1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

19 February 1952
All 160 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 81 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party INC RRP Seats won 82 24 Percentage 45.13 % 9.89
CM before election Jai Narayan Vyas INC Elected CM Tika Ram Paliwal INC

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.

Results

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

Party		Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		156	82	51.25	12,86,953	39.46
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad		59	24	15.00	3,99,958	12.26
	Socialist Party		51	1	0.63	1,35,971	4.17
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		50	8	5.00	1,93,532	5.93
	Krishikar Lok Party		46	7	43.75	2,70,807	8.30
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha		6	2	1.25	28,183	0.86
	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party		6	1	0.63	16,411	0.50
	Independent		230	35	21.88	8,96,671	27.49
Total seats			160	Voters	92,68,215	Turnout	32,61,442 (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

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.

See also

• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

References