1952 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 2,604 candidates contested for the 347 constituencies in the Assembly.[1] The Indian National Congress won the majority of seats and its leader Govind Ballabh Pant was re-elected as the Chief Minister.[2]
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430 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1951-1952 216 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election.[3] There were 83 two-member constituencies and 264 single-member constituencies.[1]
Results
| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
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| Indian National Congress | 429 | 388 | 90.23 | 80,32,475 | 47.93 | ||
| Socialist Party | 349 | 20 | 4.65 | 20,15,320 | 12.03 | ||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 268 | 1 | 0.23 | 9,55,708 | 5.70 | ||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 211 | 2 | 0.47 | 10,81,395 | 6.45 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 95 | 1 | 0.23 | 2,91,247 | 1.75 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 63 | 1 | 0.23 | 2,39,110 | 1.43 | ||
| Uttar Pradesh Praja Party | 55 | 1 | 0.23 | 3,01,322 | 1.80 | ||
| Uttar Pradesh Revolutionary Socialist Party | 9 | 1 | 0.23 | 57,284 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | 1006 | 15 | 3.49 | 32,94,500 | 19.66 | ||
| Total Seats | 430 | Voters | 4,40,89,646 | Turnout | 1,67,58,619 (38.01%) | ||
See also
References
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Chief Ministers". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. 23 August 1951. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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