
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh were held on March 26, 1952. 252 candidates contested for the 48 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 12 two-member constituencies, and 36 single-member constituencies.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Sambhu Nath Shukla became the new Chief Minister.
Results
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! Political party !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Indian National Congress
| 56 || 40 || 66.67 || 2,70,013 || 39.60
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
| 49 || 3 || 5.00 || 1,10,465 || 16.2
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party
| 46 || 11 || 18.33 || 1,28,187 || 18.80
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh
| 33 || 2 || 3.33 || 67,330 || 9.88
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
| 17 || 2 || 3.33 || 30,817 || 4.52
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Independent politician
| 42 || 2 || 3.33 || 62,102 || 9.11
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! colspan = 2| Total Seats
! 60 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 24,03,588 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 6,81,799 (28.37%)
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Elected Members
State Reorganization and Merger
On 1 November 1956, Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]
See also
- Vindhya Pradesh
- 1951–52 elections in India
- 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election
- 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election
- 1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
- 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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