| Election Name: | 1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 26 March 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1957 (Bombay) |
| Seats For Election: | 60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Turnout: | 45.72% |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Image1: | Hand_INC.svg |
| Seats1: | 55 |
| Popular Vote1: | 63.79% |
| Party2: | Saurashtra Khedut Sangh |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 14.66% |
| Chief Minister of Saurashtra | |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Before Election: | U. N. Dhebar |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | U. N. Dhebar |
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Saurashtra were held on March 26, 1952. 222 candidates contested for the 55 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 5 two-member constituencies and 50 single-member constituencies.
!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| | 59 || 55 || 91.67 || 606,934 || 63.79|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Saurashtra Khedut Sangh|| 37 || 1 || 1.67 || 139,449 || 14.66|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha|| 25 || 0 || || 43,043 || 4.52|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party|| 28 || 2 || 3.33 || 34,778 || 3.66|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|| 16 || 0 || || 30,907 || 3.25|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India| | 3 || 0 || || 7,791 || 0.82|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Castes Federation|| 3 || 0 || || 4,977 || 0.52|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh|| 3 || 0 || || 4,346 || 0.46|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad|| 1 || 0 || || 3,660 || 0.38|-| || 50 || 2 || 3.33 || 75,624 || 7.95|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3| Total seats! 60 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 20,81,140 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 9,51,509 (45.72%)|}
| No | Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyanpur | Vasant Kalyanji Hirji | INC | |
| 2 | Khambhalia | Nakum Harilal Ramji | INC | |
| 3 | Bhanvad Jamjodhpur | Patel Keshavji Arjan | INC | |
| 4 | Jamjodhpur Lalpur | Patel Ratanshi Bhanji | INC | |
| 5 | Jamnagar Taluka | Joshi Maganlal Bhagwanji | INC | |
| 6 | Jamnagar City West | Tamboli Fulchand Purshottam | INC | |
| 7 | Jamnagar City (East) | Hamirka Alarakha Hasan | INC | |
| 8 | Kalawad Dhrol | Jadeja Chandrasinhji Dipsin | IND | |
| 9 | Dhrol Jodiya | Vaghani Hansaj Jivandas | INC | |
| 10 | Limbdi Wadhwani | Hamir Jiva Vankar | SP | |
| 10 | Limbdi Wadhwani | Ghanshyam Oza | INC | |
| 11 | Limbdi Lakhtar | Acharya Labhshanker Devshanker | INC | |
| 12 | Dasada Lakhtar | Desai Bhupatbhai Vrajlal | INC | |
| 13 | Dhrangadhra | Shah Manharlal Mansukhlal | INC | |
| 14 | Halwad Muli | Shukla Labhshanker Maganlal | INC | |
| 15 | Sayla Chotila | Shah Nathalal Mansukhlal | INC | |
| 16 | Paddhari Lodhika Kotdasangani | Shukla Balkrishna Dinmanishanker | INC | |
| 17 | Morvi Malia | Jadeja Kalikakumar Lakhdhirji | IND | |
| 17 | Morvi Malia | Abdulla Hamir Kajedia | INC | |
| 18 | Wankaner | Shah Shantilal Rajpal | INC | |
| 19 | Rajkot Taluka | Vekaria Kurji Jadavji | INC | |
| 20 | Rajkot City (North) | Shah Chimanlal Nagardas | INC | |
| 21 | Rajkot City (South) | Kotak Girdharlal Bhawanji | INC | |
| 22 | Jasdan | Prabhatgiri G. Gonsai | INC | |
| 23 | Babra | Joshi Gajanan Bhavanishanker | INC | |
| 24 | Gondal Kunkavav | Patel Govindbhai Keshavji | INC | |
| 24 | Gondal Kunkavav | Bhaskar Haribhai Rana | INC | |
| 25 | Kandorana Bhayavadara | Changela Bhimji Rudabhai | INC | |
| 26 | Upleta | U. N. Dhebar | INC | |
| 27 | Dhoraji | Shah Vajubhai Manilal | INC | |
| 28 | Jetpur | Babubhai P. Vaidya | INC | |
| 29 | Jafrabad Rajula | Laheri Kanubhai Jivanlal | INC | |
| 31 | Mahuva Taluka | Modi Jadavji Keshavji | INC | |
| 32 | Kundla | Khimani Amulakhrai K. | INC | |
| 33 | Palitana Chok | Indrani Jorsingh Kasalsingh | INC | |
| 34 | Talaja Datha | Maniar Laloobhai K. | INC | |
| 35 | Bhavnagar City (East) | Vrajlal Gokaldas Vora | INC | |
| 36 | Bhavnagar City (West) | Ajitrai M. Oza | INC | |
| 37 | Bhavnagar (Dascroi) Sihor | Kanbi Karasan Jeram | INC | |
| 38 | Songadh Umrala | Chhaganlal L. Gopani | INC | |
| 39 | Vallabhirur Gadhada | Rewar Kanji Savji | INC | |
| 39 | Vallabhirur Gadhada | Shah Premchand Maganlal | INC | |
| 40 | Lathi | Savani Limba Jasmat | INC | |
| 42 | Junagadh Bhesan | Kathrecha Parmanandas | INC | |
| 43 | Junagadh City | Raja Chittaranjan Rugnath | INC | |
| 44 | Visavadar | Velji Narsi Patel | INC | |
| 45 | Vanthali Manavadar Bantwa | Vikani Ramji Parbat | INC | |
| 45 | Vanthali Manavadar Bantwa | Gohel Jivraj Visram | INC | |
| 46 | Kutiyana Ranavav | Dave Dayashanker Trikamji | INC | |
| 47 | Porbandar City | Bhupta Mathuradas Gordhandas | INC | |
| 48 | Porbandar Taluka | Odedra Maldevji M. | INC | |
| 49 | Mangrol | Jaya Vajubhai Shah | INC | |
| 50 | Keshod | Ratubhai Adani | INC | |
| 51 | Malia Mendarda | Mori Kanji Kachra | INC | |
| 52 | Veraval Town | Pushpaben Mehta | INC | |
| 53 | Veraval Taluka | Joshi Motilal G. | INC | |
| 54 | Talala | Solanki Hamir Sarman | INC | |
| 55 | Una | Veru Suragbhai Kalubhai | INC |
| No | Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALYANPUR | VASANT KALYANJI HIRJI | INC | |
| 2 | KHAMBHALIA | NAKUM HARILAL RAMJI | INC | |
| 3 | BHANVAD JAMJODHPUR | PATEL KESHAVJI ARJAN | INC | |
| 4 | JAMJODHPUR LALPUR | PATEL RATANSHI BHANJI | INC | |
| 5 | JAMNAGAR TALUKA | JOSHI MAGANLAL BHAGWANJI | INC | |
| 6 | JAMNAGAR CITY WEST | TAMBOLI FULCHAND PURSHOTTAM | INC | |
| 7 | JAMNAGAR CITY (EAST) | HAMIRKA ALARAKHA HASAN | INC | |
| 8 | KALAWAD DHROL | JADEJA CHANDRASINHJI DIPSINHJI | IND | |
| 9 | DHROL JODIYA | VAGHANI HANSAJ JIVANDAS | INC | |
| 10 | LIMBDI WADHWAN | HAMIR JIVA VANKAR | SP | |
| Ghanshyam Oza | INC | |||
| 11 | LIMBDI LAKHTAR | ACHARYA LABHSHANKER DEVSHANKER | INC | |
| 12 | DASADA LAKHTAR | DESAI BHUPATBHAI VRAJLAL | INC | |
| 13 | DHRANGADHRA | SHAH MANHARLAL MANSUKHLAL | INC | |
| 14 | HALWAD MULI | SHUKLA LABHSHANKER MAGANLAL | INC | |
| 15 | SAYLA CHOTILA | SHAH NATHALAL MANSUKHLAL | INC | |
| 16 | PADDHARI LODHIKA KOTDASANGANI | SHUKLA BALKRISHNA DINMANISHANKER | INC | |
| 17 | MORVI MALIA | JADEJA KALIKAKUMAR LAKHDHIRJI | IND | |
| ABDULLA HAMIR KAJEDIA | INC | |||
| 18 | WANKANER | SHAH SHANTILAL RAJPAL | INC | |
| 19 | RAJKOT TALUKA | VEKARIA KURJI JADAVJI | INC | |
| 20 | RAJKOT CITY (NORTH) | SHAH CHIMANLAL NAGARDAS | INC | |
| 21 | RAJKOT CITY (SOUTH) | KOTAK GIRDHARLAL BHAWANJI | INC | |
| 22 | JASDAN | PRABHATGIRI G. GONSAI | INC | |
| 23 | BABRA | JOSHI GAJANAN BHAVANISHANKER | INC | |
| 24 | GONDAL KUNKAVAV | PATEL GOVINDBHAI KESHAVJI | INC | |
| BHASKAR HARIBHAI RANA | INC | |||
| 25 | KANDORANA BHAYAVADAR | CHANGELA BHIMJI RUDABHAI | INC | |
| 26 | UPLETA | U. N. Dhebar | INC | |
| 27 | DHORAJI | SHAH VAJUBHAI MANILAL | INC | |
| 28 | JETPUR | Babubhai P. Vaidya | INC | |
| 29 | JAFRABAD RAJULA | LAHERI KANUBHAI JIVANLAL | INC | |
| 31 | MAHUVA TALUKA | MODI JADAVJI KESHAVJI | INC | |
| 32 | KUNDLA | KHIMANI AMULAKHRAI K. | INC | |
| 33 | PALITANA CHOK | INDRANI JORSINGH KASALSINGH | INC | |
| 34 | TALAJA DATHA | MANIAR LALOOBHAI K. | INC | |
| 35 | BHAVNAGAR CITY (EAST) | VRAJLAL GOKALDAS VORA | INC | |
| 36 | BHAVNAGAR CITY (WEST) | AJITRAI M. OZA | INC | |
| 37 | BHAVNAGAR (DASCROI) SIHOR | KANBI KARASAN JERAM | INC | |
| 38 | SONGADH UMRALA | CHHAGANLAL L. GOPANI | INC | |
| 39 | VALLABHIRUR GADHADA | REWAR KANJI SAVJI | INC | |
| SHAH PREMCHAND MAGANLAL | INC | |||
| 40 | LATHI | SAVANI LIMBA JASMAT | INC | |
| 42 | JUNAGADH BHESAN | KATHRECHA PARMANANDAS | INC | |
| 43 | JUNAGADH CITY | RAJA CHITTARANJAN RUGNATH | INC | |
| 44 | VISAVADAR | VELJI NARSI PATEL | INC | |
| 45 | VANTHALI MANAVADAR BANTWA | VIKANI RAMJI PARBAT | INC | |
| GOHEL JIVRAJ VISRAM | INC | |||
| 46 | KUTIYANA RANAVAV | DAVE DAYASHANKER TRIKAMJI | INC | |
| 47 | PORBANDAR CITY | BHUPTA MATHURADAS GORDHANDAS | INC | |
| 48 | PORBANDAR TALUKA | ODEDRA MALDEVJI M. | INC | |
| 49 | MANGROL | JAYA VAJUBHAI SHAH | INC | |
| 50 | KESHOD | Ratubhai Adani | INC | |
| 51 | MALIA MENDARDA | MORI KANJI KACHRA | INC | |
| 52 | VERAVAL TOWN | Pushpaben Mehta | INC | |
| 53 | VERAVAL TALUKA | JOSHI MOTILAL G. | INC | |
| 54 | TALALA | SOLANKI HAMIR SARMAN | INC | |
| 55 | UNA | VERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAI | INC |
On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[1]