1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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27 March 1952
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Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. This election was officially known as the 1951 Assam Legislative Assembly election, even though actual voting didn't take place until early 1952 because of delays.[1]
Constituencies
[edit]The Assam Legislative Assembly in 1952 consisted of 81 single-member constituencies and 13 double-member constituencies. A total of 590 nominations were filed out of which 61 were rejected and 74 were withdrawn, thus a total of 455 candidates contested the first legislative assembly elections in Assam.[1]
Political parties
[edit]9 national parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. The Indian National Congress contested 92 seats and won 76. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party crossed double-digits.[1]
Results
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| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Vote | % | Contested | Won | ||||||
| Indian National Congress | 1,064,850 | 43.48 | 92 | 76 | |||||
| Socialist Party | 3,25,690 | 13.30 | 61 | 4 | |||||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 1,46,792 | 5.99 | 40 | 1 | |||||
| Communist Party of India | 69,431 | 2.84 | 18 | 1 | |||||
| Mizo Union | 29,104 | 1.19 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Khasi-Jaintia Durbar | 24,248 | 0.99 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| All People's Party | 14,930 | 0.61 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Garo National Council | 14,577 | 0.60 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Khasi Jaintia Federated State National Conference | 9,441 | 0.39 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Independent | 6,93,908 | 28.34 | 213 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 49,55,390 | 100 | — | 105 | |||||
The Indian National Congress won a comfortable majority with 76 seats and formed the government under Bishnuram Medhi, who began his first term as Chief Minister.[2] Kuladhar Chaliha was elected the Speaker of the Assembly.[3]
Elected members
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951: To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ↑ "Assam Assembly Election Results in 1951". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 2025-11-06. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ "List of Speakers | Assam Legislative Assembly". Assam Bidhan Sabha. Retrieved 2026-06-18.