1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
1952 state assembly election in Delhi
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The first Delhi Legislative Assembly election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly was held on 27 March 1952.[1][2] Forty-eight seats were up for election.[2] Six of the constituencies elected two assembly members, the remaining 36 constituencies elected a single member.[1]
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27 March 1952
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All 48 seats to the Delhi Legislative Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 58.52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Congress emerged as the single largest party in the first legislative elections held in Delhi.[1] Chaudhary Brahm Prakash of Indian National Congress was elected Chief Minister.
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| Party | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 47 | 39 | 81.25 | 271,812 | 52.09 | ||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 31 | 5 | 10.42 | 114,207 | 21.89 | ||||
| Scheduled Castes Federation | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15,592 | 2.99 | ||||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13,646 | 2.62 | ||||
| Socialist Party | 6 | 2 | 4.17 | 12,396 | 2.38 | ||||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 5 | 1 | 2.08 | 6,891 | 1.32 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,591 | 0.50 | ||||
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 0.16 | ||||
| Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0.10 | ||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 0.06 | ||||
| Independent | 78 | 1 | 2.08 | 82,972 | 15.90 | ||||
| Total Seats | 48 | Voters | 744,668 | Turnout | 521,766 (58.52%) | ||||
Elected members
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[3] Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution.[4]