1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← N/A 27 March 1952 1957 →
430 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1951-1952
216 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Govind Ballabh Pant
Party INC Socialist
Leader's seat Bareilly Municipality
Seats won 388 20
Popular vote 80,32,475 20,15,320
Percentage 47.93% 12.03%
Chief Minister before election

Govind Ballabh Pant
INC

Chief Minister

Govind Ballabh Pant
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 2,604 candidates contested for the 347 constituencies in the Assembly.[1] The Indian National Congress won the majority of seats and its leader Govind Ballabh Pant was re-elected as the Chief Minister.[2]

After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election.[3] There were 83 two-member constituencies and 264 single-member constituencies.[1]

Results[]

Summary of results of the 1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won % of
Seats		 Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 429 388 90.23 80,32,475 47.93
Socialist Party 349 20 4.65 20,15,320 12.03
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 268 1 0.23 9,55,708 5.70
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 211 2 0.47 10,81,395 6.45
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 95 1 0.23 2,91,247 1.75
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 63 1 0.23 2,39,110 1.43
Uttar Pradesh Praja Party 55 1 0.23 3,01,322 1.80
Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party 9 1 0.23 57,284 0.34
Independent 1006 15 3.49 32,94,500 19.66
Total Seats 430 Voters 4,40,89,646 Turnout 1,67,58,619 (38.01%)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Chief Ministers". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. 23 August 1951. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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