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{{Short description|Indian state election}}
{{One source|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1946 Assam Provincial Legislative Assembly Election
| previous_year = 1946
| election_date = 27 March 1952
| next_election = 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1957
| seats_for_election = All 105 seats to the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 53
| turnout = 49.42%
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = File:Bishnuram Medhi.jpg
| leader1 = [[Bishnu Ram Medhi]]
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Assam Legislative Council|''M. L. C.'']]
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = ''New''
| seats1 = 76
| seat_change1 = ''New''
| popular_vote1 = 10,64,850
| percentage1 = 43.48%
| swing1 = 
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| party2 =
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = -
| seats2 =
| seat_change2 =
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 = 
| title = [[Chief Minister of Assam|CM]]
| before_election = [[Bishnu Ram Medhi]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Bishnu Ram Medhi]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

[[File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg|thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951]]

Elections to the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] were held on 27 March 1952. This election was officially known as the 1951 Assam Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.<ref name="AssamECI1951"/>

==Constituencies==

Assam Legislative Assembly, 1952 consisted of 81 single-member constituencies and 13 double-member constituencies. A total of 590 nominations were filed out of which 61 were rejected and 74 withdrew their nominations. So a total of 455 candidates contested the first legislative assembly elections in Assam.<ref name="AssamECI1951"/>

==Political parties==

9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. [[Indian National Congress]] contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.<ref name="AssamECI1951"/>

==Results==
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election<ref name="AssamECI1951">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_ASSAM.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-13}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
|-
!colspan=10|[[File:Assam Legislative Assembly (1952-1957).svg|thumb]]
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! class="unsortable" |
! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! % of <br /> Seats !! Votes !! Vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:Flag of Indian National Congress.png|70px]]
| 92 || 76 || 72.38 || 10,64,850 || 43.48
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]]
|
| 61 || 4 || 3.81 || 3,25,690 || 13.30
|-
| {{party color cell|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]]
|
| 40 || 1 || 0.95 || 1,46,792 || 5.99
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|70px]]
| 18 || 1 || 0.95 || 69,431 || 2.84
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Garo National Council]]
|
| 4 || 3 || 2.86 || 14,577 || 0.60
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Khasi-Jaintia Durbar]]
|
| 4 || 1 || 0.95 || 24,248 || 0.99
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[All People's Party (Assam)]]
|
| 3 || 1 || 0.95 || 14,930 || 0.61
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Mizo Union]]
|
| 3 || 3 || 2.86 || 29,104 || 1.19
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Khasi Jaintia Federated State National Conference]]
|
| 1 || 1 || 0.95 || 9,441 || 0.39
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 213 || 14 || 13.33 || 6,93,908 || 28.34
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3| Total Seats
! 105 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 49,55,390 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 24,48,890 (49.42%)
|}<section end=Results />

==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| rowspan=2|Ratabari Patharkandi || Baidyanath Mookerjee || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ramesh Chandra Das Chowdhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Patharkandi Karimganj || Maulavi Mahmud Ali || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Badarpur || Maulana Abdul Jalil || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Katigora || Barbhuiya, Namwar Ali || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Lakhipur || Dhubi, Raghunandan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chaubey, Ram Prasad || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Barkhola || Nath, Raichand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Silchar || Laskar, Mehrab Ali || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Silchar Sonai || Choudhury, Moinul Haque || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sonai || Sinha, Nanda Kishore || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hailakandi Silchar || Hem Chandra Chakravarty || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hailakandi || Abdul Matlib Mazumdar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Katlicherra || Gourishankar Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Shillong || J. J. M. Nicholas-roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jowai || U. Kistobinu Rymbai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nongstoin || Ajra Singh Khongphai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| North Cachar Hills || Hagjer, Joy Bhadra || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mikir Hills West || Rongpher, Nihang || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mikir Hills East || Terang, Khorsing || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Phulbari || Sangma, Emonsing || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mankachar || Kobad Hussain Ahmed || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| South Salmara || Md. Sahadatali Mandal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dhubri || Tamizuddin Prodhani || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Golakganj || Santosh Kumar Barua || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gossaigaon || Jatindra Narayan Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Kokrajhar Sidli || Raja Ajit Narayan Deb || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rupnath Brahma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bilasipara || Md. Umaruddin || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Bijni || Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| North Salmara || Das, Hareswar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Goalpara || Hakim Chandra Rabha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nath, Khagendranath || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sorbhog || Akshoy Kumar Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tarabari || Pahar Khan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Barpeta West || Mukhtar Ali || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Barpeta North East || Mahadeb Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mahendra Mohan Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Patacharkuchi Barama || Homeswar Deb Chaudhuri || {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India, 1948)}}
|-
| Baikunthanath Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nalbari South || Prafulla Chandra Goswami || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nalbari North || Prabhat Chandra Goswami || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Rangiya || Siddhinath Sarma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dharanidhar Basumatari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kamalpur || Mohendranath Deka || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Hajo || Bishnuram Medhi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pub Bangsar Silasundari Ghopa || Radhikaram Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mangaldai || Purandar Sarma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Panery || Davidson Bhabora || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dhekiajuli North || Omeo Kumar Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dhekiajuli South || Mohi Kanta Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tezpur North || Biswadev Sarma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tezpur South || Kamla Prasad Agarwalla || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sootea || Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gohpur || Gahan Chandra Goswami || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laharighat || Mohammed Rofique || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Marigaon Dhing || Bora, Motiram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Das, Beliram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Nowgong Raha || Sarma, Pratap Chandra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hazarika, Mahendra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jamunamukh || Bara, Bimala Kanta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Samaguri || Barthakur Usha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kaliabar || Bara, Lila Kanta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rupahihat || Mohammed Idris || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Golaghat East || Barua, Rajendranath || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Golaghat West || Pegu, Mal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kheria, Chanoo || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dergaon || Rajkhowa, Debeswar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jorhat South || Kuladhar, Chaliha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Jorhat North || Nilmani Phookan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ramnath Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Teok || Harinarayan Baruah || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Amguri || Kakoti, Rabin || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sibsagar || Gogoi, Girindranath || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nazira || Bezbarua, Ananda Chandra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nazira Sonari || Gogoi, Thanuram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sonari || Chetia, Purnanda || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bihpuria || Sarveswar Boruwa || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|North Lakhimpur || Karka Doley || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Hem Chandra Hazarika || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Moran || Gogoi, Ghana Kanta || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dibrugarh West || Ali, Faiznur || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dibrugarh East || Barooah, Ramesh Chandra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tinsukia North || Khaund, Indreswar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tinsukia South || Bhuyan, Jadunath || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bordubi || Das, Manik Chandra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jaipur || Barua, Jago Kanta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Doom Dooma || Chowdhury, Harihar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Digboi || Lohar, Dalbir Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Khakhlari, Jadav Chandra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
* [[Elections in Assam]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Assam elections}}

[[Category:1952 State Assembly elections in India|Asssam]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Assam]]
[[Category:1950s in Assam]]
[[Category:March 1952 in Asia]]

1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

GayeKirkpatrick at 16:25, 17 March 2026