1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
1952
36 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Yashwant Singh Parmar Jivatram Kripalani
Party INC KMPP
Seats won 24 3
Popular vote 47.25% 14.69%
CM before election

Office established

 CM

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

Himachal Pradesh in India (1951)

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1952. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Yashwant Singh Parmar became the Chief Minister.

Constituencies

The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly consisted of 36 seats, distributed in eight two-member constituencies and twenty single-member constituencies. A total of 135 contestants were in the fray for these 36 seats.

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		Won% of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 352466.6784,81947.25
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 2238.3326,37114.69
Scheduled Caste Federation 912.7810,3525.77
Independent 36822.2247,74626.6
Total seats 36Voters7,13,554Turnout1,79,515 (25.16%)

Elected members

# Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Member Party
1 SolanNoneRam DassScheduled Castes Federation
Hira Singh PalIndependent
2 KasumptiHitendra SenIndependent
3 SuniSita RamIndian National Congress
4 KumarsainRam DayalIndependent
5 TheogJiwanooKisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Devi RamIndian National Congress
6 JubbalBala NandIndian National Congress
7 RohruPadam DevIndian National Congress
8 RajgarhGhan ShyamIndependent
9 RampurHardayal SinghIndian National Congress
Bhagat RamIndian National Congress
10 ChiniGopal ChandIndependent
11 BhamlaSarju SinghIndian National Congress
12 RawalsarPandit Gauri PrasadIndian National Congress
13 MahadevKaram SinghIndian National Congress
14 ChachiotPiruIndian National Congress
Krishna ChandarIndian National Congress
15 KersogRattan SinghIndian National Congress
16 Sunder NagarBaldev ChandIndian National Congress
17 Sadar MandiKrishna Nand SwamiIndependent
18 Joginder NagarBesar RamIndian National Congress
19 SandholHari SinghKisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Kashmir SinghKisan Mazdoor Praja Party
20 ChurahVidya DharIndian National Congress
Avtar ChandIndian National Congress
21 ChambaChattar SinghIndian National Congress
22 BhattiyatJaiwant RamIndian National Congress
23 BharmourGurditta MalIndependent
24 PangiDaulat RamIndian National Congress
25 NahanTapinder SinghIndian National Congress
26 PaontaShiva NandIndian National Congress
27 PachhadJiwnuIndian National Congress
Yashwant Singh ParmarIndian National Congress
28 ReinkaPartap SinghIndian National Congress
Dharam SinghIndependent

State Reorganization

Under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[2] Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 and the next legislative elections were held in 1967.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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