1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

27 March 1952 1993 →
All 48 seats to the Delhi Legislative Assembly 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Party INC ABJS Leader's seat Nangloi Jat - Seats before N/A N/A Seats won 39 5 Seat change N/A N/A Popular vote 2,71,812 1,14,207 Percentage 52.09% 21.89%
Chief Minister Chaudhary Brahm Prakash INC

The first Delhi Legislative Assembly election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly was held on 27 March 1952.^[1][2] Forty-eight seats were up for election.^[2] Six of the constituencies elected two assembly members, the remaining 36 constituencies elected a single member.^[1]

Results

Congress emerged as the single largest party in the first legislative elections held in Delhi.^[1] Chaudhary Brahm Prakash of Indian National Congress was elected Chief Minister.

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

Party		Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress	47	39	81.25	2,71,812	52.09
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	31	5	10.42	1,14,207	21.89
	Socialist Party	6	2	4.17	12,396	2.38
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha	5	1	2.08	6,891	1.32
	Independent	78	1	2.08	82,972	15.90
Total Seats		48	Voters	7,44,668	Turnout	5,21,766 (58.52%)

Elected members

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.^[3] Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution.^[4]

See also

• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1993 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

References

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