1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
26 March 1952 1957 →
All 232 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
117 seats needed for a majority
Registered15,513,592
Turnout45.11%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ravishankar Shukla
Party INC KMPP
Leader's seat Saraipali
Seats won 194 8
Popular vote 34,34,058 3,65,371
Percentage 49.07% 5.22%
Chief Minister before election

Ravishankar Shukla

 Elected Chief Minister

Ravishankar Shukla
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951. Madhya Pradesh (in brown) in the center

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 1,122 candidates contested for the 184 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 48 two-member constituencies and 136 single-member constituencies, for a total of 232 seats.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Ravishankar Shukla became the Chief Minister.[2]

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal state were merged into Madhya Pradesh and the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur Division were transferred to Bombay State. Hence the constituencies were re-organized during 1957 elections.

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  2. ^ V Ramu Sarma (29 August 2021). "Life and legacy of Madhya Pradesh's first leaders". Retrieved 19 October 2021.