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General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India attained independence in 1947. [1] [2] [3] Voters elected 489 members of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. Elections to most of the state legislatures were held simultaneously. [4]
The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 670000 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes.
Administrative regions during the Indian general election, 1951–52. The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. It completed its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. [1] The year 1951 is often misleadingly associated with the election for first Lok Sabha.
Summary of results of the 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election [1]; Political party Flag Seats Contested Won % of Seats Votes Vote % Indian National Congress
The 1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election was held on 27 March 1952 to elect all 375 members of the Legislative Assembly of Madras State (present-day Tamil Nadu). They were the first elections held in the state following Indian independence .
26 July - Commencement of 1952 Mulkhi Agitation at Warangal. [1] 16 October - The first ever Test cricket match of India national cricket team post independence was held at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground against Pakistan national cricket team. [2] December - Jawaharlal Nehru's visit to Travancore–Cochin results in commencement of Nehru Trophy Boat ...
The elections were held in the aftermath of the Telangana armed struggle. The communists had called off their guerrilla campaign in October 1951, just few months before the polls. [4] The Communist Party of India was banned in the state at the time, but contested the election under the cover of the People's Democratic Front. [5]
The 1951–52 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Madras state were held for 62 constituencies with 75 seats. This State had the second largest number of seats, after Uttar Pradesh. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 35 out of the 75 ...