1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election
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26 March 1952 1957  

All 99 seats in the Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly
50 seats needed for a majority
Registered5,723,673
Turnout34.72%
 First partySecond party
  Hand INC.svg Horse and rider Indian election symbol.png
Leader Mishrilal Gangwal
Party INC ABHM
Leader's seat Bagli
Seats won7511
Popular vote9,38,9182,36,824
Percentage47.24%11.92%

Chief Minister of Madhya Bharat before election

Takhatmal Jain

Elected Chief Minister of Madhya Bharat

Mishrilal Gangwal
Indian National Congress

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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat were held on 26 March 1952. 440 candidates contested for the 79 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 59 single-member constituencies. [1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Mishrilal Gangwal became the new Chief Minister.

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Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election [1]
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Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress Flag of Indian National Congress.png 997575.769,38,91847.24
Socialist Party 5944.041,45,8457.34
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 4244.041,93,6279.74
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 3922.021,43,1327.20
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 331111.112,36,82411.92
Independent 13133.032,58,15712.99
Total seats99Voters57,23,673Turnout19,87,410 (34.72%)

Elected Members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
BarwaniSTPartap Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
SendhwaNoneRam Chandra Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Barku Indian National Congress
KhargoneNoneKhode Ramakant Indian National Congress
Mandloi Swaisingh Indian National Congress
BhikangaonNoneVallabhdas Sitaram Indian National Congress
BarwahaNoneJadav Chand Indian National Congress
Sitaram Sadhu Indian National Congress
RajpurNoneHiralal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Manawar NorthSTShivbhanu Galaji Indian National Congress
Manawar SouthSTBhume Kiratsingh Hindu Mahasabha
KukshiSTRatu Singh Indian National Congress
AlirajpurSTBhima Socialist Party
JobatSTPremsingh Socialist Party
SardarpurNoneShankar Lal Indian National Congress
JhabuaSTJamuna Bai Socialist Party
ThandlaSTLal Singh Socialist Party
SailanaSTJeta Bhagga Indian National Congress
Dhar-BadnawarNoneGopal Prashad Indian National Congress
Jagannath Indian National Congress
MhowNoneJal Rusramji Kavasji Indian National Congress
Indore City ANoneVerma Ram Singh Indian National Congress
Indore City BNoneV. V. Dravid Indian National Congress
Indore City CNoneManohar Singh Hullasmal Indian National Congress
Indore City DNoneV. V. Sarwate Indian National Congress
DepalpurNoneSajjansingh Vishnar Indian National Congress
Khadiwala Kanahiyalal Indian National Congress
Ratlam TehsilNoneDevisingh Surajmal Indian National Congress
Ratlam CityNonePremsingh Indian National Congress
BarnagarNoneSawai Singh Indian National Congress
Ujjain CityNoneVishwanath Vasudeo Indian National Congress
Ujjain TehsilNoneDurga Das Indian National Congress
Masood Ahmed Indian National Congress
Kachraud-MahidpurNoneRam Chandra Indian National Congress
Bherulal Indian National Congress
AlotNoneKusumkant Jain Indian National Congress
JaoraNoneChaudhary Faizulla Alibaksh Indian National Congress
Mandsaur SouthNoneShyam Sukh Indian National Congress
SitamauNoneSagar Dhaniram Harish Chandra Indian National Congress
Chaudhari Bapulal Champalal Indian National Congress
BhanpuraNoneVimal Kumar Mannalal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
ManasaNoneRam Lal Indian National Congress
JawadNoneBadri Datt Indian National Congress
NeemuchNoneSita Ram Jajoo Indian National Congress
Mandsaur NorthNonePatidar Shyam Sunder Indian National Congress
AgarNoneSobhagmal Bapulal Indian National Congress
SasnerNoneRana Mal Singh Indian National Congress
TaranaNoneTotla Rameshwar Dayal Indian National Congress
DewasNonePatwardhan Anant Sadashiv Indian National Congress
Malviya Bapoo Krishna Indian National Congress
Bagli None Mishrilal Gangwal Indian National Congress
KhategaanNoneKailash Chandra Giri Hindu Mahasabha
ShajapurNoneMansoorkar Hari Laxman Indian National Congress
Kishanlal Nagaji Indian National Congress
ShujalpurNoneGokhale Trimbak Sadashiv Indian National Congress
SonkatchNoneVijaysingh Hira Singh Indian National Congress
NarsingarhNoneRadha Vallabh Indian National Congress
Bhanwarlal Jivan Indian National Congress
Khilchipur WestNonePrabhu Dayal Indian National Congress
Khilchipur EastNoneRaghuraj Singh Independent
RajgarhNonePratibha Devi Indian National Congress
BiaoraNoneMadan Lal Independent
ChachauraNoneDwarkadas Ramnarayan Hindu Mahasabha
RaghogarhNoneRaja Balbhadra Singh Independent
BhilsaNoneJamuna Prasad Mukharraya Hindu Mahasabha
Chaturbhuj Jatav Hindu Mahasabha
BasodaNoneNiranjan Verma Hindu Mahasabha
KurwaiNoneRam Singh Indian National Congress
MungaoliNoneKundanlal Madanlal Indian National Congress
PachharNoneRam Dayal Singh Raghuwanshi Indian National Congress
Duli Chand Indian National Congress
GunaNoneTatke Sitaram Indian National Congress
Shivpuri KolarasNoneTula Ram Indian National Congress
Narhari Prashad Indian National Congress
Pichhore SouthNoneBarjor Singh Hindu Mahasabha
Pichhore NorthNoneLaxmi Narayan Hindu Mahasabha
KareraNoneBhagwan Dass Hindu Mahasabha
GhatigaonNoneGhule Murlidhar Vishwanath Rao Indian National Congress
LashkarNoneHar Kishore Hindu Mahasabha
GwaliorNonePurshottam Rao Inamdar Hindu Mahasabha
MorarNonePandviya Shyam Lal Indian National Congress
Sheopur PohriNoneSoma Indian National Congress
Udaybhan Singh Indian National Congress
BijaypurNoneBalmukund Indian National Congress
SabalgarhNoneLaxmi Chand Indian National Congress
JouraNoneRam Chandra Mishra Indian National Congress
AmbahNoneJamuna Prasad Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Chandana Indian National Congress
MorenaNoneSowran Singh Indian National Congress
Karan Singh Indian National Congress
Gohad-MehgaonNoneRam Dhan Indian National Congress
Prabhu Indian National Congress
Pichhore BhandairNoneRudra Deo Lal Indian National Congress
Kishorilal Sukhram Indian National Congress
LaharNoneHar Sewak Indian National Congress
Gokul Prasad Indian National Congress
UmriNoneRanvijay Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
BhindNoneNarsingh Rao Indian National Congress
AttairNoneBaboo Ram Indian National Congress

State Reorganization and Merger

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, All districts of Madhya Bharat, except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district, was merged into Madhya Pradesh. The Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district was merged in Rajasthan. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Bharat" (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.