1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election

1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
All 99 seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly ; 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.38%
Chief Minister before election; K. Chengalaraya Reddy ;	Elected Chief Minister ; K. Hanumanthaiah ; INC

Last updated January 28, 2025

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Mysore were held on 26 March 1952. 394 candidates contested for 99 seats in 80 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 19 two-member constituencies and 61 single-member constituencies, accounting for 99 seats.^[1]

Results

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

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		99	74	74.75	12,76,318	46.35
	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party		59	8	8.08	3,91,653	14.22
	Socialist Party		47	3	3.03	240390	8.73
	Scheduled Caste Federation		7	2	2.02	47,916	1.74
	Communist Party of India		5	1	1.01	25,116	0.91
	Independent		154	11	11.11	7,10,359	25.79
Total seats			99	Voters	54,66,487	Turnout	27,53,870 (50.38%)

List of Successful Candidates

Constituency No	Seat No	Constituency	Winner
Kolar District
1	1	Malur	H. C. Linga Reddy	Indian National Congress
2	2	Bangarpet	K. Chengalaraya Reddy	Indian National Congress
3	3	Kolar Gold Fields	P. M. Swamidorai	Republican Party of India
3	4	Kolar Gold Fields	K. S. Vasan	Communist Party of India
4	5	Mulbagal-Srinivasapur	T. Channaiah	Indian National Congress
4	6	Mulbagal-Srinivasapur	G. Narayana Gowda	Indian National Congress
5	7	Bagepalli Gudibanda	B. V. Narayana Reddy	Socialist Party
6	8	Chintamani	M. C. Anjaneya Reddy	Independent politician
6	9	Chintamani	Narayanappa	Independent politician
7	10	Kolar	K. Pattabhiraman	Independent politician
8	11	Sidlaghattta-Chikkaballapur	A. Muniyappa	Indian National Congress
8	12	Sidlaghattta-Chikkaballapur	G. Papanna	Indian National Congress
9	13	Gauribidanur	N. C. Nagiah Reddy	Indian National Congress
Tumkur District
10	14	Pavagada	Mali Mariyappa	Indian National Congress
10	15	Pavagada	C. T. Hanumanthiah	Indian National Congress
11	16	Koratagere Madhugiri	R. Chennigaramiah	Indian National Congress
11	17	Koratagere Madhugiri	Mudduramiah	Indian National Congress
12	18	Huliyurdurga	N. Huchmasthi Gowda	Indian National Congress
13	19	Kunigal	T. N. Mudlagiri Gowda	Indian National Congress
14	20	Tumkur	M. V. Rama Rao	Indian National Congress
15	21	Kora	B. C. Nanjundaiah	Indian National Congress
16	22	Sira	B. N. Ramegowda	Independent politician
17	23	Gubbi	C. M. Annayyappa	Indian National Congress
18	24	Turuvekere	B. Hutche Gowda	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
19	25	Tiptur	T. G. Thimmegowda	Indian National Congress
20	26	Chikkanayakanahalli	C. H. Lingadevaru	Indian National Congress
Bangalore District
21	27	Malleswaram	V. R. Naidu	Indian National Congress
22	28	Gandhinagar	D. Venkatesh	Indian National Congress
23	29	Chamarajapete	R. Anantharaman	Indian National Congress
24	30	Basavanagudi	P. R. Ramaiya	Indian National Congress
25	31	Cubbonpet	B. M. Seenappa	Indian National Congress
26	32	Ulsoor	M. Palaniyappan	Indian National Congress
27	33	St. John's Hill	V. M. Mascarenhas	Indian National Congress
28	34	Bangalore North	R. Munisamaiah	Indian National Congress
28	35	Bangalore North	K. V. Byregowda	Indian National Congress
29	36	Doddaballapur	T. Siddalingaya	Indian National Congress
30	37	Nelamangala	K. Prabhakar	Indian National Congress
30	38	Nelamangala	D. M. Govindaraju	Indian National Congress
31	39	Magadi	S. Siddappa	Indian National Congress
32	40	Bangalore South	B. T. Kemparaj	Indian National Congress
32	41	Bangalore South	A. V. Narasimha Reddy	Indian National Congress
33	42	Hoskote-Anekal	Lakshmidevi Ramanna	Indian National Congress
33	43	Hoskote-Anekal	H. T. Puttappa	Indian National Congress
34	44	Ramanagara	Kengal Hanumanthaiah	Indian National Congress
35	45	Kankanahalli	K. G. Thimmegowda	Indian National Congress
36	46	Virupakshapura	S. Kariappa	Indian National Congress
37	47	Channapatna	V. Venkatappa	Indian National Congress
Mandya District
38	48	Malavalli	M. C. Chikkalingaiah	Republican Party of India
38	49	Malavalli	B. P. Nagaraja Murthy	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
39	50	Maddur	H. K. Veeranna Gowda	Indian National Congress
40	51	Mandya	K. V. Shankaregowda	Indian National Congress
41	52	Srirangapatna	K. Puttaswamy	Indian National Congress
42	53	Pandavapura	B. Y. Neelegowda	Indian National Congress
43	54	Nagamangala	M. Shankaralinge Gowda	Independent politician
44	55	Krishnarajapet	S. M. Lingappa	Indian National Congress
Mysore District
45	56	Mysore City North	T. Mariappa	Indian National Congress
46	57	Mysore City South	B. Narayanaswamy	Indian National Congress
47	58	Mysore Taluk	Shivananje Gowda	Indian National Congress
48	59	Nanjanagud	M. Linganna	Independent politician
48	60	Nanjanagud	M. Madaiah	Indian National Congress
49	61	T. Narasipur	S. Srinivasa Iyengar	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
50	62	Yelandur	B. Rachaiah	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
50	63	Yelandur	M. Rajasekara Murthy	Independent politician
51	64	Chamarajanagar	U. M. Madappa	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
51	65	Hunsur	D. Devaraj Urs	Indian National Congress
52	66	Gundlupet Heggadadevanakote	Siddiah alias Kunniah	Independent politician
52	67	Gundlupet Heggadadevanakote	H. K. Shivarudrappa	Independent politician
53	68	Krishnaraja Nagar	S. H. Thammaiaya	Independent politician
55	69	Periyapatna	S. M. Mariyappa	Independent politician
Hassan District
56	70	Holenarasipur	A. G. Ramachandra Rao	Indian National Congress
57	71	Arakalagud	G. A. Thimmappa Gowda	Indian National Congress
58	72	Channarayapatna	K. Lakkappa	Indian National Congress
59	73	Javagal	B. Chikkanna	Indian National Congress
60	74	Arsikere	K. Panchaksharaiah	Indian National Congress
61	75	Hassan	D. R. Kari Gowda	Indian National Congress
62	76	Belur	B. N. Boranna Gowda	Indian National Congress
62	77	Belur	H. K. Siddaiah	Indian National Congress
Chikmagalur District
63	78	Chikmagalur Mudigere	B. L. Subbamma	Indian National Congress
63	79	Chikmagalur Mudigere	G. Puttaswamy	Indian National Congress
64	80	Kadur	Y. M. Chandrashekaraiah	Indian National Congress
65	81	Bhadravati	B. Madhavachar	Indian National Congress
Shimoga and Chikmagalur district
66	82	Tirthahalli Koppa	Kadidal Manjappa	Indian National Congress
Shimoga District
67	83	Tarikere	T. Nagappa	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
68	84	Shimoga	S. R. Nagappa Setty	Indian National Congress
69	85	Channagiri	L. Siddappa	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
70	86	Honnali	H. S. Rudrappa	Indian National Congress
71	87	Soraba Shikaripur	H. Siddaiah	Indian National Congress
71	88	Soraba Shikaripur	Ganga Nayak	Indian National Congress
72	89	Sagar Hosanagar	Shantaveri Gopala Gowda	Socialist Party
Chitradurga District
73	90	Harihar	H. Siddhaveerappa	Indian National Congress
74	91	Davanagere	Ballari Siddamma	Indian National Congress
75	92	Hosadurga	G. Basappa	Indian National Congress
76	93	Molakalmuru	A. Bhimappa Naik	Indian National Congress
77	94	Hiriyur	T. Hanumiah	Indian National Congress
77	95	Hiriyur	V. Masiyappa	Indian National Congress
78	96	Chitradurga	Mulka Govinda Reddy	Socialist Party
79	97	Holalkere	G. Sivappa	Indian National Congress
79	98	Holalkere	G. Duggappa	Indian National Congress
80	99	Jagalur	Mushir Ul Mulk J. Mohamed Imamsab	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party

State reorganization

On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of Coorg State, the Kollegal taluk of the Coimbatore district and the South Kanara district (except the Kasaragod taluk) of Madras State, the districts of Raichur and Gulbarga from western Hyderabad State and the Kannada speaking districts of Dharwar, Bijapur, North Kanara, and Belgaum, (except the Chandgad taluk of Belgaum district) from southern Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk, and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State.^[2] This resulted in an increase in assembly constituencies from 80 with 99 seats to 179 with 208 seats in 1957 assembly elections.^[3]

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References

1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
↑ "Karnataka 1957". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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[MYSECI1951-1] 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

[1955ReorgStates-2] "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[3] "Karnataka 1957". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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