1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

26 March 1952 1957  →
All 330 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly 166 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Shri Krishna Sinha Party INC JKP Seats won 239 32 Popular vote 39,51,145 7,65,272 Percentage 41.38% 8.01%
Elected Chief Minister Shri Krishna Sinha INC

Elections were held in March 1952 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly. There were 276 constituencies with 50 of them being two-member constituencies. The Indian National Congress (INC) stormed into power. Shri Krishna Singh became the first elected Chief Minister of Bihar and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha became the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the state. ^[1]

Seat won by parties

1. Congress (239 seats) (72.4%)
2. Jharkhand Party (32 seats) (9.69%)
3. Socialist Party (23 seats) (6.96%)
4. CNSPJP (11 seats) (3.33%)
5. LSS (7 seats) (2.12%)
6. Independent (14 seats) (4.24%)
7. Others (4 seats) (1.24%)

Parties

National parties

1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2. Communist Party of India
3. Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)
4. Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
5. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
6. Indian National Congress
7. Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
8. Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
9. Revolutionary Socialist Party
10. Scheduled Caste Federation
11. Socialist Party

State parties

1. Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
2. Jharkhand Party
3. Lok Sewak Sangh
4. All India United Kisan Sabha

Registered (unrecognised) parties

1. All India Ganatantra Parishad

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election ^[1]

Political party		Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		322	239	72.42	39,51,145	41.38
	Socialist Party		266	23	6.97	17,29,750	18.11
	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party		98	1	0.30	2,68,416	2.81
	Jharkhand Party		53	32	9.70	7,65,272	8.01
	Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party		38	11	3.33	3,01,691	3.16
	Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)		34	1	0.30	1,07,386	1.12
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad		29	1	0.30	60,360	0.63
	Lok Sewak Sangh		12	7	2.12	1,48,921	1.56
	All India Ganatantra Parishad		1	1	0.30	14,237	0.15
	Independent		638	14	4.24	18,77,236	19.66
Total seats			330	Voters	2,41,65,389	Turnout	95,48,835 (39.51%)

Party wise votes polled

1. Indian National Congress (41.4%)
2. Jharkhand Party (8.01%)
3. Socialist Party (18.1%)
4. CNSPJP (3.16%)
5. Lok Sewak Sangh (1.56%)
6. Independent (19.7%)
7. Others (8.12%)

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (ST/None)	Member	Party
Maner	None	Rameshwar Prasad Shastri		Indian National Congress
Danapur	None	Jagat Narain Lal		Indian National Congress
Patna City West Cum Naubatpur	None	Mungeri Lal		Indian National Congress
		Badri Nath Verma		Indian National Congress
Patna City East	None	Nawabzada Syed Mohammad Mehdi		Indian National Congress
Fatuha	None	Deo Saran Sinha		Indian National Congress
Punpun-cum-Masaurhi	None	Saraswati Chaudhari		Indian National Congress
		Ram Khelawan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Chandi	None	Dhanraj Sharma		Indian National Congress
Ekangarsarai	None	Tayagi Lal Singh		Indian National Congress
Islam-cum-Silao	None	Sheo Saran Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
		Mahabir Prasad		Indian National Congress
Mokama	None	Jagdish Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Barh	None	Rana Sheolakh Pati Sinha		Indian National Congress
Ashthawan	None	Tajuddin		Indian National Congress
Bihar North	None	Girwardhari Singh		Indian National Congress
Bihar South	None	Md. Aquil Syed		Indian National Congress
Bakhtiarpur	None	Sundri Devi		Indian National Congress
Bihta	None	Manorma Devi		Indian National Congress
Paliganj	None	Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav		Indian National Congress
Pakribarawan-cum-Warsaliganj	None	Chetu Ram		Indian National Congress
		Manzoor Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Nawada-cum-Hasua	None	Shakti Kumar		Indian National Congress
		Ram Kishun Singh		Indian National Congress
Rajauli-cum-Wazirganj	None	Radha Krishna Pd. Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Mahabir Chaudhry		Indian National Congress
Atri	None	Rameshwar Prasad Yadav		Independent
Gaya Town	None	Kesho Prasad		Indian National Congress
Sherghati-cum-Imamganj	None	Deodhari Chamar		Indian National Congress
		Jaglal Mahato		Indian National Congress
Bodh Gaya-cum-Paraiva	None	Jugeshwar Prasad Khalish		Indian National Congress
		Rameshwar Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Arwal	None	Gudani Singh		Socialist Party of India
Kurtha	None	Ramacharan Singh		Socialist Party of India
Jahanabad	None	Sheobhajan Singh		Socialist Party of India
Ghosi	None	Ram Chandra Yadav		Independent
Makhdumpur	None	Rameshwar Yadav		Independent
Tikari	None	Mithileshwar Prasad Sinha		Indian National Congress
Daudnagar	None	Ram Naresh Singh		Socialist Party of India
Goh	None	Mundrika Singh		Socialist Party of India
Rafiganj	None	S. M. Latifur Rahman		Indian National Congress
Aurangabad	None	Priyabrat Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Obra	None	Padarath Singh		Socialist Party of India
Nabinagar	None	Anugrah Narayan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Barhara	None	Rambilas Sinha		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Arrah Muffasil	None	Ambika Sharan Singh		Indian National Congress
Arrah Town	None	Rang Bahadur Prasad		Indian National Congress
Sahar	None	Deo Naryan Singh		Indian National Congress
Chainpur	None	Gupta Nath Singh		Indian National Congress
Bhabua-cum-Mohania	None	Ram Nagina Singh		Indian National Congress
		Dularchand Ram		Indian National Congress
Sasaram-cum-Rohtas	None	Govind Chamar		Indian National Congress
		Jagannath Singh		Indian National Congress
Dehri	None	Basawon Singh		Socialist Party of India
Ramgarh	None	Ram Chandra Rai		Indian National Congress
Itarhi	None	Raja Ram Arya		Indian National Congress
Buxar	None	Lakshmi Kant Tiwary		Indian National Congress
Dumraon	None	Harihar Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Brahampur	None	Lallan Singh		Indian National Congress
Shahpur	None	Ramanand Tiwary		Socialist Party of India
Jagdishpur	None	Sumitra Devi		Indian National Congress
Bikramganj	None	Hemraj Yadav		Indian National Congress
Nokha	None	Raghunath Prasad Sah		Indian National Congress
Dinara	None	Ramanand Upadhya		Indian National Congress
Tarari-cum-Piro	None	Devidayal Ram		Socialist Party of India
		Radha Mohan Rai		Socialist Party of India
Kuchaikot	None	Shiva Kumar Pathak		Indian National Congress
Gopalganj	None	Kamla Rai		Indian National Congress
Barauli	None	Abdul Ghafoor Mian		Indian National Congress
Baikunthpur	None	Shivabachan Trivedi		Indian National Congress
Katea-cum-Bhore	None	Nand Kishore Narayan		Indian National Congress
		Chandrika Ram		Indian National Congress
Mirganj	None	Janardan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Barharia	None	Saghirul Haque		Indian National Congress
Siwan	None	Ram Baswan Ram		Indian National Congress
		Shankar Nath		Indian National Congress
Mairwa	None	Gadadhar Prasad		Indian National Congress
Darauli	None	Ramayan Shukla		Indian National Congress
Raghunathpur	None	Ram Nandan Yadav		Indian National Congress
Manjhi	None	Girish Tiwary		Indian National Congress
Maharajganj	None	Mahamaya Pd. Sinha		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Ekma	None	Laksmi Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Basantpur West	None	Krishna Kant Singh		Indian National Congress
Basantpur East	None	Hari Kishore Prasad		Indian National Congress
Masarakh North	None	Baij Nath Singh		Indian National Congress
Masarakh South	None	Sukh Deo Narayan Mahath		Indian National Congress
Marhaura	None	Ram Swarup Devi		Indian National Congress
Baniapur	None	Bishwa Nath Mishra		Indian National Congress
Chapra Town	None	Murli Manohar Pd.		Indian National Congress
Chapra Muffasil-cum-Garakha	None	Jaglal Choudhary		Indian National Congress
		Prabhu Nath Singh		Indian National Congress
Parsa	None	Daroga Prasad Rai		Indian National Congress
Dighwara	None	Ram Binod Singh		Indian National Congress
Sonepur	None	Jagadish Sharma		Indian National Congress
Bagaha-cum-Ram Nagar	None	Jagarnath Prasad Srivastava		Indian National Congress
		Kedar Pandey		Indian National Congress
Shikarpur-cum-Lauria	None	Raghuni Baitha		Indian National Congress
		Biswa Nath Sinha		Indian National Congress
Sikta	None	Faizul Rahman		Indian National Congress
Dhanaha	None	Sudama Mishra		Indian National Congress
Bettiah	None	Prajapati Mishra		Indian National Congress
Nautan	None	Parbati Devi		Indian National Congress
Sugauli	None	Jai Narain Prasad		Indian National Congress
Harsidhi	None	Haribansh Sahai		Indian National Congress
Motihari-cum-Pipra	None	Yamuna Ram		Indian National Congress
		Ganesh Prasad Sah		Indian National Congress
Raxaul	None	Radha Pandey		Indian National Congress
Adapur	None	Ram Sunder Tiwari		Indian National Congress
Ghorasahan	None	Ram Ayodhya Prasad		Socialist Party of India
Dhaka	None	Mashood Moulvi		Indian National Congress
Patabi	None	Gadadhar Sinha		Indian National Congress
Madhubani	None	Braj Behari Sharma		Indian National Congress
Govindganj	None	Sheodhari Pandey		Indian National Congress
Kesaria	None	Parvawati Gupta		Indian National Congress
Majorganj	None	Ram Dulari		Indian National Congress
Sheohar-cum-Belsand	None	Chulhai Dusadh		Indian National Congress
		Thakur Girjanandan Singh		Indian National Congress
Sitamarhi South	None	Ram Sewak Saran		Independent
Sitamarhi West	None	Kuldip Narayan Yadav		Indian National Congress
Sitamarhi	None	Damodar Jha		Socialist Party of India
Ruinsaidpur	None	Viveka Nand Gir		Independent
Pupri South	None	Shyam Nandan Das Mahant		Indian National Congress
Pupri North	None	Doctor Habib		Indian National Congress
Sonbarsha Frontier	None	Tildhari Prasad Mahato		Independent
Sursand	None	Ram Charitra Rai Yadav		Independent
Sahebganj	None	Brajnandan Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Baruraj	None	Ram Chandra Prasad Sahi		Indian National Congress
Kanti	None	Jamuna Prasad Tripathy		Indian National Congress
Kurhani	None	Kapil Deo Narayan Singh		Indian National Congress
Mahua	None	Phudeni Prasad Sp		Indian National Congress
Paru North	None	Nawal Kishore Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Paru South	None	Harihar Saran Dutta		Indian National Congress
Lalganj	None	Chandramani Lal Choudhary		Indian National Congress
		Laliteshwar Prasad Sahi		Indian National Congress
Hajipur	None	Saryug Prasad		Indian National Congress
Raghopur	None	Haribansh Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Minapur	None	Janak Singh		Indian National Congress
Katra North	None	Mathura Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Katra South	None	Niteshwar Prasad Sinha		Indian National Congress
Muzaffarpur Town	None	Bindeshwari Prasad Verma		Indian National Congress
Muzaffarpur-cum-Sakra	None	Shio Nandan Ram		Indian National Congress
		Mahesh Prasad Sinha		Indian National Congress
Patepur	None	Nathuni Lal Mahato		Socialist Party of India
Mahnar	None	Deep Narayan Singh		Indian National Congress
Jale	None	Abdul Sami Nadavi		Indian National Congress
Mohiuddinnagar	None	Ramrup Prasad Rai		Indian National Congress
Tajpur	None	Karpoori Thakur		Socialist Party of India
Warisnagar	None	Dhanpati Paswan		Socialist Party of India
		Bashishtha Narain Singh		Socialist Party of India
Samastipur	None	Yadunandan Sahai		Indian National Congress
		Sunder Mahato		Indian National Congress
Dalsingsarai East	None	Sahdeo Mahato		Indian National Congress
Dalsingsarai West	None	Devaki Nandan Jha		Indian National Congress
Rosera	None	Baleshwar Ram Inc		Indian National Congress
Darbhanga	None	Sayeedul Haque		Indian National Congress
Darbhanga North	None	Hirdaya Narayan Choudhary		Indian National Congress
Durbhanga South	None	Radha Kant Choudhary		Indian National Congress
		Babuay Lal Mahato		Indian National Congress
Benipatti West	None	Shafi		Indian National Congress
Benipatti East	None	Subodh Narayan Yadav		Independent
Biraul	None	Deva Chandra Mishra		Indian National Congress
Bahera South	None	Krishna Devi		Indian National Congress
Bahera North	None	Jai Narayan Vineet Jha		Indian National Congress
Bahera North East	None	Narendra Nath Das		Indian National Congress
Singhia	None	Gajendra Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Madhaipur	None	Janki Nandan Singh		Indian National Congress
Harlakhi	None	Janak Kishore Devi		Indian National Congress
Jainagar	None	Mahabal Kumar		Indian National Congress
Khajauli	None	Ahmad Sakoor		Indian National Congress
Iadania	None	Deo Narayan Yadav		Indian National Congress
Madhubani	None	Ram Krishna Mahato		Independent
		Hari Nath Misra		Indian National Congress
Jhanjharpur	None	Kapileshwar Shastri		Indian National Congress
Laukaha	None	Yogeshwar Ghosh Yadav		Indian National Congress
Phulparas	None	Kashinath Mishra		Indian National Congress
Kharagpur	None	Shri Krishna Sinha		Indian National Congress
Tarapur	None	Basukinath Rai		Indian National Congress
Jamalpur Town	None	Jogendra Mahato		Indian National Congress
Monghyr Town	None	Nirapad Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
Suraj Garha-cum-Lakhisarai	None	Rajeshwar Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
		Bhagwat Prasad		Indian National Congress
Jhajha	None	Chandrashekhar Singh		Indian National Congress
Lakchmipur-cum-Jamui	None	Guru Chamar Inc		Indian National Congress
Barbigha	None	Krishna Mohan Pearey Singh		Indian National Congress
Sheikhpura-cum-Sikandara	None	Shah Mustaque Saheb		Indian National Congress
		Raghunandan Prasad		Indian National Congress
Bariyarpur	None	Ramnarayan Choudhary		Socialist Party of India
Bachhwara	None	Mithan Choudhary		Indian National Congress
Teghra	None	Ram Charitra Sinha		Indian National Congress
Begusarai North	None	Md. Ilyas		Indian National Congress
Begusarai South	None	Saryoo Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Bakhri	None	Shivbrat Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Ballia	None	Brahma Deo Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Khagaria	None	Dwarika Prasad		Indian National Congress
Bakhtiarpur-cum-Chautham	None	Mishri Mushar		Indian National Congress
		Jiyalal Mandal		Indian National Congress
Gogri	None	Suraj Narain Singh		Socialist Party of India
Parbatta	None	Kumar Tribeni Kumar		Socialist Party of India
Nirmali	None	Kamta Prasad Gupta		Indian National Congress
Pratapganj	None	Kublal Mahato		Indian National Congress
Supaul	None	Lahton Choudhary		Indian National Congress
Tribeniganj-cum-Madhipura	None	Bholi Shardar		Indian National Congress
		Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal		Indian National Congress
Dharhara	None	Ramesh Jha		Socialist Party of India
Sawarbazar-cum-Sonbarsa	None	Jageshwar Hazara		Indian National Congress
		Upendra Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Murliganj	None	Shibnandan Prasad Mandal		Indian National Congress
Kishanganj	None	Kamleshwari Prasad Yadav		Indian National Congress
Alamnagar	None	Tanuk Lal Yadav		Socialist Party of India
Naugachia-cum-Bihpur	None	Kumar Raghunandan Prasad		Indian National Congress
Kahalgaon	None	Ramjanam Mahton		Indian National Congress
Bhagalpur Town	None	Satendra Narain Agrawal		Indian National Congress
Bhagalpur Muffasil	None	Syed Maqbool Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Sultanganj	None	Rash Bihari Lal		Indian National Congress
Dhuraia-cum-Amarpur	None	Pashupati Singh		Indian National Congress
		Bhola Nath Das		Indian National Congress
Banka	None	Raghwendra Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Belhar-cum-Katoria	None	Piroo Manjhi		Indian National Congress
		Shital Prasad Bhagat		Indian National Congress
Pirpanti	None	Siaram Singh		Indian National Congress
Narpatganj-cum-Dharhara	None	Dumar Lal Baitha		Indian National Congress
		Ram Narain Mandal		Indian National Congress
Demdaha-cum-Korha	None	Lakshmi Narain Sudhansu		Indian National Congress
		Bhola Paswan		Indian National Congress
Rupauli	None	Mohit Lal Pandit		Socialist Party of India
Thakurganj	None	Anath Kanta Basu		Indian National Congress
Islampur	None	Chowdhary Mohamad Afaque		Indian National Congress
Kishanganj	None	Rautmal Agrawal		Indian National Congress
Bahadurganj	None	Ahsan Mohammad		Indian National Congress
Karandighi	None	Mohinuddin Mokhtar		Indian National Congress
Kadwa	None	Jiwats Himansu Sharma		Indian National Congress
Forbesganj	None	Bokai Mandal		Indian National Congress
Palasi	None	Punyanand Jha		Indian National Congress
Araria	None	Ziaur Rahman Hazi		Independent
Amour	None	Mohammad Tahir		Indian National Congress
Baisi	ST	Abdul Ahad Mohammad Noor		Indian National Congress
Purnia	None	Kamal Deo Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Katihar-cum-Barari	None	Sukhdeo Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
		Babulal Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Azamnagar	None	Parbati Devi		Indian National Congress
Rajmahal Damin	None	Jetha Kisku		Jharkhand Party
Pakaur Damin	ST	Ram Charan Kisku		Jharkhand Party
Godda Damin	ST	Babulal Tuddu		Jharkhand Party
Mahagama	None	Sagar Mohan Pathak		Indian National Congress
Godda	None	Budhinath Kairav Jha		Indian National Congress
Poreyahat-cum-Jarmundi	None	Chunka Hembrom		Jharkhand Party
		Jagdish Narain Mandal		Indian National Congress
Ramgarh	ST	Suapi Murmu		Jharkhand Party
Dumka	ST	Devi Soren		Jharkhand Party
Jamtara	None	Satrughan Besra		Jharkhand Party
Masalia	ST	Madan Besra		Jharkhand Party
Sikaripara	ST	William Hembrom		Jharkhand Party
Maheshpur	ST	Jittu Kisku		Jharkhand Party
Pakur	None	Jotirmoyee Devi		Indian National Congress
Rajmahal	ST	Md. Burhanuddin Khan		Indian National Congress
Deoghar	None	Bhubneshwar Pandey		Forward Bloc
Madhupur-cum-Sarath	None	Janaki Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
		Gokul Mahara		Jharkhand Party
Narainpur	None	Krishna Gopal Das		Independent
Jamui-cum-Gawan	None	Sadanand Prasad		Indian National Congress
		Kisan Ram Das		Indian National Congress
Kodarma	None	Awadh Bihari Dikshit		Indian National Congress
Dhanwar	None	Punit Rai		Indian National Congress
Giridh-cum-Dumri	None	Krishnaballabh Sahai		Indian National Congress
		Lakshman Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Bagodar	None	Kamakhya Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Patarbar	None	Kamakhya Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Gomia	None	Kamakhya Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Ramgarh-cum-Hazaribagh	None	Bigan Ram		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Basant Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Barhi	None	Rameshwar Prasad Mahato		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Chauparan	None	Gauri Charan Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Barkagaon	None	Kamakhya Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Chatra	None	Sukhlal Singh		Indian National Congress
Mandar	ST	Soma Bhagat		Indian National Congress
Silli	None	Bhola Nath Bhagat		Indian National Congress
Ranchi	None	Paul Dayal		Indian National Congress
Sonahatu	None	Jagannath Mahto Kurmi		Jharkhand Party
Tamar	ST	Naiyaran Munda		Jharkhand Party
Bero	ST	Harman Lakra		Jharkhand Party
Gumla	ST	Shukra Uraon		Jharkhand Party
Basia	None	Junas Soren		Jharkhand Party
Khunti	ST	Lucas Munda		Jharkhand Party
Kolebira	ST	S. K. Bage		Jharkhand Party
Simdega	ST	Alfred Uraon		Jharkhand Party
Chainpur	ST	Deocharan Manjhi		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Sisai	ST	Baliya Bhagat		Jharkhand Party
Lohardaga	None	Ignas Kujur		Jharkhand Party
Hussainbad-cum-Garhwa	None	Raj Kishore Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Deochanda Ram Pasi		Indian National Congress
Nagar Untari	None	Rajeshwari Saroj Das		Indian National Congress
Daltonganj	None	Amiya Kumar Gosh		Indian National Congress
Leslieganj-cum-Chhatarpur	None	Jitoo Ram		Indian National Congress
		Bhuneshwar Choubey		Indian National Congress
Lateher-cum-Manatu	None	Girijanandan Singh		Indian National Congress
		Bhagirathi Singh		Indian National Congress
Topchanchi	None	Purnendu Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Katras	None	Manorma Sinha		Independent
Tundi-cum-Nirsa	None	Ram Narayan Sharma		Indian National Congress
		Tika Ram Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Dhanbad	None	Purushotam Chouhan		Indian National Congress
Baliapur	None	Kali Prasad Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Kashipur-cum-Raghunathpur	None	Budhan Manjhi		Indian National Congress
		Annada Prasad Chakrabarty		Independent
Para-cum-Chas	None	Sarat Mochi		Indian National Congress
		Deoshankari Prasad Singh		Independent
Jhalda	None	Debendra Nath Mahata		Indian National Congress
Baghmundi	None	Sirish Chandra Banerjee		Lok Sewak Sangh
Purulia-cum-Hura	None	Dimo Charmahar		Lok Sewak Sangh
		Samarendra Nath Ojha		Lok Sewak Sangh
Manbazar-cum-Patamda	None	Nitai Singh Sardar		Lok Sewak Sangh
		Satya Kinkar Mahata		Lok Sewak Sangh
Barabazar-cum-Chandil	None	Bhimchandra Mahato		Lok Sewak Sangh
		Atul Chandra Singh Bhuiya		Lok Sewak Sangh
Manoharpur	ST	Subha Nath Deogam		Jharkhand Party
Chakradharpur	ST	Sukhdeo Manjhi		Jharkhand Party
Kolhan	ST	Sidhu Hembrom		Jharkhand Party
Jamda	ST	Aukuro Ho		Jharkhand Party
Manjari	ST	Surendra Nath Birua		Jharkhand Party
Kharsawan	ST	Ujindra Lal Ho		Jharkhand Party
Seraikella	None	Mihir Kavi		Ganatantra Parishad
Jamshedpur	None	Sheo Chandrika Prasad		Indian National Congress
Jugsalai-cum-Potka	None	Kailash Prasad		Jharkhand Party
		Haripada Singh		Jharkhand Party
Ghatsila-cum-Baharagora	None	Ghani Ram Santhal		Jharkhand Party
		Mukunda Ram Tenty		Jharkhand Party

State Reorganization

Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. ^[2] Hence the constituencies were reduced from 330 in 1951 to 318 in 1957 elections.

See also

• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

References

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