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

Elections to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] of the Indian state of [[Saurashtra State|Saurashtra]] were held on March 26, 1952. 222 candidates contested for the 55 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 5 two-member constituencies and 50 single-member constituencies.<ref name="SourastraECI1951"/>

==Results==
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election<ref name="SourastraECI1951">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatlRep_51_SOURASTRA.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
|- 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]]
|
| 59 || 55 || 91.67 || 606,934 || 63.79
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Saurashtra Khedut Sangh]]
|
| 37 || 1 || 1.67 || 139,449 || 14.66
|-
| {{party color cell|Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha]]
|
| 25 || 0 || || 43,043 || 4.52
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]
|
| 28 || 2 || 3.33 || 34,778 || 3.66
|-
| {{party color cell|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]]
|
| 16 || 0 || || 30,907 || 3.25
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:South Asian Communist Banner.png|35px]]
| 3 || 0 || || 7,791 || 0.82
|-
| {{party color cell|Scheduled Castes Federation}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Scheduled Castes Federation]]
|[[File:Flag_of_various_Republican_Parties_of_India.svg|35px]]
| 3 || 0 || || 4,977 || 0.52
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|
| 3 || 0 || || 4,346 || 0.46
|-
| {{party color cell|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad]]
|
| 1 || 0 || || 3,660 || 0.38
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 50 || 2 || 3.33 || 75,624 || 7.95
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 60 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 20,81,140 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 9,51,509 (45.72%)
|}<section end=Results />

==Winning candidates==
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Constituency
!Winning Candidate
!Party
|-
|1
|KALYANPUR
|VASANT KALYANJI HIRJI
|INC
|-
|2
| KHAMBHALIA
|NAKUM HARILAL RAMJI
|INC
|-
|3
| BHANVAD JAMJODHPUR
|PATEL KESHAVJI ARJAN
|INC
|-
|4
| JAMJODHPUR LALPUR
|PATEL RATANSHI BHANJI
|INC
|-
|5
| JAMNAGAR TALUKA
|JOSHI MAGANLAL BHAGWANJI
|INC
|-
|6
| JAMNAGAR CITY WEST
|TAMBOLI FULCHAND PURSHOTTAM
|INC
|-
|7
| JAMNAGAR CITY (EAST)
|HAMIRKA ALARAKHA HASAN
|INC
|-
|8
| KALAWAD DHROL
|JADEJA CHANDRASINHJI DIPSINHJI
|IND
|-
|9
| DHROL JODIYA
|VAGHANI HANSAJ JIVANDAS
|INC
|-
| rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan="2" | LIMBDI WADHWAN
|HAMIR JIVA VANKAR
|SP
|-
|[[Ghanshyam Oza]]
|INC
|-
|11
| LIMBDI LAKHTAR
|ACHARYA LABHSHANKER DEVSHANKER
|INC
|-
|12
| DASADA LAKHTAR
|DESAI BHUPATBHAI VRAJLAL
|INC
|-
|13
| DHRANGADHRA
|SHAH MANHARLAL MANSUKHLAL
|INC
|-
|14
| HALWAD MULI
|SHUKLA LABHSHANKER MAGANLAL
|INC
|-
|15
| SAYLA CHOTILA
|SHAH NATHALAL MANSUKHLAL
|INC
|-
|16
| PADDHARI LODHIKA KOTDASANGANI
|SHUKLA BALKRISHNA DINMANISHANKER
|INC
|-
| rowspan="2" |17
| rowspan="2" | MORVI MALIA
|JADEJA KALIKAKUMAR LAKHDHIRJI
|IND
|-
|ABDULLA HAMIR KAJEDIA
|INC
|-
|18
| WANKANER
|SHAH SHANTILAL RAJPAL
|INC
|-
|19
| RAJKOT TALUKA
|VEKARIA KURJI JADAVJI
|INC
|-
|20
| RAJKOT CITY (NORTH)
|SHAH CHIMANLAL NAGARDAS
|INC
|-
|21
| RAJKOT CITY (SOUTH)
|KOTAK GIRDHARLAL BHAWANJI
|INC
|-
|22
| JASDAN
|PRABHATGIRI G. GONSAI
|INC
|-
|23
| BABRA
|JOSHI GAJANAN BHAVANISHANKER
|INC
|-
| rowspan="2" |24
| rowspan="2" | GONDAL KUNKAVAV
|PATEL GOVINDBHAI KESHAVJI
|INC
|-
|BHASKAR HARIBHAI RANA
|INC
|-
|25
| KANDORANA BHAYAVADAR
|CHANGELA BHIMJI RUDABHAI
|INC
|-
|26
| UPLETA
|[[U. N. Dhebar]]
|INC
|-
|27
| DHORAJI
|SHAH VAJUBHAI MANILAL
|INC
|-
|28
| JETPUR
|[[Babubhai P. Vaidya]]
|INC
|-
|29
| JAFRABAD RAJULA
|LAHERI KANUBHAI JIVANLAL
|INC
|-
|31
| MAHUVA TALUKA
|MODI JADAVJI KESHAVJI
|INC
|-
|32
| KUNDLA
|KHIMANI AMULAKHRAI K.
|INC
|-
|33
| PALITANA CHOK
|INDRANI JORSINGH KASALSINGH
|INC
|-
|34
| TALAJA DATHA
|MANIAR LALOOBHAI K.
|INC
|-
|35
| BHAVNAGAR CITY (EAST)
|VRAJLAL GOKALDAS VORA
|INC
|-
|36
| BHAVNAGAR CITY (WEST)
|AJITRAI M. OZA
|INC
|-
|37
| BHAVNAGAR (DASCROI) SIHOR
|KANBI KARASAN JERAM
|INC
|-
|38
| SONGADH UMRALA
|CHHAGANLAL L. GOPANI
|INC
|-
| rowspan="2" |39
| rowspan="2" | VALLABHIRUR GADHADA
|REWAR KANJI SAVJI
|INC
|-
|SHAH PREMCHAND MAGANLAL
|INC
|-
|40
| LATHI
|SAVANI LIMBA JASMAT
|INC
|-
|42
| JUNAGADH BHESAN
|KATHRECHA PARMANANDAS
|INC
|-
|43
| JUNAGADH CITY
|RAJA CHITTARANJAN RUGNATH
|INC
|-
|44
| VISAVADAR
|VELJI NARSI PATEL
|INC
|-
| rowspan="2" |45
| rowspan="2" | VANTHALI MANAVADAR BANTWA
|VIKANI RAMJI PARBAT
|INC
|-
|GOHEL JIVRAJ VISRAM
|INC
|-
|46
| KUTIYANA RANAVAV
|DAVE DAYASHANKER TRIKAMJI
|INC
|-
|47
| PORBANDAR CITY
|BHUPTA MATHURADAS GORDHANDAS
|INC
|-
|48
| PORBANDAR TALUKA
|ODEDRA MALDEVJI M.
|INC
|-
|49
| MANGROL
|JAYA VAJUBHAI SHAH
|INC
|-
|50
| KESHOD
|[[Ratubhai Adani]]
|INC
|-
|51
| MALIA MENDARDA
|MORI KANJI KACHRA
|INC
|-
|52
| VERAVAL TOWN
|MEHTA PUSHPABEN JANARDANRAI
|INC
|-
|53
| VERAVAL PATAN TALUKA
|JOSHI MOTILAL G.
|INC
|-
|54
| TALALA
|SOLANKI HAMIR SARMAN
|INC
|-
|55
| UNA
|VERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAI
|INC
|}

==State reorganization and merger==
On 1 November 1956, [[Saurashtra State]] was merged into [[Bombay State]] under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].<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=October 15, 1955 | accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Saurashtra State]]
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
* [[Bombay State]]
* [[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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