1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election

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]

1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election

26 March 1952
All 99 seats in the Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.72%
First party Second party   Party INC ABHM Seats won 75 11 Popular vote 9,38,918 2,36,824 Percentage 47.24% 11.92%

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Results

 Summary of results of the 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election [1]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		99	75	75.76	9,38,918	47.24
	Socialist Party		59	4	4.04	1,45,845	7.34
	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

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.