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

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DelhiECI1951 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Kaushik, S. L.; Rama Patnayak (1995). Modern Governments and Political Systems. Vol. 3. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 65.