1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election

1952 Pa and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election
27 March 1952 1954 →
All 60 seats in the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,763,531
Turnout58.93%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC Akali Dal
Seats won 26 19
Popular vote 28.66 23.44%
CM before election

Raghbir Singh
INC

Elected CM

Gian Singh Rarewala

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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

Summary of results of the 1952 Patiala & East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won % of
Seats		 Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 51 26 43.33 3,88,185 28.66
Akali Dal 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 14 2 3.33 64,652 4.77
Lal Communist Party Hind Union 5 1 1.67 21,539 1.59
Scheduled Caste Federation 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

# Constituency Member Party
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

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Conditional Mandate for Congress" (PDF). Economic and Political Weekly. 4 (19–20, 17 May 1952). May 1952.