1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held on February 29, 1952. 616 candidates contested for the 140 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 120 single-member constituencies.[citation needed]

Results[edit]

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e • d 
Political party Flag Seats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 156 82 51.25 12,86,953 39.46
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 59 24 15.00 3,99,958 12.26
Socialist Party 51 1 0.63 1,35,971 4.17
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 50 8 5.00 1,93,532 5.93
Krishikar Lok Party 46 7 43.75 2,70,807 8.30
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 6 2 1.25 28,183 0.86
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 6 1 0.63 16,411 0.50
Template:Party name with colour 230 35 21.88 8,96,671 27.49
Total seats 160 Voters 92,68,215 Turnout 32,61,442 (35.19%)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.[1]<section end=Results />

State Reorganization[edit]

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.[1] This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.