1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election
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26 March 1952 1957 (Bombay)  

60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,081,140
Turnout45.72%
 Majority partyMinority party
 
INC
Party INC Saurashtra Khedut Sangh
Seats won551
Popular vote63.79%14.66%

Chief Minister of Saurashtra before election

U. N. Dhebar
INC

Elected Chief Minister of Saurashtra

U. N. Dhebar
INC

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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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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Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election [1]
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Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress Flag of Indian National Congress.png 595591.67606,93463.79
Saurashtra Khedut Sangh 3711.67139,44914.66
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 25043,0434.52
Socialist Party 2823.3334,7783.66
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 16030,9073.25
Communist Party of India South Asian Communist Banner.png 307,7910.82
Scheduled Castes Federation Flag of various Republican Parties of India.svg 304,9770.52
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 304,3460.46
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 103,6600.38
Independent 5023.3375,6247.95
Total seats60Voters20,81,140Turnout9,51,509 (45.72%)

Winning candidates

NoConstituencyWinning CandidateParty
1KalyanpurVasant Kalyanji HirjiINC
2KhambhaliaNakum Harilal RamjiINC
3Bhanvad JamjodhpurPatel Keshavji ArjanINC
4Jamjodhpur LalpurPatel Ratanshi BhanjiINC
5Jamnagar TalukaJoshi Maganlal BhagwanjiINC
6Jamnagar City WestTamboli Fulchand PurshottamINC
7Jamnagar City (East)Hamirka Alarakha HasanINC
8Kalawad DhrolJadeja Chandrasinhji DipsinIND
9Dhrol JodiyaVaghani Hansaj JivandasINC
10Limbdi WadhwaniHamir Jiva VankarSP
10Limbdi WadhwaniGhanshyam OzaINC
11Limbdi LakhtarAcharya Labhshanker DevshankerINC
12Dasada LakhtarDesai Bhupatbhai VrajlalINC
13DhrangadhraShah Manharlal MansukhlalINC
14Halwad MuliShukla Labhshanker MaganlalINC
15Sayla ChotilaShah Nathalal MansukhlalINC
16Paddhari Lodhika KotdasanganiShukla Balkrishna DinmanishankerINC
17Morvi MaliaJadeja Kalikakumar LakhdhirjiIND
17Morvi MaliaAbdulla Hamir KajediaINC
18WankanerShah Shantilal RajpalINC
19Rajkot TalukaVekaria Kurji JadavjiINC
20Rajkot City (North)Shah Chimanlal NagardasINC
21Rajkot City (South)Kotak Girdharlal BhawanjiINC
22JasdanPrabhatgiri G. GonsaiINC
23BabraJoshi Gajanan BhavanishankerINC
24Gondal KunkavavPatel Govindbhai KeshavjiINC
24Gondal KunkavavBhaskar Haribhai RanaINC
25Kandorana BhayavadaraChangela Bhimji RudabhaiINC
26UpletaU. N. DhebarINC
27DhorajiShah Vajubhai ManilalINC
28JetpurBabubhai P. VaidyaINC
29Jafrabad RajulaLaheri Kanubhai JivanlalINC
31Mahuva TalukaModi Jadavji KeshavjiINC
32KundlaKhimani Amulakhrai K.INC
33Palitana ChokIndrani Jorsingh KasalsinghINC
34Talaja DathaManiar Laloobhai K.INC
35Bhavnagar City (East)Vrajlal Gokaldas VoraINC
36Bhavnagar City (West)Ajitrai M. OzaINC
37Bhavnagar (Dascroi) SihorKanbi Karasan JeramINC
38Songadh UmralaChhaganlal L. GopaniINC
39Vallabhirur GadhadaRewar Kanji SavjiINC
39Vallabhirur GadhadaShah Premchand MaganlalINC
40LathiSavani Limba JasmatINC
42Junagadh BhesanKathrecha ParmanandasINC
43Junagadh CityRaja Chittaranjan RugnathINC
44VisavadarVelji Narsi PatelINC
45Vanthali Manavadar BantwaVikani Ramji ParbatINC
45Vanthali Manavadar BantwaGohel Jivraj VisramINC
46Kutiyana RanavavDave Dayashanker TrikamjiINC
47Porbandar CityBhupta Mathuradas GordhandasINC
48Porbandar TalukaOdedra Maldevji M.INC
49MangrolJaya Vajubhai ShahINC
50KeshodRatubhai AdaniINC
51Malia MendardaMori Kanji KachraINC
52Veraval TownPushpaben MehtaINC
53Veraval TalukaJoshi Motilal G.INC
54TalalaSolanki Hamir SarmanINC
55UnaVeru Suragbhai KalubhaiINC
NoConstituencyWinning CandidateParty
1KALYANPURVASANT KALYANJI HIRJIINC
2KHAMBHALIANAKUM HARILAL RAMJIINC
3BHANVAD JAMJODHPURPATEL KESHAVJI ARJANINC
4JAMJODHPUR LALPURPATEL RATANSHI BHANJIINC
5JAMNAGAR TALUKAJOSHI MAGANLAL BHAGWANJIINC
6JAMNAGAR CITY WESTTAMBOLI FULCHAND PURSHOTTAMINC
7JAMNAGAR CITY (EAST)HAMIRKA ALARAKHA HASANINC
8KALAWAD DHROLJADEJA CHANDRASINHJI DIPSINHJIIND
9DHROL JODIYAVAGHANI HANSAJ JIVANDASINC
10LIMBDI WADHWANHAMIR JIVA VANKARSP
Ghanshyam Oza INC
11LIMBDI LAKHTARACHARYA LABHSHANKER DEVSHANKERINC
12DASADA LAKHTARDESAI BHUPATBHAI VRAJLALINC
13DHRANGADHRASHAH MANHARLAL MANSUKHLALINC
14HALWAD MULISHUKLA LABHSHANKER MAGANLALINC
15SAYLA CHOTILASHAH NATHALAL MANSUKHLALINC
16PADDHARI LODHIKA KOTDASANGANISHUKLA BALKRISHNA DINMANISHANKERINC
17MORVI MALIAJADEJA KALIKAKUMAR LAKHDHIRJIIND
ABDULLA HAMIR KAJEDIAINC
18WANKANERSHAH SHANTILAL RAJPALINC
19RAJKOT TALUKAVEKARIA KURJI JADAVJIINC
20RAJKOT CITY (NORTH)SHAH CHIMANLAL NAGARDASINC
21RAJKOT CITY (SOUTH)KOTAK GIRDHARLAL BHAWANJIINC
22JASDANPRABHATGIRI G. GONSAIINC
23BABRAJOSHI GAJANAN BHAVANISHANKERINC
24GONDAL KUNKAVAVPATEL GOVINDBHAI KESHAVJIINC
BHASKAR HARIBHAI RANAINC
25KANDORANA BHAYAVADARCHANGELA BHIMJI RUDABHAIINC
26UPLETA U. N. Dhebar INC
27DHORAJISHAH VAJUBHAI MANILALINC
28JETPUR Babubhai P. Vaidya INC
29JAFRABAD RAJULALAHERI KANUBHAI JIVANLALINC
31MAHUVA TALUKAMODI JADAVJI KESHAVJIINC
32KUNDLAKHIMANI AMULAKHRAI K.INC
33PALITANA CHOKINDRANI JORSINGH KASALSINGHINC
34TALAJA DATHAMANIAR LALOOBHAI K.INC
35BHAVNAGAR CITY (EAST)VRAJLAL GOKALDAS VORAINC
36BHAVNAGAR CITY (WEST)AJITRAI M. OZAINC
37BHAVNAGAR (DASCROI) SIHORKANBI KARASAN JERAMINC
38SONGADH UMRALACHHAGANLAL L. GOPANIINC
39VALLABHIRUR GADHADAREWAR KANJI SAVJIINC
SHAH PREMCHAND MAGANLALINC
40LATHISAVANI LIMBA JASMATINC
42JUNAGADH BHESANKATHRECHA PARMANANDASINC
43JUNAGADH CITYRAJA CHITTARANJAN RUGNATHINC
44VISAVADARVELJI NARSI PATELINC
45VANTHALI MANAVADAR BANTWAVIKANI RAMJI PARBATINC
GOHEL JIVRAJ VISRAMINC
46KUTIYANA RANAVAVDAVE DAYASHANKER TRIKAMJIINC
47PORBANDAR CITYBHUPTA MATHURADAS GORDHANDASINC
48PORBANDAR TALUKAODEDRA MALDEVJI M.INC
49MANGROLJAYA VAJUBHAI SHAHINC
50KESHOD Ratubhai Adani INC
51MALIA MENDARDAMORI KANJI KACHRAINC
52VERAVAL TOWN Pushpaben Mehta INC
53VERAVAL TALUKAJOSHI MOTILAL G.INC
54TALALASOLANKI HAMIR SARMANINC
55UNAVERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAIINC

State reorganization and merger

On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. [2]

See also

References

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