1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952
← 1946 31 March 1952 1957 →
All 187 seats in the West Bengal state assembly
94 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.23%
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Bidhan Chandra Roy Jyoti Basu
Party INC CPI
Leader since 1952 1952
Leader's seat Bowbazar Baranagar
Last election N/A N/A
Seats won 150 28
Seat change N/A N/A
Popular vote 2,889,994 800,951
Percentage 38.82% 10.76%
Swing N/A N/A
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Bidhan Chandra Roy
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951
West Bengal, India

The West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952 was a part of the series of Legislative Assembly elections in 1952. It was the first ever assembly election held in West Bengal.