1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Shankar Dayal Sharma became the Chief Minister.

1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election
27 March 1952
All 30 seats in the Bhopal Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered610,182
Turnout37.07%
  First party Second party
 
Party INC ABHM
Seats won 25 1
Popular vote 1,17,656 31,684
Percentage 52.01% 14.01
Elected Chief Minister of Bhopal

Shankar Dayal Sharma
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political PartySeats
Contested		Won % of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 282583.331,17,65652.01
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 913.3331,68414.01
Independent politician 32413.3351,73622.87
Total Seats 30Voters6,10,182Turnout2,26,210 (37.07%)

Elected Members
Constituency Member Party
ShahajahanabadJalauddin Qureshi Indian National Congress
ShishmahalSyed Ajazuddin Indian National Congress
JahangirabadInayatullah Tarzi Mashriqui Indian National Congress
BairagarhBaboolal Bhartia Indian National Congress
Lila Rai Indian National Congress
HuzurSardarmal Lalwani Independent
BerasiaShankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress
NazirabadShankar Dayal Hindu Mahasabha
SehoreUmrao Singh Indian National Congress
Sultan Mohd Khan Indian National Congress
ShyampurHar Kishan Singh Indian National Congress
Baboolal Indian National Congress
AshtaChandan Mal Indian National Congress
Gopi Das Indian National Congress
KotriMaimoona Sultana Indian National Congress
IchhawarKesarimal Jain Indian National Congress
NasrullahganjVanshi Dhar Indian National Congress
BudhniLachmi Narain Indian National Congress
RaisenBaboolal Indian National Congress
Kamta Prashad Indian National Congress
BegumganjKundan Lal Indian National Congress
SultanganjBaboolal Kamal Indian National Congress
GoharganjDalip Singh Independent
Gulab Chand Independent
AmrawadNarbada Charan Lal Indian National Congress
BareliShyam Sundar Indian National Congress
SilwaniLila Dhar Rathi Indian National Congress
Daulat Shah Independent
UdaipurNit Gopal Indian National Congress
DeoriRam Karan Lal Indian National Congress

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. "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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