1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Indian state legislative election
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1952. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Yashwant Singh Parmar became the Chief Minister.
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36 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Constituencies
The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly consisted of 36 seats, distributed in eight two-member constituencies and twenty single-member constituencies. A total of 135 contestants were in the fray for these 36 seats.
Results
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
| Indian National Congress |  |
35 | 24 | 66.67 | 84,819 | 47.25 | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 22 | 3 | 8.33 | 26,371 | 14.69 | ||
| Scheduled Caste Federation |  |
9 | 1 | 2.78 | 10,352 | 5.77 | |
| Independent | 36 | 8 | 22.22 | 47,746 | 26.6 | ||
| Total seats | 36 | Voters | 7,13,554 | Turnout | 1,79,515 (25.16%) | ||
Elected members
State Reorganization
Under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[2] Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 and the next legislative elections were held in 1967.