1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election

1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election

26 March 1952 1957 (Bombay) →
60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,081,140
Turnout	45.72%
Majority party Minority party   Party INC Saurashtra Khedut Sangh Seats won 55 1 Popular vote 63.79% 14.66%
Chief Minister of Saurashtra before election U. N. Dhebar INC Elected Chief Minister of Saurashtra U. N. Dhebar INC

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Saurashtra were held on March 26, 1952. 222 candidates contested for the 55 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 5 two-member constituencies and 50 single-member constituencies.^[1]

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election^[1]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		59	55	91.67	606,934	63.79
	Saurashtra Khedut Sangh		37	1	1.67	139,449	14.66
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha		25	0		43,043	4.52
	Socialist Party		28	2	3.33	34,778	3.66
	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party		16	0		30,907	3.25
	Communist Party of India		3	0		7,791	0.82
	Scheduled Castes Federation		3	0		4,977	0.52
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		3	0		4,346	0.46
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad		1	0		3,660	0.38
	Independent		50	2	3.33	75,624	7.95
Total seats			60	Voters	20,81,140	Turnout	9,51,509 (45.72%)

Winning candidates

State reorganization and merger

On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.^[2]

See also

• Saurashtra State
• 1951–52 elections in India
• Bombay State
• 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election

References