People's United Socialist Front

The People's United Socialist Front was an electoral alliance in West Bengal, India, formed ahead of the 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. The front was composed of the Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc (Ruikar) and the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore).[1]

The front had candidates in 105 out of 238 constituencies (63 SP candidates, 32 FB(R) and 10 RCPI). The front gained 4.84% of the votes, but only two of its candidates (both from Ruikar's Forward Bloc) were able to win seats.[2]

Results

The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party.

Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Indian National Congress 236 150 2889994 38.82%
Communist Party of India 86 28 800951 10.76%
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 129 15 667446 8.97%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 85 9 415458 5.58%
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) 48 11 393591 5.29%
Socialist Party 63 0 215382 2.89%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 33 4 176762 2.37%
Forward Bloc (Ruikar) 32 2 107905 1.45%
Revolutionary Socialist Party 16 0 63173 0.85%
Revolutionary Communist Party of India 10 0 32859 0.44%
Bolshevik Party of India 8 0 20117 0.27%
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 14 0 7100 0.10%
Independents 614 19 1653165 22.21%
Total: 1374 238 7443903

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References
  1. M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 213.
  2. M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 214.
  3. List Of Political Parties Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine


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