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60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,081,140 | ||||||||||||
| Turnout | 45.72% | ||||||||||||
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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Saurashtra were held on March 26, 1952. 222 candidates contested for the 55 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 5 two-member constituencies and 50 single-member constituencies. [1]
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
| Indian National Congress |  | 59 | 55 | 91.67 | 606,934 | 63.79 | |
| Saurashtra Khedut Sangh | 37 | 1 | 1.67 | 139,449 | 14.66 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 25 | 0 | 43,043 | 4.52 | |||
| Socialist Party | 28 | 2 | 3.33 | 34,778 | 3.66 | ||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 16 | 0 | 30,907 | 3.25 | |||
| Communist Party of India |  | 3 | 0 | 7,791 | 0.82 | ||
| Scheduled Castes Federation |  | 3 | 0 | 4,977 | 0.52 | ||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3 | 0 | 4,346 | 0.46 | |||
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 1 | 0 | 3,660 | 0.38 | |||
| Independent | 50 | 2 | 3.33 | 75,624 | 7.95 | ||
| Total seats | 60 | Voters | 20,81,140 | Turnout | 9,51,509 (45.72%) | ||
| No | Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyanpur | Vasant Kalyanji Hirji | INC |
| 2 | Khambhalia | Nakum Harilal Ramji | INC |
| 3 | Bhanvad Jamjodhpur | Patel Keshavji Arjan | INC |
| 4 | Jamjodhpur Lalpur | Patel Ratanshi Bhanji | INC |
| 5 | Jamnagar Taluka | Joshi Maganlal Bhagwanji | INC |
| 6 | Jamnagar City West | Tamboli Fulchand Purshottam | INC |
| 7 | Jamnagar City (East) | Hamirka Alarakha Hasan | INC |
| 8 | Kalawad Dhrol | Jadeja Chandrasinhji Dipsin | IND |
| 9 | Dhrol Jodiya | Vaghani Hansaj Jivandas | INC |
| 10 | Limbdi Wadhwani | Hamir Jiva Vankar | SP |
| 10 | Limbdi Wadhwani | Ghanshyam Oza | INC |
| 11 | Limbdi Lakhtar | Acharya Labhshanker Devshanker | INC |
| 12 | Dasada Lakhtar | Desai Bhupatbhai Vrajlal | INC |
| 13 | Dhrangadhra | Shah Manharlal Mansukhlal | INC |
| 14 | Halwad Muli | Shukla Labhshanker Maganlal | INC |
| 15 | Sayla Chotila | Shah Nathalal Mansukhlal | INC |
| 16 | Paddhari Lodhika Kotdasangani | Shukla Balkrishna Dinmanishanker | INC |
| 17 | Morvi Malia | Jadeja Kalikakumar Lakhdhirji | IND |
| 17 | Morvi Malia | Abdulla Hamir Kajedia | INC |
| 18 | Wankaner | Shah Shantilal Rajpal | INC |
| 19 | Rajkot Taluka | Vekaria Kurji Jadavji | INC |
| 20 | Rajkot City (North) | Shah Chimanlal Nagardas | INC |
| 21 | Rajkot City (South) | Kotak Girdharlal Bhawanji | INC |
| 22 | Jasdan | Prabhatgiri G. Gonsai | INC |
| 23 | Babra | Joshi Gajanan Bhavanishanker | INC |
| 24 | Gondal Kunkavav | Patel Govindbhai Keshavji | INC |
| 24 | Gondal Kunkavav | Bhaskar Haribhai Rana | INC |
| 25 | Kandorana Bhayavadara | Changela Bhimji Rudabhai | INC |
| 26 | Upleta | U. N. Dhebar | INC |
| 27 | Dhoraji | Shah Vajubhai Manilal | INC |
| 28 | Jetpur | Babubhai P. Vaidya | INC |
| 29 | Jafrabad Rajula | Laheri Kanubhai Jivanlal | INC |
| 31 | Mahuva Taluka | Modi Jadavji Keshavji | INC |
| 32 | Kundla | Khimani Amulakhrai K. | INC |
| 33 | Palitana Chok | Indrani Jorsingh Kasalsingh | INC |
| 34 | Talaja Datha | Maniar Laloobhai K. | INC |
| 35 | Bhavnagar City (East) | Vrajlal Gokaldas Vora | INC |
| 36 | Bhavnagar City (West) | Ajitrai M. Oza | INC |
| 37 | Bhavnagar (Dascroi) Sihor | Kanbi Karasan Jeram | INC |
| 38 | Songadh Umrala | Chhaganlal L. Gopani | INC |
| 39 | Vallabhirur Gadhada | Rewar Kanji Savji | INC |
| 39 | Vallabhirur Gadhada | Shah Premchand Maganlal | INC |
| 40 | Lathi | Savani Limba Jasmat | INC |
| 42 | Junagadh Bhesan | Kathrecha Parmanandas | INC |
| 43 | Junagadh City | Raja Chittaranjan Rugnath | INC |
| 44 | Visavadar | Velji Narsi Patel | INC |
| 45 | Vanthali Manavadar Bantwa | Vikani Ramji Parbat | INC |
| 45 | Vanthali Manavadar Bantwa | Gohel Jivraj Visram | INC |
| 46 | Kutiyana Ranavav | Dave Dayashanker Trikamji | INC |
| 47 | Porbandar City | Bhupta Mathuradas Gordhandas | INC |
| 48 | Porbandar Taluka | Odedra Maldevji M. | INC |
| 49 | Mangrol | Jaya Vajubhai Shah | INC |
| 50 | Keshod | Ratubhai Adani | INC |
| 51 | Malia Mendarda | Mori Kanji Kachra | INC |
| 52 | Veraval Town | Pushpaben Mehta | INC |
| 53 | Veraval Taluka | Joshi Motilal G. | INC |
| 54 | Talala | Solanki Hamir Sarman | INC |
| 55 | Una | Veru Suragbhai Kalubhai | INC |
| No | Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALYANPUR | VASANT KALYANJI HIRJI | INC |
| 2 | KHAMBHALIA | NAKUM HARILAL RAMJI | INC |
| 3 | BHANVAD JAMJODHPUR | PATEL KESHAVJI ARJAN | INC |
| 4 | JAMJODHPUR LALPUR | PATEL RATANSHI BHANJI | INC |
| 5 | JAMNAGAR TALUKA | JOSHI MAGANLAL BHAGWANJI | INC |
| 6 | JAMNAGAR CITY WEST | TAMBOLI FULCHAND PURSHOTTAM | INC |
| 7 | JAMNAGAR CITY (EAST) | HAMIRKA ALARAKHA HASAN | INC |
| 8 | KALAWAD DHROL | JADEJA CHANDRASINHJI DIPSINHJI | IND |
| 9 | DHROL JODIYA | VAGHANI HANSAJ JIVANDAS | INC |
| 10 | LIMBDI WADHWAN | HAMIR JIVA VANKAR | SP |
| Ghanshyam Oza | INC | ||
| 11 | LIMBDI LAKHTAR | ACHARYA LABHSHANKER DEVSHANKER | INC |
| 12 | DASADA LAKHTAR | DESAI BHUPATBHAI VRAJLAL | INC |
| 13 | DHRANGADHRA | SHAH MANHARLAL MANSUKHLAL | INC |
| 14 | HALWAD MULI | SHUKLA LABHSHANKER MAGANLAL | INC |
| 15 | SAYLA CHOTILA | SHAH NATHALAL MANSUKHLAL | INC |
| 16 | PADDHARI LODHIKA KOTDASANGANI | SHUKLA BALKRISHNA DINMANISHANKER | INC |
| 17 | MORVI MALIA | JADEJA KALIKAKUMAR LAKHDHIRJI | IND |
| ABDULLA HAMIR KAJEDIA | INC | ||
| 18 | WANKANER | SHAH SHANTILAL RAJPAL | INC |
| 19 | RAJKOT TALUKA | VEKARIA KURJI JADAVJI | INC |
| 20 | RAJKOT CITY (NORTH) | SHAH CHIMANLAL NAGARDAS | INC |
| 21 | RAJKOT CITY (SOUTH) | KOTAK GIRDHARLAL BHAWANJI | INC |
| 22 | JASDAN | PRABHATGIRI G. GONSAI | INC |
| 23 | BABRA | JOSHI GAJANAN BHAVANISHANKER | INC |
| 24 | GONDAL KUNKAVAV | PATEL GOVINDBHAI KESHAVJI | INC |
| BHASKAR HARIBHAI RANA | INC | ||
| 25 | KANDORANA BHAYAVADAR | CHANGELA BHIMJI RUDABHAI | INC |
| 26 | UPLETA | U. N. Dhebar | INC |
| 27 | DHORAJI | SHAH VAJUBHAI MANILAL | INC |
| 28 | JETPUR | Babubhai P. Vaidya | INC |
| 29 | JAFRABAD RAJULA | LAHERI KANUBHAI JIVANLAL | INC |
| 31 | MAHUVA TALUKA | MODI JADAVJI KESHAVJI | INC |
| 32 | KUNDLA | KHIMANI AMULAKHRAI K. | INC |
| 33 | PALITANA CHOK | INDRANI JORSINGH KASALSINGH | INC |
| 34 | TALAJA DATHA | MANIAR LALOOBHAI K. | INC |
| 35 | BHAVNAGAR CITY (EAST) | VRAJLAL GOKALDAS VORA | INC |
| 36 | BHAVNAGAR CITY (WEST) | AJITRAI M. OZA | INC |
| 37 | BHAVNAGAR (DASCROI) SIHOR | KANBI KARASAN JERAM | INC |
| 38 | SONGADH UMRALA | CHHAGANLAL L. GOPANI | INC |
| 39 | VALLABHIRUR GADHADA | REWAR KANJI SAVJI | INC |
| SHAH PREMCHAND MAGANLAL | INC | ||
| 40 | LATHI | SAVANI LIMBA JASMAT | INC |
| 42 | JUNAGADH BHESAN | KATHRECHA PARMANANDAS | INC |
| 43 | JUNAGADH CITY | RAJA CHITTARANJAN RUGNATH | INC |
| 44 | VISAVADAR | VELJI NARSI PATEL | INC |
| 45 | VANTHALI MANAVADAR BANTWA | VIKANI RAMJI PARBAT | INC |
| GOHEL JIVRAJ VISRAM | INC | ||
| 46 | KUTIYANA RANAVAV | DAVE DAYASHANKER TRIKAMJI | INC |
| 47 | PORBANDAR CITY | BHUPTA MATHURADAS GORDHANDAS | INC |
| 48 | PORBANDAR TALUKA | ODEDRA MALDEVJI M. | INC |
| 49 | MANGROL | JAYA VAJUBHAI SHAH | INC |
| 50 | KESHOD | Ratubhai Adani | INC |
| 51 | MALIA MENDARDA | MORI KANJI KACHRA | INC |
| 52 | VERAVAL TOWN | Pushpaben Mehta | INC |
| 53 | VERAVAL TALUKA | JOSHI MOTILAL G. | INC |
| 54 | TALALA | SOLANKI HAMIR SARMAN | INC |
| 55 | UNA | VERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAI | INC |
On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. [2]
The Indian Republic held its first elections in 1951–52.
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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Hyderabad were held and Sri Burgula Rama Krishna Rao took oath as First Chief Minister of Hyderabad State on 6 March 1952. 564 candidates competed for the 175 seats in the Assembly. There were 33 two-member constituencies and 109 constituencies single-member constituencies.
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Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 1,122 candidates contested for the 184 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 48 two-member constituencies and 136 single-member constituencies, for a total of 232 seats. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Ravishankar Shukla became the Chief Minister.
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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh were held on March 26, 1952. 252 candidates contested the 48 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 12 two-member constituencies, and 36 single-member constituencies. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Sambhu Nath Shukla became the new Chief Minister.
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Elections to the second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in 1957.
