1951 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1951 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
1957 →
All 430 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
216 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.01%
  Majority party Minority party
  Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant.jpg Raj Narain 2007 stamp of India.jpg
Leader Govind Ballabh Pant Raj Narayan
Party Congress Socialist
Leader's seat
Seats won 388 20
Seat change Increase 388 Increase 20 Steady 0
Popular vote 8032475 2015320
Percentage 47.93% 13.63%
Swing Increase 47.93% Increase 13.63
Chief Minister before election


 Elected Chief Minister

Govind Ballabh Pant
INC

The first Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in 1951. The Indian National Congress won by a comfortable margin with 388 of the 430 Vidhan Sabha seats.

Important members[]

# From To Position Name Party
01 1952 1957 Chief Minister Govind Ballabh Pant INC
02 1952 1957 Speaker [1] INC
03 1952 1957 Deputy Speaker Hargovind Pant[2] INC
04 1952 1957 Leader of the House Govind Ballabh Pant INC
05 1952 1955 Leader of the Opposition Lokbandhu Raj Narain[3] SP
06 1955 1957 Leader of the Opposition Genda Singh[3] PSP

References[]

  1. ^ "Previous speakers". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Previous deputy speakers". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Previous LOP". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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