1951–52 Indian general election: Difference between revisions

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| majority_seats = 245
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| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Jnehru.jpg|bSize = 113|cWidth = 113|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| leader1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]]
| seats1 = '''364'''
| seats1 = '''364'''
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| percentage1 = '''44.99%'''
| percentage1 = '''44.99%'''


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| image2 = <div style="width:115px;"><span style="line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}; font-size:30px;"> '''CPI'''</span></div>
| leader2 = [[Ajoy Ghosh]]
| leader2 = [[Ajoy Ghosh]]
| leaders_seat2 = Did not contest
| leaders_seat2 = Did not contest
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| popular_vote2 = 3,487,401
| popular_vote2 = 3,487,401
| percentage2 = 3.29%
| percentage2 = 3.29%
| swing2 =  
 
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| leader4 = [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]
| leader4_seat3 =
| party4 = Socialist Party (India)
| seats4 = 12
| popular_vote4 = 11,216,719
| percentage4 = 10.59%
 
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| leader5 = [[Jivatram Kripalani]]
| leaders_seat5 =
| party5 = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
| seats5 = 9
| popular_vote5 = 6,135,978
| percentage5 = 5.79%
 
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| map = [[File:Wahlergebnisse in Indien 1951–1952.svg|300px|lang=en]]


| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Subsequent Prime Minister
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| before_election = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_party = Indian National Congress
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'''General elections''' were held in [[India]] between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. They were the first elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] after independence in August 1947.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Results 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_11_51_LS.PDF }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Elections Stats Summary 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF }}</ref> It was conducted under the provisions of the [[Indian Constitution]], which was adopted on 26 November 1949. Elections to most of the state legislatures took place simultaneously.
'''General elections''' were held in [[India]] between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. They were the first elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] after independence in August 1947.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Results 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1951-election-results.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_11_51_LS.PDF }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Elections Stats Summary 1951-52 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF }}</ref> It was conducted under the provisions of the [[Indian Constitution]], which was adopted on 26 November 1949. Elections to most of the [[1951–52 elections in India#Legislative Assembly elections|state legislatures took place]] simultaneously.


A total of 1,949 candidates competed for 489 seats in the Lok Sabha. More than 173 million people out of an overall population of about 360 million were eligible to vote,<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-has-nearly-83-crore-voters-brahma/article6805508.ece India has nearly 83 crore voters: Brahma]</ref> making it the largest election conducted at the time. Voter turnout was 45.7%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p.&nbsp;572 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref>
A total of 1,949 candidates competed for 489 seats in the Lok Sabha. More than 173 million people out of an overall population of about 360 million were eligible to vote,<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-has-nearly-83-crore-voters-brahma/article6805508.ece India has nearly 83 crore voters: Brahma]</ref> making it the largest election conducted at the time. Voter turnout was 45.7%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p.&nbsp;572 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref>
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