1952 Rajya Sabha elections explained

Election Name:1952 Rajya Sabha election
Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Next Election:1953 Rajya Sabha elections
Next Year:1953
Seats For Election:230 seats in the Rajya Sabha
Majority Seats:116 elected
Leader1:Jawaharlal Nehru
Party1:INC
Seats1:172
Percentage1:74.78%
Leader2:Ajoy Ghosh
Party2:CPI
Seats2:8
Percentage2:3.48%

Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1952, to elect members of the Council of States (the Rajya Sabha), Indian Parliament's upper chamber.[1]

Elections

Elections were held in 1952 to elect members from various states of Independent India. Dr. S Radhakrishnan was the First Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, also the First Vice President of the Nation.[2] The list is incomplete.

Members elected

The members are elected in the elections held in 1952. As per the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Rajya Sabha was first constituted 3 April 1952. and consist of 216 members of which 12 members were to be nominated by the President and the remaining 204 elected to represent the States.As per President Order known as the Council of States (Term of Office of Members) Order, 1952 for curtailing the term of office of some of the members, then chosen in order that as nearly as one-third of the members holding seats of each class would retire in every second year. The term of office of a member expires on 2 April 1958; 2 April 1956 and 2 April 1954 and accordingly members would be placed in the first, second or third category.[3] [4]

Members with term 1952-54

The following members are retired before the elections held in 1954. They are members for the term 1952 ||54. Some members did not complete the term in case of the resignation or death before the term ending in 1954. In such cases the bye-elections were held.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1954! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark
Abdul Shakoor Maulanabgcolor=
Assam Dr S. K. Bhuyanbgcolor=
Lakshesvar Borooahbgcolor=
bgcolor=
bgcolor=
Inaitullah Khawajabgcolor=
Bihar Kailash Bihari Lallbgcolor=
Bihar bgcolor=
Bihar bgcolor=
Bihar bgcolor=
Bombay bgcolor=
Bombay bgcolor=
Bombay Narsinghrao Deshmukhbgcolor=
Bombay bgcolor= Resigned 13/06/1952
Bombay bgcolor=
Bombay bgcolor= Resigned 14/07/1952
Bombay Chandulal Parikhbgcolor=
Bombay Devkinandan Narayanbgcolor=
Hyderabad B. S. Venkatraobgcolor= Death 04/11/1953
Hyderabad Konda Narayanappabgcolor=
Hyderabad Osman Sobhanibgcolor=
Hyderabad J. H. Subbiah
Anant Nath Panditbgcolor=
Kutch bgcolor= Elected 24/09/1952
Kutch Premji Thakerbgcolor= Resigned 24/09/1952
Madhya Bharat bgcolor=#FF9933
Madhya Bharat bgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Dr R. P. Dubebgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh bgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh bgcolor=#330066
Madhya Pradesh Thakur Bhannu Pratap Singhbgcolor=
Madras bgcolor= Death 10/02/1953
Madras Makineni Basavapunnaiahbgcolor=
Madras S. Guruswamibgcolor=
Madras bgcolor=
Madras E. K. Imbichi Bavabgcolor=
Madras bgcolor=
Madras bgcolor=
Madras P. S. Rajgopal Naidubgcolor=
Madras K. M. Rahmath Ullahbgcolor=
Madras bgcolor=
Madras T. Bhaskara Raobgcolor=
Manipur & Tripura Arman Ali MunshiGanatantrik Sangh
Mysore C. Gopala Krishnamoorty Reddy
Mysore K Chengalaraya Reddybgcolor=
Nominated Aladi AyyarDeath 03/10/1953
Nominated
Nominated
Nominated Dr. J. M. Kumarappa
Nominated
Orissa Prafulla Chandra Banj Deobgcolor=#5F9EA0
Orissa Shoila Bala Dasbgcolor=
Orissa Baidyanath Rathbgcolor=
Punjab Dr Anup Singhbgcolor=
Punjab Hans Raj Raizadabgcolor= Resigned 29/08/1952
Punjab Jathedar Udham Singh Nagokebgcolor=
Punjab M H S Nihal Singhbgcolor=
bgcolor= Death 02/10/1953
Rajasthan Barkatullah Khanbgcolor=
Rajasthan Ramnath Poddarbgcolor=
Rajasthan Mahindra Singh Ranawatbgcolor=
Saurashtra Dr D. H. Variavabgcolor=
Travancore & Cochin bgcolor= Resigned 05/03/1954
Travancore & Cochin M. Mathaibgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh bgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh bgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Ram Chandra Guptabgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Ahmed Syed Khanbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh M. M. Faruqibgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Narendra DevaCongress Socialist Party
Uttar Pradesh Brij Bihari Sharmabgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh bgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Bapu Gopinath Singhbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh bgcolor=
Vindyachal Pradesh Baij Nath Dubey
Vindyachal Pradesh bgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor=
West Bengal Debaprasad Ghoshbgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor=

Members with term 1952-56

The following members are retired before the elections held in 1956. They are members for the term 1952–56. Some members did not complete the term in case of the resignation or death before the term ending in 1956. In such cases the bye-elections were held.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1956! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark
Assam bgcolor=
Assam Mohammad Roufique bgcolor= Independent
Bihar bgcolor=
Bihar Valadi Ganapathi Gopalbgcolor=
Bihar bgcolor=
Bihar bgcolor=
Bihar Imam Syed Mazharbgcolor=
Bihar Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinhabgcolor=
Bihar Tajumal Hussainbgcolor=
Bilaspur and
Himachal Pradesh
Chiranji Lal Vermabgcolor=
Bombay
Bombay Dr Waman Barlingaybgcolor=
Bombay Trimbak Deogirikarbgcolor=
Bombay Venkat Dhagebgcolor=
Bombay Dr M. D. D. Gilderbgcolor=
Bombay bgcolor=
Bombay Manilal Shahbgcolor=
Hyderabad Konda Narayanappabgcolor=
Hyderabad V. K. Dhagebgcolor=
Hyderabad Dr Raj Bahadur Goudbgcolor=
Hyderabad Italia Dinshawbgcolor=
Jammu & Kashmir Syed M Jalalibgcolor= Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kutch Premji Bhavanji Thackerbgcolor= Resigned 26/07/1952
Madhya Bharat Kanhailal Vaidyabgcolor=
Madhya Bharat Krishna Kant Vyasbgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Dr Waman Barlingaybgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Pandit Sitacharan Dubebgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Gopaldas Mohtabgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh M. R. Mujumdarbgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh bgcolor=
Madras bgcolor= Resigned 02/07/1952
Madras Mona Hensmanbgcolor=
Madras A. Ramaswami Mudaliarbgcolor=
Madras V. M. Obaidullah Sahibbgcolor=
Madras T. S. Pattabiramanbgcolor=
Madras S. Sambhu Prasadbgcolor=
Madras S. Venkatanaramanbgcolor=
Mysore L. H. Thimmabovibgcolor= Resigned 24/08/1952
Mysore S. V. Krishnamoorthy Raobgcolor=
Mysore M. Govinda Reddybgcolor=
Nominated
Nominated
Nominated
Nominated
Orissa Jagannath Dasbgcolor=
Orissa Surendranath Dwivedybgcolor=
Orissa Sunder Mohan Hemrombgcolor=
Lt. Col Joginder Singh Mannbgcolor=
Punjab Chaman Lall Diwanbgcolor=
Punjab Darshan Singh Pherumanbgcolor=
Rajasthan Sharda Bhargavabgcolor=
Rajasthan bgcolor=
Rajasthan Dr Kalu Lal Shrimalibgcolor=
Saurashtra Nanabhai Bhattbgcolor=
Saurashtra Bhogilal Shahbgcolor=
Travancore & Cochin K. P. Madhavan Nairbgcolor=
Travancore & Cochin A. Abdul Razakbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Dr J. P. Srivastavabgcolor= Death 14/12/1954
Uttar Pradesh Aizaz Rasul Begumbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Akhtar Hussainbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Jashaud Singh Bhistbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Jaspat Roy Kapoorbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Dr Hriday N Kunzrubgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Chandravati Lakhanpalbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Dr Murari Lalbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Savitri Devi Nigambgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Har Prasad Saksenabgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Ram Kripal Singhbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Ram Prasad Tamtabgcolor=
Vindyachal Pradesh Ahmed Gulsherbgcolor=
West Bengal Satyapriya Banerjeebgcolor=
West Bengal Indra Bhushan Beedbgcolor=
West Bengal Nausher Ali Syedbgcolor=
West Bengal Satyendra Prosad Raybgcolor=

Members with term 1952-58

The following members are retired before the elections held in 1958. They are members for the term 1952–58. Some members did not complete the term in case of the resignation or death before the term ending in 1958. In such cases the bye-elections were held.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1958! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark
Assam bgcolor=
Assam Maulana M Tayyebullabgcolor=
Bombay Rajaram Balkrishna Rautbgcolor= Resigned 15/03/1957
Bombay Somnath Davebgcolor=
Bombay Ramrao Deshmukhbgcolor=
Bombay Lalchand Hirachand Doshibgcolor=
Bombay Bhalchandra Guptebgcolor=
Bombay Lilavati Munshibgcolor=
Bhopal Bhairon Prasadbgcolor=
Bihar Sri Narayan Mahthabgcolor= Death 06/10/1956
Bihar Ahmed Hussain Kazibgcolor=
Bihar Kameshwara Singhbgcolor=
Bihar Braj Kishore Prasad Sinhabgcolor=
Bihar Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinhabgcolor=
Bihar Rama Bahadur Sinhabgcolor=
Bihar bgcolor= Resigned 20/03/1957
Delhi bgcolor= Resigned 16/04/1955
Hyderabad Puranmal Surajmal Lahotibgcolor= Death 11/02/1954
Hyderabad S. Channa Reddybgcolor=
Hyderabad Kishen Chandbgcolor=
Hyderabad Narsinghrao Deshmukhbgcolor=
Jammu & Kashmir Sardar Budh Singhbgcolor=
Jammu & Kashmir Pir Mohhmed Khanbgcolor=
Jammu & Kashmir Maulana M Tayyebullabgcolor=
Madhya Bharat Tribak Pustakebgcolor=
Madhya Bharat Vinayak Sarwatebgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Ramesh Agnibhojbgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Ramrao Deshmukhbgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Dr Seeta Parmanandbgcolor=
Madhya Pradesh Gangaram Thawarebgcolor= Death 16/08/1952
Madhya Pradesh Martandrao Ramchandraraobgcolor=
Madras N. G. Rangabgcolor= Resigned 16/03/1957
Madras M Muhammad Ismail Saheb bgcolor=
Madras K. L. Narsimhambgcolor= Communist Party of India
Madras G. Rajagopalanbgcolor=
Madras H. D. Rajahbgcolor=
Madras V. M. Surendra Rambgcolor=
Madras K. Suryanarayanabgcolor=
Madras Pydah Venkatanarayanabgcolor=
Madras P Sundarayyabgcolor= Resigned 21/03/1955
Mysore P. B. Basappa Shettybgcolor=
Mysore M. Valiullabgcolor=
Nominated
Nominated Mithili Sharan Gupt
Nominated
Nominated Dr Radha Kumud Mookerjee
Orissa Radhakrishna Biswasroybgcolor= Resigned 01/04/1957
Orissa Bodh Ram Dubebgcolor=
Orissa bgcolor= Resigned 23/03/1957
Jagan Nath Kaushalbgcolor=
Punjab Sardar Swaran Singhbgcolor= Resigned 21/03/1957
Punjab Guraj Singh Dhillionbgcolor=
Punjab Mukund Lal Puribgcolor= Death 11/1/1953
Rajasthan Sardar Singhbgcolor= Resigned 16/09/1956
Rajasthan Keshvanandbgcolor=
Rajasthan Laksman Singhjibgcolor=
Rajasthan bgcolor=
Saurashtra bgcolor= Resigned 12/03/1957
Travancore & Cochin S. Chattanatha Karayalarbgcolor=
Travancore & Cochin C. Narayan Pillaibgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Jagannath Prasad Agrawalbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Nawab Singh Chauhanbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh A. Dharam Dasbgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Indra Vidyavachaspatibgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Shyam Dhar Misrabgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh B. K. Mukerjeebgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Tarkeshwar Pandebgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Pandit Sham Sundar Narain Tankhabgcolor=
Uttar Pradesh Thakur Dasbgcolor=
Vindyachal Pradesh Banarasi Das Chaturvedibgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor= Resigned 21/03/1957
West Bengal Beni Prasad Agrawalbgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor=
West Bengal bgcolor= Resigned 05/04/1957

Bye-elections

The following bye elections were held in the year 1952.

Election Name:1952 Rajya Sabha by-election
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Seats For Election:4 (of 226 seats) to the Rajya Sabha
Majority Seats:114 elected
Election Date:7 August 1952 (2 seats)
22 August 1952 (1 seat)

10 November 1952 (1 seat)
Leader1:Jawaharlal Nehru
Party1:INC
Seats1:168
Seat Change1: 4
Percentage1:74.34%
Swing1: 0.44%
Leader2:Ajoy Ghosh
Party2:CPI
Seats2:8
Percentage2:3.54%
Swing2: 0.06%
Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1956! State !! Member Name !! Party !! Remark
Bombay Premji Leuvabgcolor= Elected 07/08/1952
Bombay bgcolor= Elected 07/08/1952
Bombay bgcolor= Elected 24/09/1952
Madhya Pradesh Ramesh Agnibhojbgcolor= Elected 10/11/1952
Madras bgcolor= Elected 22/08/1952

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952. Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 13 September 2017. 14 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx. dead.
  2. Web site: The Gazette of India, EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1- No.108A, PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY, NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1952 . MINISTRY OF LAW, Govt of India, New Delhi . 15 September 2017 . 10 . 31 March 1952.
  3. Web site: The Gazette of India - Extraordinary Part-II No, 134. Chief Election Officer, New Delhi . 29 August 2017 . 2 . 30 September 1952.
  4. Web site: In India, how were the first Rajya Sabha elections held after the independence?. 14 September 2017.