1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952.[1]

1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election

27 March 1952

All 30 seats in the Bhopal Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.07%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC ABHM
Seats won 25 1
Popular vote 1,17,656 31,684
Percentage 52.01% 14.01
Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Constituencies

The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. Total 91 contestants were in fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (8 candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only 1 candidate, which was elected unopposed).[1]

Political Parties

4 National parties along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party while no other party cross the double digit.[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested
Won% of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 282583.331,17,65652.01
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 913.3331,68414.01
Independent 32413.3351,73622.87
Total Seats 30Voters6,10,182Turnout2,26,210 (37.07 %)

State Reorganization and Merger

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

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See also

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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