1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Country:India
Type:legislative
Vote Type:Popular
Ongoing:no
Election Date:1952
Next Election:1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:1967
Seats For Election:36 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:19
Party1:Indian National Congress
Image1:Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg
Leader1:Yashwant Singh Parmar
Seats1:24
Popular Vote1:47.25%
Party2:Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Leader2:Jivatram Kripalani
Seats2:3
Popular Vote2:14.69%
CM
After Party:Indian National Congress
After Election:Yashwant Singh Parmar

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1952.

Results

!colspan=8||- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"! class="unsortable" |! Political party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote %|- style="background: #90EE90;"| | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| | 35 || 24 || 66.67 || 84,819 || 47.25|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|| 22 || 3 || 8.33 || 26,371 || 14.69|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Caste Federation| | 9 || 1 || 2.78 || 10,352 || 5.77|-| || 36 || 8 || 22.22 || 47,746 || 26.6|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3| Total seats! 36 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 7,13,554 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 1,79,515 (25.16%)|}

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
Solan None Ram Dass
Hira Singh Pal
Kasumpti Hitendra Sen
Suni Sita Ram
Kumarsain Ram Dayal
Theog Jiwanoo
Devi Ram
Jubbal Bala Nand
Rohru Padam Dev
Rajgarh Ghan Shyam
Rampur Hardayal Singh
Bhagat Ram
Chini Gopal Chand
Bhamla Sarju Singh
Rawalsar Pandit Gauri Prasad
Mahadev Karam Singh
Chachiot Piru
Krishna Chandar
Kersog Rattan Singh
Sunder Nagar Baldev Chand
Sadar Mandi Krishna Nand Swami
Joginder Nagar Besar Ram
Sandhol Hari Singh
Kashmir Singh
Churah Vidya Dhar
Avtar Chand
Chamba Chattar Singh
Bhattiyat Jaiwant Ram
Bharmour Gurditta Mal
Pangi Daulat Ram
Nahan Tapinder Singh
Paonta Shiva Nand
Pachhad Jiwnu
Yashwant Singh Parmar
Reinka Partap Singh
Dharam Singh

State Reorganization

Under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[1] Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 and the next legislative elections were held in 1967.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reorganisation of States, 1955 . The Economic Weekly . 15 October 1955 . 25 July 2015.