Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1952

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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]

Results

 Summary of results of the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1952 [1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won % of
Seats 		Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 59 55 91.67 6,06,934 63.79
Saurashtra Khedut Sangh 37 1 1.67 1,39,449 14.66
Socialist Party 28 2 3.33 34,778 3.66
Independent 50 2 3.33 75,624 7.95
Total seats 60 Voters 20,81,140 Turnout 9,51,509 (45.72 %)

State Reorganization and Merger

On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.


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