1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held on 29 February 1952. 616 candidates contested for the 140 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 120 single-member constituencies.

1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
19 February 1952
All 160 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
81 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC RRP
Seats won 82 24
Percentage 45.13 % 9.89
CM before election

Jai Narayan Vyas
INC

 Elected CM

Tika Ram Paliwal
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		Won % of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 1568251.2512,86,95339.46
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 592415.003,99,95812.26
Socialist Party 5110.631,35,9714.17
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 5085.001,93,5325.93
Krishikar Lok Party 46743.752,70,8078.30
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 621.2528,1830.86
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 610.6316,4110.50
Independent 2303521.888,96,67127.49
Total seats 160Voters92,68,215Turnout32,61,442 (35.19%)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.[2]

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.[2] This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections.

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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