1952 Bhopal State Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election
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27 March 1952 (1952-03-27) 1957 (MP)  

All 30 seats in the Bhopal Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered610,182
Turnout37.07%
 First partySecond party
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Party INC ABHM
Seats won251
Popular vote1,17,65631,684
Percentage52.01%14.01

Elected Chief Minister of Bhopal

Shankar Dayal Sharma
INC

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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. [1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Shankar Dayal Sharma became the Chief Minister.

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Constituencies

The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats, distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. A total of 91 contestants were in the fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (8 candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only 1 candidate, who was elected unopposed). [1]

Political parties

Four national parties, along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party, while no other party crossed the double digit. [1]

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election [1]
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Political PartySeats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 282583.331,17,65652.01
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 913.3331,68414.01
Independent politician32413.3351,73622.87
Total Seats30Voters6,10,182Turnout2,26,210 (37.07%)

Elected Members

#ConstituencyMemberParty
1ShahajahanabadJalauddin Qureshi Indian National Congress
2ShishmahalSyed Ajazuddin Indian National Congress
3JahangirabadInayatullah Tarzi Mashriqui Indian National Congress
4BairagarhBaboolal Bhartia Indian National Congress
Lila Rai Indian National Congress
5 Huzur Sardarmal Lalwani Independent
6 Berasia Shankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress
7NazirabadShankar Dayal Hindu Mahasabha
8 Sehore Umrao Singh Indian National Congress
Sultan Mohd Khan Indian National Congress
9ShyampurHar Kishan Singh Indian National Congress
Baboolal Indian National Congress
10 Ashta Chandan Mal Indian National Congress
Gopi Das Indian National Congress
11KotriMaimoona Sultana Indian National Congress
12 Ichhawar Kesarimal Jain Indian National Congress
13NasrullahganjVanshi Dhar Indian National Congress
14 Budhni Lachmi Narain Indian National Congress
15RaisenBaboolal Indian National Congress
Kamta Prashad Indian National Congress
16BegumganjKundan Lal Indian National Congress
17SultanganjBaboolal Kamal Indian National Congress
18GoharganjDalip Singh Independent
Gulab Chand Independent
19AmrawadNarbada Charan Lal Indian National Congress
20BareliShyam Sundar Indian National Congress
21 Silwani Lila Dhar Rathi Indian National Congress
Daulat Shah Independent
22 Udaipur Nit Gopal Indian National Congress
23 Deori Ram Karan Lal Indian National Congress

State Reorganisation and Merger

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.