1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
26 March 1952 1957 →
All 60 seats in the Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,403,588
Turnout28.37%
  First party Second party
 
Leader S.N. Shukla
Party INC Socialist
Leader's seat Amarpur
Seats won 40 11
Popular vote 2,70,013 1,28,187
Percentage 39.60% 18.80%
Elected Chief Minister of Vindhya Pradesh

S.N. Shukla
Indian National Congress

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh were held on March 26, 1952. 252 candidates contested the 48 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 12 two-member constituencies, and 36 single-member constituencies.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Sambhu Nath Shukla became the new Chief Minister.

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