind Narain Singh Indian National Congress
Sabhapur Ram Sajiwan Singh Indian National Congress
Satna Shiva Nand Indian National Congress
Kothi Kaushalendra Pratap Bahadur Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Amdara Ramadhar Pandey Indian National Congress
Nagod Gopal Saran Singh Indian National Congress
Het Ram Indian National Congress
Pawai Bhura Indian National Congress
Narendra Singh Indian National Congress
Ajaigarh Lalmohammad Indian National Congress
Panna Saryu Prasad Chanpuriya Indian National Congress
Chandla Kamta Prasad Indian National Congress
Laundi Mahendra Kumar Jain Indian National Congress
Rajnagar Gokal Prasad Indian National Congress
Chhatarpur Govinda Indian National Congress
Panna Lal Indian National Congress
Bijawar Diwan Pratap Singh Indian National Congress
Piyare Lal Indian National Congress
Malhera Basant Lal Indian National Congress
Tikamgarh Krishna Kant Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Rilli Chamar Socialist Party
Chandpura Thakur Das Indian National Congress
Jatara Narain Das Indian National Congress
Lidhaura Raghuraj Singh Indian National Congress
Niwari Lala Ram Bajpai Indian National Congress
Prithvipur Shyam Lal Indian National Congress
Seondha Ram Das Indian National Congress
Laxmi Narain Indian National Congress
Datia Shyam Sunder Das Indian National Congress

State Reorganization and Merger[edit]

On 1 November 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named VPECI1951
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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