1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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| election_name = 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

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| election_date = 27 March 1952

| next_election = 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1957

| seats_for_election= All 105 seats to the Assam Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 53

| turnout = 49.42%

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| image1 = File:Bishnuram Medhi.jpg

| leader1 = Bishnu Ram Medhi

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| leaders_seat1 = M. L. C.

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| seats1 = 76

| seat_change1 = New

| popular_vote1 = 10,64,850

| percentage1 = 43.48%

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| title = CM

| before_election = Bishnu Ram Medhi

| before_party = Indian National Congress

| after_election = Bishnu Ram Medhi

| after_party = Indian National Congress

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File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg

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 through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.

Constituencies

Assam Legislative Assembly, 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 withdrew their nominations. So a total of 455 candidates contested the first legislative assembly elections in Assam.

Political parties

9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.

Results

{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_ASSAM.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-13}} |sortable=yes}}

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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"

! class="unsortable" |

! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote %

|- style="background: #90EE90;"

| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress

| 70px

| 92 || 76 || 72.38 || 10,64,850 || 43.48

| {{party color cell|Socialist Party}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party

| 61 || 4 || 3.81 || 3,25,690 || 13.30

| {{party color cell|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party

| 40 || 1 || 0.95 || 1,46,792 || 5.99

| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India

| 70px

| 18 || 1 || 0.95 || 69,431 || 2.84

| style="text-align:left;" |Garo National Council

| 4 || 3 || 2.86 || 14,577 || 0.60

| style="text-align:left;" |Khasi-Jaintia Durbar

| 4 || 1 || 0.95 || 24,248 || 0.99

| style="text-align:left;" |All People's Party (Assam)

| 3 || 1 || 0.95 || 14,930 || 0.61

| style="text-align:left;" |Mizo Union

| 3 || 3 || 2.86 || 29,104 || 1.19

| style="text-align:left;" |Khasi Jaintia Federated State National Conference

| 1 || 1 || 0.95 || 9,441 || 0.39

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| 213 || 14 || 13.33 || 6,93,908 || 28.34

|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan = 3| Total Seats

! 105 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 49,55,390 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 24,48,890 (49.42%)

Elected members

class="wikitable sortable" !Constituency !Member !colspan=2\|Party
rowspan=2\|Ratabari Patharkandi	Baidyanath Mookerjee	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Ramesh Chandra Das Chowdhury	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Patharkandi Karimganj	Maulavi Mahmud Ali	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Badarpur	Maulana Abdul Jalil	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Katigora	Barbhuiya, Namwar Ali	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Lakhipur	Dhubi, Raghunandan	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Chaubey, Ram Prasad	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Barkhola	Nath, Raichand	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Silchar	Laskar, Mehrab Ali	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Silchar Sonai	Choudhury, Moinul Haque	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Sonai	Sinha, Nanda Kishore	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Hailakandi Silchar	Hem Chandra Chakravarty	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Hailakandi	Abdul Matlib Mazumdar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Katlicherra	Gourishankar Roy	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Shillong	J. J. M. Nicholas-roy	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Jowai	U. Kistobinu Rymbai	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Nongstoin	Ajra Singh Khongphai	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
North Cachar Hills	Hagjer, Joy Bhadra	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Mikir Hills West	Rongpher, Nihang	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Mikir Hills East	Terang, Khorsing	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Phulbari	Sangma, Emonsing	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Mankachar	Kobad Hussain Ahmed	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
South Salmara	Md. Sahadatali Mandal	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Dhubri	Tamizuddin Prodhani	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Golakganj	Santosh Kumar Barua	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Gossaigaon	Jatindra Narayan Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Kokrajhar Sidli	Raja Ajit Narayan Deb	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Rupnath Brahma	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Bilasipara	Md. Umaruddin	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Bijni	Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
North Salmara	Das, Hareswar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Goalpara	Hakim Chandra Rabha	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Nath, Khagendranath	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Sorbhog	Akshoy Kumar Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Tarabari	Pahar Khan	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Barpeta West	Mukhtar Ali	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
rowspan=2\|Barpeta North East	Mahadeb Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Mahendra Mohan Choudhury	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Patacharkuchi Barama	Homeswar Deb Chaudhuri	{{Full party name with color\|Socialist Party of India}}
Baikunthanath Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Nalbari South	Prafulla Chandra Goswami	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Nalbari North	Prabhat Chandra Goswami	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Rangiya	Siddhinath Sarma	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Dharanidhar Basumatari	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Kamalpur	Mohendranath Deka	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Hajo	Bishnuram Medhi	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Pub Bangsar Silasundari Ghopa	Radhikaram Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Mangaldai	Purandar Sarma	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Panery	Davidson Bhabora	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Dhekiajuli North	Omeo Kumar Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Dhekiajuli South	Mohi Kanta Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Tezpur North	Biswadev Sarma	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Tezpur South	Kamla Prasad Agarwalla	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Sootea	Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Gohpur	Gahan Chandra Goswami	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Laharighat	Mohammed Rofique	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
rowspan=2\|Marigaon Dhing	Bora, Motiram	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Das, Beliram	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Nowgong Raha	Sarma, Pratap Chandra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Hazarika, Mahendra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Jamunamukh	Bara, Bimala Kanta	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Samaguri	Barthakur Usha	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Kaliabar	Bara, Lila Kanta	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Rupahihat	Mohammed Idris	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Golaghat East	Barua, Rajendranath	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Golaghat West	Pegu, Mal	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Kheria, Chanoo	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Dergaon	Rajkhowa, Debeswar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Jorhat South	Kuladhar, Chaliha	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Jorhat North	Nilmani Phookan	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Ramnath Das	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Teok	Harinarayan Baruah	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Amguri	Kakoti, Rabin	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Sibsagar	Gogoi, Girindranath	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Nazira	Bezbarua, Ananda Chandra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Nazira Sonari	Gogoi, Thanuram	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Sonari	Chetia, Purnanda	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Bihpuria	Sarveswar Boruwa	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|North Lakhimpur	Karka Doley	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Hem Chandra Hazarika	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Moran	Gogoi, Ghana Kanta	{{Full party name with color\|Independent (politician)}}
Dibrugarh West	Ali, Faiznur	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Dibrugarh East	Barooah, Ramesh Chandra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Tinsukia North	Khaund, Indreswar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Tinsukia South	Bhuyan, Jadunath	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Bordubi	Das, Manik Chandra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Jaipur	Barua, Jago Kanta	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Doom Dooma	Chowdhury, Harihar	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2\|Digboi	Lohar, Dalbir Singh	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
Khakhlari, Jadav Chandra	{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}

References

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Category:State Assembly elections in Assam

Category:1950s in Assam

Category:March 1952 in Asia