1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

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1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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19 February 1952 1957  

All 160 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
81 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Hand INC.svg
Party INC RRP
Seats won8224
Percentage45.13 %9.89

CM before election

Jai Narayan Vyas
INC

Elected CM

Tika Ram Paliwal
INC

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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held on 29 February 1952. 616 candidates contested for the 140 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 120 single-member constituencies.[ citation needed ]

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Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election [1]
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PartyFlagSeats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress Flag of Indian National Congress.png 1568251.2512,86,95339.46
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 592415.003,99,95812.26
Socialist Party 5110.631,35,9714.17
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 5085.001,93,5325.93
Krishikar Lok Party 46743.752,70,8078.30
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 621.2528,1830.86
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 610.6316,4110.50
Independent 2303521.888,96,67127.49
Total seats160Voters92,68,215Turnout32,61,442 (35.19%)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh. [2]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(ST/None)
MemberParty
Sawai MadhopurNoneShri Das Indian National Congress
Malarna ChaurTikaram Paliwal Indian National Congress
KarauliRajkumar Brijendra Pal Independent
SapotraDharam Chand Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
HindaunChhanga Indian National Congress
Riddhi Chand Indian National Congress
MahwaTikaram Paliwal Indian National Congress
NadotiShyam Lal Indian National Congress
BehrorRamjilal Yadav Indian National Congress
BansurBadri Prashad Indian National Congress
MandawarGhasi Ram Yadav Indian National Congress
TijaraGhasi Ram Indian National Congress
RamgarhDurlabh Singh Indian National Congress
AlwarChhotu Singh Indian National Congress
Thana GaziBhawani Sahaya Indian National Congress
Lachmangarh RajgarhBhola Nath Indian National Congress
Sampat Ram Indian National Congress
KamanMd. Ibrahim Indian National Congress
NagaurGopi Lal YadavKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
KumherRaja Man SinghKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
WeirGhasi Singh Indian National Congress
Tej Pal Indian National Congress
BharatpurHari DuttKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
RoopbasShri Bhan SinghKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
BariMangal Singh Indian National Congress
Hans Raj Indian National Congress
DholpurSri Gopal Bhargava Indian National Congress
NawalgarhTh. Bhim Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
JhunjhunuNarottam Lal Indian National Congress
KhetriTh. Raghubirsingh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Mahadeo Indian National Congress
ChirawaHarlal Singh Indian National Congress
UdaipurDevi Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
LachmangarhBalbirKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
Narain Lal Indian National Congress
Sikar TownRadha Krishna Indian National Congress
Sikar TehsilIshwar SinghKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
Danta RamgarhBhairon Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Neem Ka Thana ALadu Ram Indian National Congress
Neem Ka Thana BRup Narain Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Neem Ka Thana CKapil Deo Indian National Congress
TonkLalu Ram Indian National Congress
Ram Ratan Indian National Congress
Thikana UniaraRao Raja Sardar Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
MalpuraDamodar Lal Indian National Congress
Jaipur City ASah Alumuddin Indian National Congress
Jaipur City BRam Kishore Indian National Congress
Jaipur City CGulab Chand Kasliwal Indian National Congress
Jaipur ChaksuHari Shankar Sidhant Shastri Indian National Congress
Narain Chaturvedi Indian National Congress
BandikuiVishambar Nath Indian National Congress
RupnagarBhanu Pratap Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
PhagiAbani Kumar Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
KishangarhChand Mal Indian National Congress
Lalsot DausaRam Lal Bansiwal Indian National Congress
Ram Karan Joshi Indian National Congress
SikraiTriveni Shyam Indian National Congress
KotputliHazari Lal Indian National Congress
BairathMukti Lal Modi Indian National Congress
Amber AKr. Tej Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Amber BMaha Rawal Sangram Singh Independent
Jamwa RamgarhMan Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
JaisalmerHadvant Singh Independent
BhavriMohbat Singh Independent
SheoganjArjun Singh Independent
SirohiJawan Singh Independent
BaliLaxman Singh Independent
Bali DesuriBhairun Singh Independent
Sojat DesuriBhairun Singh Independent
Pali SojatBishan Singh Independent
Sojat MainKeshri Singh Independent
Jaitran East Sojat EastMohan Singh Independent
Jaitran North WestUmed Singh Independent
Jalore AMadho Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Jalore BHazari Singh Independent
JaswantpuraChatar Singh Independent
Jaswantpura SanchoreGanpat Singh Independent
SanchoreKishore Singh Independent
Barmer ATen Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Barmer BNathu Singh Independent
Barmer CMadho Singh Independent
SiwanaMota Ram Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Jodhpur City AInder Nath Independent
Jodhpur City BHanwant Singh Independent
Jodhpur Tehsil SouthNarsing Kachawa Independent
Jodhpur Tehsil NorthMangal Singh Independent
PhalodiHimmat Singh Independent
ShergarhKhet Singh Independent
BilaraSantosh Singh Independent
Nagaur EastGanga Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Nagaur WestKeshri Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Merta WestNathu Ram Indian National Congress
Merta EastBhopal Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
NawanKishan Lal Indian National Congress
ParbatsarMadan Mohan Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
DeedwanaMathura Das Indian National Congress
Deedwana ParbatsarMoti Lal Indian National Congress
BagidoraHari Ram Indian National Congress
BanswaraSTBelji Socialist Party of India
GhatolNoneDulji Indian National Congress
SagwaraBhogilal Pandaya Indian National Congress
DungarpurSoma Indian National Congress
Hari Deo Indian National Congress
Pratapgarh NimbaheraBadri Lal Indian National Congress
Manna Indian National Congress
Badi Sadri KapasinJai Chand Indian National Congress
Jagat Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
ChittorPratap Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BegunSugan Chand Indian National Congress
Mandal GarhKeshri Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
JahazpurRam Dayal Independent
Sahapura BenaraRajadhiraj Amar Singh Independent
Kistoor Chand Indian National Congress
AsindGopal Singh Independent
MandalChunni Lal Indian National Congress
ShahadaSambhoo Singh Hindu Mahasabha
BhilwaraTej Mal Indian National Congress
BhimSangram Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
KumbalgarhVijai Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
KhamnorShiv Dan Singh Independent
SairaDin Bandhu Indian National Congress
Roshan Lal Indian National Congress
Sarada SalumbarSohan Lal Indian National Congress
Laxman Bhil Indian National Congress
Udaipur CityMohan Lal Indian National Congress
GirwaLal Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
UnthalaR. S. Dalip Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
LasadiaUdai Lal Indian National Congress
Rajasmand RelmagraAmrit Lal Yadav Indian National Congress
Bhairun SinghKisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha
SironjPayare Lal Hindu Mahasabha
ChhabraVed Pal Tayagi Indian National Congress
AtruRaja Himmat Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
KishanganjRaghuraj Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
SangodLal Bahadur Indian National Congress
LadpuraKanwar Lal Indian National Congress
Daleep Singh Indian National Congress
PipaldaTej Raj Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Anta MangrolChandra Kant Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
BundiChhittar Lal Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
HindolSajjan Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
PatanKeshri Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
JhalrapatanMadho Lal Indian National Congress
Bhagwan Singh Indian National Congress
Khanpur Bhairavlal Kala Badal Indian National Congress
Manohar ThanaJayendra Singh Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Bijkarner CityMoti Chnad Independent
NokhaKan Singh Independent
Bikaner TehsilJaswant Singh Independent
ChuruKumbha Ram Indian National Congress
Prabhu Dayal Indian National Congress
Sardar ShaharChandan Mal Indian National Congress
RatangarhMahadev Prashad N. Pandit Independent
SujangarhPratap Singh Independent
BhadraHans Raj Indian National Congress
NoharManphool Singh Indian National Congress
SadulgarhRamchandra Ch. Indian National Congress
Raisingh Nagar KaranpurDharam Pal Indian National Congress
Gurudayal Singh Indian National Congress
GanganagarMoti Ram Indian National Congress

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh. [2] This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.