1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election
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Elections to the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, also known as the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rajasthan. It is a vital part of the state government, responsible for making and implementing laws. The assembly meets ...
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.


Results

!colspan=10, , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! colspan=2, Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote % , - style="background: #90EE90;" , , , 156 , , 82 , , 51.25 , , 12,86,953 , , 39.46 , - , , , 59 , , 24 , , 15.00 , , 3,99,958 , , 12.26 , - , , , 51 , , 1 , , 0.63 , , 1,35,971 , , 4.17 , - , , , 50 , , 8 , , 5.00 , , 1,93,532 , , 5.93 , - , , , 46 , , 7 , , 43.75 , , 2,70,807 , , 8.30 , - , , , 6 , , 2 , , 1.25 , , 28,183 , , 0.86 , - , , , 6 , , 1 , , 0.63 , , 16,411 , , 0.50 , - , , , 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 States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States ...
, the
Ajmer State Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital. Ajmer State was formed in 1950 out of the territory of former province of Ajmer-Merwara, which became a province of the Indian Union on 15 August 1947. ...
, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of
Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Province, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Province (in British India roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Mah ...
, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the
Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
.


Elected members


State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under
States Reorganisation Act, 1956 The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States ...
, the
Ajmer State Ajmer State was a separate state within India from 1950 to 1956 with Ajmer as its capital. Ajmer State was formed in 1950 out of the territory of former province of Ajmer-Merwara, which became a province of the Indian Union on 15 August 1947. ...
, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of
Bombay State Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Province, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Province (in British India roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Mah ...
, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the
Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
. This resulted in the change in assembly constituencies from 140 with 160 seats to 136 with 176 seats in 1957 assembly elections.


See also

* 1951–52 elections in India *
1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Elections to the second Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluka of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sun ...


References

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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
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