1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Saurashtra were held on March 26, 1952. 222 candidates contested for the 55 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 5 two-member constituencies and 50 single-member constituencies.[1]
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60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,081,140 | ||||||||||||
| Turnout | 45.72% | ||||||||||||
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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951
Results
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |
| Indian National Congress |  |
59 | 55 | 91.67 | 606,934 | 63.79 | |
| Saurashtra Khedut Sangh | 37 | 1 | 1.67 | 139,449 | 14.66 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 25 | 0 | 43,043 | 4.52 | |||
| Socialist Party | 28 | 2 | 3.33 | 34,778 | 3.66 | ||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 16 | 0 | 30,907 | 3.25 | |||
| Communist Party of India |  |
3 | 0 | 7,791 | 0.82 | ||
| Scheduled Castes Federation |  |
3 | 0 | 4,977 | 0.52 | ||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3 | 0 | 4,346 | 0.46 | |||
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 1 | 0 | 3,660 | 0.38 | |||
| Independent | 50 | 2 | 3.33 | 75,624 | 7.95 | ||
| Total seats | 60 | Voters | 20,81,140 | Turnout | 9,51,509 (45.72%) | ||
Winning candidates
| No | Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party |
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| 1 | KALYANPUR | VASANT KALYANJI HIRJI | INC |
| 2 | KHAMBHALIA | NAKUM HARILAL RAMJI | INC |
| 3 | BHANVAD JAMJODHPUR | PATEL KESHAVJI ARJAN | INC |
| 4 | JAMJODHPUR LALPUR | PATEL RATANSHI BHANJI | INC |
| 5 | JAMNAGAR TALUKA | JOSHI MAGANLAL BHAGWANJI | INC |
| 6 | JAMNAGAR CITY WEST | TAMBOLI FULCHAND PURSHOTTAM | INC |
| 7 | JAMNAGAR CITY (EAST) | HAMIRKA ALARAKHA HASAN | INC |
| 8 | KALAWAD DHROL | JADEJA CHANDRASINHJI DIPSINHJI | IND |
| 9 | DHROL JODIYA | VAGHANI HANSAJ JIVANDAS | INC |
| 10 | LIMBDI WADHWAN | HAMIR JIVA VANKAR | SP |
| Ghanshyam Oza | INC | ||
| 11 | LIMBDI LAKHTAR | ACHARYA LABHSHANKER DEVSHANKER | INC |
| 12 | DASADA LAKHTAR | DESAI BHUPATBHAI VRAJLAL | INC |
| 13 | DHRANGADHRA | SHAH MANHARLAL MANSUKHLAL | INC |
| 14 | HALWAD MULI | SHUKLA LABHSHANKER MAGANLAL | INC |
| 15 | SAYLA CHOTILA | SHAH NATHALAL MANSUKHLAL | INC |
| 16 | PADDHARI LODHIKA KOTDASANGANI | SHUKLA BALKRISHNA DINMANISHANKER | INC |
| 17 | MORVI MALIA | JADEJA KALIKAKUMAR LAKHDHIRJI | IND |
| ABDULLA HAMIR KAJEDIA | INC | ||
| 18 | WANKANER | SHAH SHANTILAL RAJPAL | INC |
| 19 | RAJKOT TALUKA | VEKARIA KURJI JADAVJI | INC |
| 20 | RAJKOT CITY (NORTH) | SHAH CHIMANLAL NAGARDAS | INC |
| 21 | RAJKOT CITY (SOUTH) | KOTAK GIRDHARLAL BHAWANJI | INC |
| 22 | JASDAN | PRABHATGIRI G. GONSAI | INC |
| 23 | BABRA | JOSHI GAJANAN BHAVANISHANKER | INC |
| 24 | GONDAL KUNKAVAV | PATEL GOVINDBHAI KESHAVJI | INC |
| BHASKAR HARIBHAI RANA | INC | ||
| 25 | KANDORANA BHAYAVADAR | CHANGELA BHIMJI RUDABHAI | INC |
| 26 | UPLETA | U. N. Dhebar | INC |
| 27 | DHORAJI | SHAH VAJUBHAI MANILAL | INC |
| 28 | JETPUR | Babubhai P. Vaidya | INC |
| 29 | JAFRABAD RAJULA | LAHERI KANUBHAI JIVANLAL | INC |
| 31 | MAHUVA TALUKA | MODI JADAVJI KESHAVJI | INC |
| 32 | KUNDLA | KHIMANI AMULAKHRAI K. | INC |
| 33 | PALITANA CHOK | INDRANI JORSINGH KASALSINGH | INC |
| 34 | TALAJA DATHA | MANIAR LALOOBHAI K. | INC |
| 35 | BHAVNAGAR CITY (EAST) | VRAJLAL GOKALDAS VORA | INC |
| 36 | BHAVNAGAR CITY (WEST) | AJITRAI M. OZA | INC |
| 37 | BHAVNAGAR (DASCROI) SIHOR | KANBI KARASAN JERAM | INC |
| 38 | SONGADH UMRALA | CHHAGANLAL L. GOPANI | INC |
| 39 | VALLABHIRUR GADHADA | REWAR KANJI SAVJI | INC |
| SHAH PREMCHAND MAGANLAL | INC | ||
| 40 | LATHI | SAVANI LIMBA JASMAT | INC |
| 42 | JUNAGADH BHESAN | KATHRECHA PARMANANDAS | INC |
| 43 | JUNAGADH CITY | RAJA CHITTARANJAN RUGNATH | INC |
| 44 | VISAVADAR | VELJI NARSI PATEL | INC |
| 45 | VANTHALI MANAVADAR BANTWA | VIKANI RAMJI PARBAT | INC |
| GOHEL JIVRAJ VISRAM | INC | ||
| 46 | KUTIYANA RANAVAV | DAVE DAYASHANKER TRIKAMJI | INC |
| 47 | PORBANDAR CITY | BHUPTA MATHURADAS GORDHANDAS | INC |
| 48 | PORBANDAR TALUKA | ODEDRA MALDEVJI M. | INC |
| 49 | MANGROL | JAYA VAJUBHAI SHAH | INC |
| 50 | KESHOD | Ratubhai Adani | INC |
| 51 | MALIA MENDARDA | MORI KANJI KACHRA | INC |
| 52 | VERAVAL TOWN | Pushpaben Mehta | INC |
| 53 | VERAVAL PATAN TALUKA | JOSHI MOTILAL G. | INC |
| 54 | TALALA | SOLANKI HAMIR SARMAN | INC |
| 55 | UNA | VERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAI | INC |
State reorganization and merger
On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]
See also
References
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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