Bhopal Legislative Assembly election, 1952

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952.[1]

Constituencies

The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. Total 91 contestants were in fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (8 candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only 1 candidate, which was elected unopposed).[1]

Political Parties

4 National parties along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party while no other party cross the double digit.[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Bhopal Legislative Assembly election, 1952 [1]
Political Party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won % of
Seats 		Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 28 25 83.33 1,17,656 52.01
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 9 1 3.33 31,684 14.01
Independent 32 4 13.33 51,736 22.87
Total Seats 30 Voters 6,10,182 Turnout 2,26,210 (37.07 %)

State Reorganization and Merger

On 1 November 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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