1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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1952 1967  

36 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg Acharya Kripalani 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
Leader Yashwant Singh Parmar Jivatram Kripalani
Party INC KMPP
Seats won243
Popular vote47.25%14.69%

Elected CM

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

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Himachal Pradesh in India (1951)

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1952.

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Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election [1]
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Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress Flag of Indian National Congress.png 352466.6784,81947.25
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 2238.3326,37114.69
Scheduled Caste Federation Flag of various Republican Parties of India.svg 912.7810,3525.77
Independent 36822.2247,74626.6
Total seats36Voters7,13,554Turnout1,79,515 (25.16%)

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
SolanNoneRam Dass Scheduled Castes Federation
Hira Singh Pal Independent
KasumptiHitendra Sen Independent
SuniSita Ram Indian National Congress
KumarsainRam Dayal Independent
TheogJiwanoo Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Devi Ram Indian National Congress
JubbalBala Nand Indian National Congress
RohruPadam Dev Indian National Congress
RajgarhGhan Shyam Independent
RampurHardayal Singh Indian National Congress
Bhagat Ram Indian National Congress
ChiniGopal Chand Independent
BhamlaSarju Singh Indian National Congress
RawalsarPandit Gauri Prasad Indian National Congress
MahadevKaram Singh Indian National Congress
ChachiotPiru Indian National Congress
Krishna Chandar Indian National Congress
KersogRattan Singh Indian National Congress
Sunder NagarBaldev Chand Indian National Congress
Sadar MandiKrishna Nand Swami Independent
Joginder NagarBesar Ram Indian National Congress
SandholHari Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Kashmir Singh Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
ChurahVidya Dhar Indian National Congress
Avtar Chand Indian National Congress
ChambaChattar Singh Indian National Congress
BhattiyatJaiwant Ram Indian National Congress
BharmourGurditta Mal Independent
PangiDaulat Ram Indian National Congress
NahanTapinder Singh Indian National Congress
PaontaShiva Nand Indian National Congress
PachhadJiwnu Indian National Congress
Yashwant Singh Parmar Indian National Congress
ReinkaPartap Singh Indian National Congress
Dharam Singh Independent

State Reorganization

Under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously. [2] Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 and the next legislative elections were held in 1967.

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References

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