1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 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 (1952-03-27)
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. A total of 91 contestants were in the 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, who was elected unopposed).[1]

Political parties

Four 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 crossed 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
1 ShahajahanabadJalauddin Qureshi Indian National Congress
2 ShishmahalSyed Ajazuddin Indian National Congress
3 JahangirabadInayatullah Tarzi Mashriqui Indian National Congress
4 BairagarhBaboolal Bhartia Indian National Congress
Lila Rai Indian National Congress
5 HuzurSardarmal Lalwani Independent
6 BerasiaShankar Dayal Sharma Indian National Congress
7 NazirabadShankar Dayal Hindu Mahasabha
8 SehoreUmrao Singh Indian National Congress
Sultan Mohd Khan Indian National Congress
9 ShyampurHar Kishan Singh Indian National Congress
Baboolal Indian National Congress
10 AshtaChandan Mal Indian National Congress
Gopi Das Indian National Congress
11 KotriMaimoona Sultana Indian National Congress
12 IchhawarKesarimal Jain Indian National Congress
13 NasrullahganjVanshi Dhar Indian National Congress
14 BudhniLachmi Narain Indian National Congress
15 RaisenBaboolal Indian National Congress
Kamta Prashad Indian National Congress
16 BegumganjKundan Lal Indian National Congress
17 SultanganjBaboolal Kamal Indian National Congress
18 GoharganjDalip Singh Independent
Gulab Chand Independent
19 AmrawadNarbada Charan Lal Indian National Congress
20 BareliShyam Sundar Indian National Congress
21 SilwaniLila Dhar Rathi Indian National Congress
Daulat Shah Independent
22 UdaipurNit Gopal Indian National Congress
23 DeoriRam Karan Lal Indian National Congress

State Reorganisation and Merger

On November 1, 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under the 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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