1st Punjab Legislative Assembly

The 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election were the First Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 96 seats in the 126-seat legislature in the election. The Shiromani Akali Dal became the official opposition, holding 13 seats.

First Punjab Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
HousesPunjab Legislative Assembly
History
Founded3 May 1952
Disbanded31 March 1957
Preceded byInterim East Punjab Assembly
Succeeded by2nd Punjab Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Satya Pal[1]
(1952-1954), INC

Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1954-1957), INC

Deputy Speaker
Gurdial Singh Dhillon[2]
(1952-1954), INC

Sarup Singh
(1954-1957), INC

Leader of the House
Gopal Singh Khalsa, SAD
Structure
Seats129[3][4]
Political groups
Government (96)
  •      INC (96)

Opposition (30)

  •      SAD (13)
  •      CPI (4)
  •      ZP (2)
  •      FB (1)
  •      LCPHU (1)
  •      Ind (9)
Length of term
1952-1957
Elections
first-past-the-post
Last election
1952
Next election
1957

References
  1. Former speaker of punjab vidhan sabha
  2. page xiii of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 2 July 2019.
  3. Statistical Report of 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election (PDF)
  4. page xxx of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 2 July 2019.
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