1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
{{Short description|Election in Indian state}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = No
| next_election = 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1957
| election_date = 19 February 1952
| seats_for_election = All 160 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
| majority_seats = 81
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = {{eppt|Indian National Congress|height=100|width=80}}
| leader1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 82
| percentage1 = 45.13 %
| party2 = Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
| image2 = {{eppt|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad|height=100|width=80}}
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| seats2 = 24
| percentage2 = 9.89
| title = CM
| before_election = Jai Narayan Vyas
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = Tika Ram Paliwal
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}
File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg
Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held on 29 February 1952. 616 candidates contested for the 140 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 120 single-member constituencies.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
Results
{{Election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_Raj.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 | archive-date=15 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615112154/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_Raj.pdf | url-status=live }} |sortable=yes}}
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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 70px
| 156 || 82 || 51.25 || 12,86,953 || 39.46
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}}
|
| 59 || 24 || 15.00 || 3,99,958 || 12.26
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|
| 51 || 1 || 0.63 || 1,35,971 || 4.17
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|
| 50 || 8 || 5.00 || 1,93,532 || 5.93
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Krishikar Lok Party}}
|
| 46 || 7 || 43.75 || 2,70,807 || 8.30
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha}}
|
| 6 || 2 || 1.25 || 28,183 || 0.86
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}
|
| 6 || 1 || 0.63 || 16,411 || 0.50
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
|
| 230 || 35 || 21.88 || 8,96,671 || 27.49
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 160 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 92,68,215 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 32,61,442 (35.19%)
|}
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.
Elected members
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!Constituency !Reserved for !Member !colspan=2|Party | |||
Sawai Madhopur | rowspan=98| None | Shri Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Malarna Chaur | Tikaram Paliwal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Karauli | Rajkumar Brijendra Pal | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sapotra | Dharam Chand | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
rowspan=2| Hindaun | Chhanga | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Riddhi Chand | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Mahwa | Tikaram Paliwal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Nadoti | Shyam Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Behror | Ramjilal Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Bansur | Badri Prashad | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Mandawar | Ghasi Ram Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Tijara | Ghasi Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Ramgarh | Durlabh Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Alwar | Chhotu Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Thana Gazi | Bhawani Sahaya | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Lachmangarh Rajgarh | Bhola Nath | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Sampat Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Kaman | Md. Ibrahim | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Nagaur | Gopi Lal Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | |
Kumher | Raja Man Singh | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | |
rowspan=2| Weir | Ghasi Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Tej Pal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Bharatpur | Hari Dutt | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | |
Roopbas | Shri Bhan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | |
rowspan=2| Bari | Mangal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Hans Raj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Dholpur | Sri Gopal Bhargava | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Nawalgarh | Th. Bhim Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Jhunjhunu | Narottam Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Khetri | Th. Raghubirsingh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Mahadeo | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Chirawa | Harlal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Udaipur | Devi Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
rowspan=2| Lachmangarh | Balbir | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | |
Narain Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Sikar Town | Radha Krishna | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Sikar Tehsil | Ishwar Singh | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | |
Danta Ramgarh | Bhairon Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Neem Ka Thana A | Ladu Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Neem Ka Thana B | Rup Narain | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Neem Ka Thana C | Kapil Deo | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Tonk | Lalu Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Ram Ratan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Thikana Uniara | Rao Raja Sardar Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Malpura | Damodar Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Jaipur City A | Sah Alumuddin | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Jaipur City B | Ram Kishore | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Jaipur City C | Gulab Chand Kasliwal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Jaipur Chaksu | Hari Shankar Sidhant Shastri | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Narain Chaturvedi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Bandikui | Vishambar Nath | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Rupnagar | Bhanu Pratap Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Phagi | Abani Kumar | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Kishangarh | Chand Mal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Lalsot Dausa | Ram Lal Bansiwal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Ram Karan Joshi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Sikrai | Triveni Shyam | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Kotputli | Hazari Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Bairath | Mukti Lal Modi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Amber A | Kr. Tej Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Amber B | Maha Rawal Sangram Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jamwa Ramgarh | Man Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Jaisalmer | Hadvant Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Bhavri | Mohbat Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sheoganj | Arjun Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sirohi | Jawan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Bali | Laxman Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Bali Desuri | Bhairun Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sojat Desuri | Bhairun Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Pali Sojat | Bishan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sojat Main | Keshri Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jaitran East Sojat East | Mohan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jaitran North West | Umed Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jalore A | Madho Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Jalore B | Hazari Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jaswantpura | Chatar Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jaswantpura Sanchore | Ganpat Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sanchore | Kishore Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Barmer A | Ten Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Barmer B | Nathu Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Barmer C | Madho Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Siwana | Mota Ram | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Jodhpur City A | Inder Nath | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jodhpur City B | Hanwant Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jodhpur Tehsil South | Narsing Kachawa | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Jodhpur Tehsil North | Mangal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Phalodi | Himmat Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Shergarh | Khet Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Bilara | Santosh Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Nagaur East | Ganga Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Nagaur West | Keshri Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Merta West | Nathu Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Merta East | Bhopal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Nawan | Kishan Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Parbatsar | Madan Mohan | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Deedwana | Mathura Das | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Deedwana Parbatsar | Moti Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Bagidora | Hari Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Banswara | ST | Belji | {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party of India}} |
Ghatol | rowspan=61| None | Dulji | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Sagwara | Bhogilal Pandaya | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Dungarpur | Soma | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Hari Deo | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Pratapgarh Nimbahera | Badri Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Manna | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Badi Sadri Kapasin | Jai Chand | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Jagat Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | ||
Chittor | Pratap Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Begun | Sugan Chand | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Mandal Garh | Keshri Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Jahazpur | Ram Dayal | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
rowspan=2| Sahapura Benara | Rajadhiraj Amar Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Kistoor Chand | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Asind | Gopal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Mandal | Chunni Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Shahada | Sambhoo Singh | {{Full party name with color|Hindu Mahasabha}} | |
Bhilwara | Tej Mal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Bhim | Sangram Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Kumbalgarh | Vijai Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Khamnor | Shiv Dan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
rowspan=2| Saira | Din Bandhu | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Roshan Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
rowspan=2| Sarada Salumbar | Sohan Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Laxman Bhil | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Udaipur City | Mohan Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Girwa | Lal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Unthala | R. S. Dalip Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} | |
Lasadia | Udai Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Rajasmand Relmagra | Amrit Lal Yadav | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Bhairun Singh | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Lok Paksha}} | ||
Sironj | Payare Lal | {{Full party name with color|Hindu Mahasabha}} | |
Chhabra | Ved Pal Tayagi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Atru | Raja Himmat Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Kishanganj | Raghuraj Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Sangod | Lal Bahadur | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Ladpura | Kanwar Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Daleep Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Pipalda | Tej Raj Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Anta Mangrol | Chandra Kant | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Bundi | Chhittar Lal | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} | |
Hindol | Sajjan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Patan | Keshri Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
rowspan=2| Jhalrapatan | Madho Lal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Bhagwan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Khanpur | Bhairavlal Kala Badal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Manohar Thana | Jayendra Singh | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}} | |
Bijkarner City | Moti Chnad | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Nokha | Kan Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Bikaner Tehsil | Jaswant Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
rowspan=2| Churu | Kumbha Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Prabhu Dayal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Sardar Shahar | Chandan Mal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Ratangarh | Mahadev Prashad N. Pandit | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Sujangarh | Pratap Singh | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | |
Bhadra | Hans Raj | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Nohar | Manphool Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Sadulgarh | Ramchandra Ch. | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
rowspan=2| Raisingh Nagar Karanpur | Dharam Pal | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
Gurudayal Singh | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | ||
Ganganagar | Moti Ram | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=15 October 1955 | accessdate=25 July 2015 | archive-date=18 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218051214/http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | url-status=live }} This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections.{{fact|date=May 2022}}
See also
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