1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

The first Delhi Legislative Assembly election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly was held on 27 March 1952.[1][2] Forty-eight seats were up for election.[2] Six of the constituencies elected two assembly members, the remaining 36 constituencies elected a single member.[1]

1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
27 March 1952
All 48 seats to the Delhi Legislative Assembly
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
Party INC BJS
Leader's seat Nangloi Jat -
Seats before N/A N/A
Seats won 39 5
Seat change N/A N/A
Popular vote 2,71,812 1,14,207
Percentage 52.09% 21.89%
Chief Minister

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Results

Congress emerged as the single largest party in the first legislative elections held in Delhi.[1] Chaudhary Brahm Prakash of Indian National Congress was elected Chief Minister.

 Summary of results of the 1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election [1]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested		Won% of
Seats		VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 473981.252,71,81252.09
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 31510.421,14,20721.89
Socialist Party 624.1712,3962.38
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 512.086,8911.32
Independent 7812.0882,97215.90
Total Seats 48Voters7,44,668Turnout5,21,766 (58.52 %)

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[3] Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Delhi" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. Kaushik, S. L.; Rama Patnayak (1995). Modern Governments and Political Systems. Vol. 3. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 65.
  3. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. "Sixty-ninth amendment". Delhi Assembly official website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
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