1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
Punjab Assembly Election of 1952
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Elections to elect the First Punjab Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.[1]
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26 March 1952
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All 126 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 1957 64 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |||
| Indian National Congress |  |
121 | 96 | 76.19 | 18,30,601 | 36.69 | |||
| Shiromani Akali Dal |  |
48 | 13 | 10.32 | 6,20,455 | 12.44 | |||
| Zamindar Party | 31 | 2 | 1.59 | 3,72,126 | 7.46 | ||||
| Communist Party of India |  |
26 | 4 | 3.17 | 1,93,974 | 3.89 | |||
| Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 19 | 1 | 0.79 | 69,694 | 1.40 | ||||
| Lal Communist Party Hind Union | 9 | 1 | 0.79 | 57,739 | 1.16 | ||||
| Independent | 446 | 9 | 7.14 | 11,92,896 | 23.91 | ||||
| Total seats | 126 | Voters | 86,23,498 | Turnout | 49,89,077 (57.85%) | ||||
Elected members
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[2] Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections.
