1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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]

1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

26 March 1952
All 60 seats in the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	28.37%
First party Second party   Party INC Socialist Seats won 40 11 Popular vote 2,70,013 1,28,187 Percentage 39.60% 18.80%

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Results

 Summary of results of the 1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election [1]

	Political party	Flag	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		42	2	3.33	62,102	9.11
Total Seats			60	Voters	24,03,588	Turnout	6,81,799 (28.37 %)

State Reorganization and Merger

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

See also

• Vindhya Pradesh
• 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 Vindhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.