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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| election_date = 1952
| next_election = 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1967
| seats_for_election = 36 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 19
| registered = {{formatnum:}}
| turnout =
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg
| leader1 = [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 24
| popular_vote1 = 47.25%

| party2 = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
| image2 = Acharya Kripalani 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
| leader2 = [[Jivatram Kripalani]]
| leaders_seat2 =
| seats2 = 3
| popular_vote2 = 14.69%


| title = [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
}}
[[File:Himachal Pradesh in India (1951).svg|thumb|Himachal Pradesh in India (1951)]]

'''[[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] elections''' were held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in 1952.

==Results==
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election<ref name="HPECI1951">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_HP.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
!colspan=8|[[File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1952.svg]]
|- 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]]
|
| 35 || 24 || 66.67 || 84,819 || 47.25
|-
| {{party color cell|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]]
|
| 22 || 3 || 8.33 || 26,371 || 14.69
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Scheduled Caste Federation]]
|
| 9 || 1 || 2.78 || 10,352 || 5.77
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 36 || 8 || 22.22 || 47,746 || 26.6
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 36 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 7,13,554 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 1,79,515 (25.16%)
|}<section end=Results />

==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| rowspan=2|Solan || rowspan=36|None || Ram Dass || {{Full party name with color|Scheduled Castes Federation}}
|-
| Hira Singh Pal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kasumpti || Hitendra Sen || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Suni || Sita Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kumarsain || Ram Dayal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Theog || Jiwanoo || {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
|-
| Devi Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jubbal || Bala Nand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rohru || Padam Dev || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rajgarh || Ghan Shyam || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Rampur || Hardayal Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bhagat Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chini || Gopal Chand || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Bhamla || Sarju Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rawalsar || Gori Parshad || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mahadev || Karam Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Chachiot || Piru || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Krishna Chandar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kersog || Rattan Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sunder Nagar || Baldev Chand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sadar Mandi || Krishna Nand Swami || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Joginder Nagar || Besar Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Sandhol || Hari Singh || {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
|-
| Kashmir Singh || {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Churah || Vidya Dhar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Avtar Chand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chamba || Chattar Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bhattiyat || Jaiwant Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bharmour || Gurditta Mal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Pangi || Daulat Ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nahan || Tapinder Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Paonta || Shiva Nand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Pachhad || Jiwnu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Yashwant Singh Parmar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Reinka || Partap Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dharam Singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|}

==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.<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=15 October 1955 | accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> 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 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ceohimachal.nic.in/ Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh]

{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}

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