1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 2,604 candidates contested for the 347 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 83 two-member constituencies and 264 single-member constituencies.[1]

1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

27 March 1952

430 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1951-1952
216 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Govind Ballabh Pant
Party INC Socialist
Leader's seat Bareilly Municipality
Seats won 388 20
Popular vote 80,32,475 20,15,320
Percentage 47.93% 12.03%

Chief Minister before election

Govind Ballabh Pant
INC

Chief Minister

Govind Ballabh Pant
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Results

 Summary of results of the 1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
Won% of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 42938890.2380,32,47547.93
Socialist Party 349204.6520,15,32012.03
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 26810.239,55,7085.70
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 21120.4710,81,3956.45
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 9510.232,91,2471.75
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 6310.232,39,1101.43
Uttar Pradesh Praja Party 5510.233,01,3221.80
Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party 910.2357,2840.34
Independent 1006153.4932,94,50019.66
Total Seats 430Voters4,40,89,646Turnout1,67,58,619 (38.01 %)

See also

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2014.


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