Bhopal Legislative Assembly election, 1952

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952.^[1]

Constituencies

The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. Total 91 contestants were in fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (8 candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only 1 candidate, which was elected unopposed).^[1]

Political Parties

4 National parties along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party while no other party cross the double digit.^[1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Bhopal Legislative Assembly election, 1952 ^[1]

	Political Party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		28	25	83.33	1,17,656	52.01
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha		9	1	3.33	31,684	14.01
	Independent		32	4	13.33	51,736	22.87
Total Seats			30	Voters	6,10,182	Turnout	2,26,210 (37.07 %)

State Reorganization and Merger

On 1 November 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.^[2]

See also

• 1951–52 elections in India
• Bhopal State
• Bhopal State (1949–56)

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bhopal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.