1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1952.

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Results
 Summary of results of the 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		Won% of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 352466.6784,81947.25
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 2238.3326,37114.69
Scheduled Caste Federation 912.7810,3525.77
Independent 36822.2247,74626.6
Total seats 36Voters7,13,554Turnout1,79,515 (25.16 %)

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.

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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