Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election, 1952

Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election, 1952
India
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

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]

Results

 Summary of results of the Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election, 1952 [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

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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