1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election
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All 60 seats in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,763,531 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 58.93% | |||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. 374 candidates competed for the 50 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 10 two-member constituencies and 40 single-member constituencies.[1]
Results
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | |||
| Indian National Congress | 
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51 | 26 | 43.33 | 3,88,185 | 28.66 | |||
| Akali Dal | 
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41 | 19 | 31.67 | 3,17,502 | 23.44 | |||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 23 | 2 | 3.33 | 43,809 | 3.23 | ||||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 15 | 1 | 1.67 | 20,179 | 1.49 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 
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14 | 2 | 3.33 | 64,652 | 4.77 | |||
| Lal Communist Party Hind Union | 5 | 1 | 1.67 | 21,539 | 1.59 | ||||
| Scheduled Caste Federation | 
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7 | 1 | 1.67 | 47,216 | 3.49 | |||
| Independent | 188 | 8 | 13.33 | 3,96,956 | 29.31 | ||||
| Total seats | 60 | Voters | 22,98,385 | Turnout | 13,54,476 (58.93%) | ||||
Elected members
[edit]| # | Constituency | Member | Party | |
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| 1 | Faridkot | Hazura Singh | Independent | |
| 2 | Kot Kapura Jaitu | Ranjit Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Manjitinder Singh | Independent | |||
| 3 | Bhatinda Saddar | Pritam Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 4 | Nahianwala | Harbans Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | Rama | Jang Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 6 | Maur | Bhupinder Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 7 | Mansa | Bali Singh | Akali Dal | |
| Harchand Singh | Akali Dal | |||
| 8 | Sardul Garh | Inder Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 9 | Bhiki | Bakhshish Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 10 | Budhlada Bareta | Des Raj | Indian National Congress | |
| 11 | Mahal Kalan | Dhanna Singh | Akali Dal | |
| Arjan Singh | Communist Party of India | |||
| 12 | Sehna Phul | Gurdial Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 13 | Dhanaula | Sampuran Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | Barnala | Raghbir Parkash | Indian National Congress | |
| 15 | Sherpur | Hira Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 16 | Dhuri | Tirath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 17 | Malerkotla | Iftikharali Khan | Independent | |
| 18 | Ahmadgarh | Kartar Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 19 | Sangrur | Gajjan Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 20 | Bhawanigarh | Baldev Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 21 | Narwana Klait | Bhale Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Kali Ram | Indian National Congress | |||
| 22 | Sunam | Bachan Singh | Lal Communist Party Hind Union | |
| 23 | Lehra | Pritam Singh | Akali Dal | |
| Brish Bhan | Indian National Congress | |||
| 24 | Uchana | Inder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 25 | Jind | Dal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 26 | Safidon | Inder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 27 | Julana | Ram Singh | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 28 | Kandaghat | Ranjit Singh | Independent | |
| Lekh Ram | Independent | |||
| 29 | Banur | Harchand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bishan Nath | Indian National Congress | |||
| 30 | Rajpura | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 31 | Patiala City | Jaswant Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 32 | Ghanaur | Kirpal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 33 | Patiala Saddar | Raghbir Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 34 | Bhadson | Dara Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 35 | Nabha | Gurbhajnik Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 36 | Samana | Fateh Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 37 | Bassi | Gurdial Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 38 | Sirhind | Balwant Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 39 | Amloh Payal | Mihan Singh | Scheduled Castes Federation | |
| Gian Singh | Independent | |||
| 40 | Phagwara | Sadhu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Hans Raj | Indian National Congress | |||
| 41 | Sultanpur | Atma Singh | Akali Dal | |
| 42 | Kapurthala | Thakar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 43 | Dhilwan | Basawa Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 44 | Dadri | Harnam | Indian National Congress | |
| Nihal Singh | Indian National Congress | |||
| 45 | Badra Satnali | Attar Singh | Independent | |
| 46 | Kanina | Onkar Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 47 | Mohindergarh | Kahan Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 48 | Ateli | Manohar Sham | Indian National Congress | |
| 49 | Narnaul | Ramsaran Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| 50 | Nangal Chaudhri | Devkinandan | Independent | |
United Democratic Front
[edit]After the elections, Congress party emerged as the single largest party, but in the absence of majority, Gian Singh Rarewala formed the government with the support of Akali Dal, Communist Party of India, Lal Communist Party Hind Union, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party and Independents on 22 April 1952. The coalition was named as United Democratic Front. Thus, he became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of any state in independent India.[2]
See also
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- Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly
- 1951–52 elections in India
- 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
- 1954 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Patiala & East Punjab States Union" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Conditional Mandate for Congress" (PDF). Economic and Political Weekly. 4 (19–20, 17 May 1952). May 1952.