1951–52 Indian general election in Madras State
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75 (of 489) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 26,980,961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 15,198,376 (56.33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951–52 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Madras state were held for 62 constituencies with 75 seats. This State had the second largest number of seats, after Uttar Pradesh. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 35 out of the 75 seats. While the remaining seats were won by left and independent parties, opposed to Congress. However, Congress stalwarts such as N. G. Ranga, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao lost in that election from the Telugu-speaking areas then referred as Andhra. Congress lost in 22 out of the 28 seats (from 23 constituencies) in majority Telugu-speaking areas (i.e. Andhra region). Reason for the poor performance in Andhra region was attributed to the party's delay in the formation of a separate State for Telugu people. It eventually led to the formation of the Andhra State in 1953 and later the linguistic reorganization of Indian states in 1956 where Kannada and Malayalam majority speaking areas were merged with Mysore and Kerala States respectively.
Voting and results
[edit]Results by Alliance
[edit]| INC | SEATS | CPI | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 35 | CPI | 8 | IND | 15 |
| KMPP | 5 | ||||
| Others | 12 | ||||
| TOTAL (1951) | 35 | TOTAL (1951) | 8 | TOTAL (1951) | 75 |
- Independent parties are local state parties, that are unrecognised nationally
Results by Parties
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 7,253,452 | 36.39 | 35 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1,783,407 | 8.95 | 8 | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 1,952,197 | 9.79 | 6 | |
| Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | 889,292 | 4.46 | 4 | |
| Commonweal Party | 325,398 | 1.63 | 3 | |
| Socialist Party | 1,055,423 | 5.29 | 2 | |
| Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 332,196 | 1.67 | 1 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 79,470 | 0.40 | 1 | |
| Independents | 4,614,210 | 23.15 | 15 | |
| Others (7parties) | 1,649,116 | 8.27 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,934,161 | 100.00 | 75 | |
| Valid votes | 15,063,841 | 99.11 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 134,535 | 0.89 | ||
| Total votes | 15,198,376 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,980,961 | 56.33 | ||
Results by Linguistic areas
[edit]Results by Tamil-majority constituencies
[edit]These were 31 constituencies with 38 seats, namely Madras, Thiruvallur (2 seats), Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Vellore (2 seats), Vandavasi, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode (2 seats), Tiruchengode, Tiruppur, Pollachi, Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayuram (2 seats), Cuddalore (2 seats), Tindivanam (2 seats), Tirunelveli, Srivaikuntam, Sankaranainarkoil, Aruppukottai, Ramanathapuram, Srivilliputhur, Madurai (2 seats), Periyakulam and Dindigul. Madras constituency had significant Telugu population.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 4,119,799 | 41.97 | 26 | |
| Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party | 872,418 | 8.89 | 4 | |
| Commonweal Party | 302,889 | 3.09 | 2 | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 455,499 | 4.64 | 1 | |
| Communist Party of India | 487,555 | 4.97 | 1 | |
| Foward Block (Marxist Group) | 235,938 | 2.40 | 1 | |
| Independents | 2,448,591 | 24.95 | 3 | |
| Others | 892,360 | 9.09 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,815,049 | 100.00 | 38 | |
| Valid votes | 7,208,237 | 99.11 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 64,377 | 0.89 | ||
| Total votes | 7,272,614 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,726,706 | 52.98 | ||
Results by Telugu-majority constituencies
[edit]These were 23 constituencies with 28 seats, namely Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam (2 seats), Kakinada, Rajahmundry (2 seats), Eluru (2 seats), Masulipatnam, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Tenali, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Ongole (2 seats), Nellore, Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur, Cuddapah, Chittoor (2 seats) and Tirupati.
Congress stalwarts such as N. G. Ranga, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao lost in that election. Reason for the poor performance of Congress in Telugu-speaking areas both in general then referred as Andhra was attributed to their delay in the formation of a separate state for Telugu people. It eventually led to the formation of the Andhra state in 1953 and later the linguistic reorganization of Indian States in 1956.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 2,299,670 | 29.58 | 7 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1,067,618 | 13.73 | 6 | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 882,126 | 11.35 | 2 | |
| Socialist Party | 430,208 | 5.53 | 2 | |
| Independents | 1,870,766 | 24.06 | 11 | |
| Others | 1,224,459 | 15.75 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,774,847 | 100.00 | 28 | |
| Valid votes | 6,068,222 | 99.11 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 54,196 | 0.89 | ||
| Total votes | 6,122,418 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,058,378 | 60.87 | ||
Results by Kannada-majority constituencies
[edit]These were 3 constituencies with 3 seats, namely Bellary, South Kanara (North) and South Kanara South. However, Bellary constituency had significant Telugu minority population.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 319,717 | 49.46 | 3 | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 174,046 | 26.92 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party | 36,371 | 5.63 | 0 | |
| Independents | 116,319 | 17.99 | 0 | |
| Total | 646,453 | 100.00 | 3 | |
| Valid votes | 646,453 | 99.11 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,774 | 0.89 | ||
| Total votes | 652,227 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,043,246 | 62.52 | ||
Results by Malayalam-majority constituencies
[edit]These were 5 constituencies with 6 seats, namely Cannanore, Tellicherry, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Ponnani (2 seats).
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 440,526 | 25.95 | 3 | |
| Indian National Congress | 537,775 | 31.67 | 1 | |
| Communist Party of India | 228,234 | 13.44 | 1 | |
| Muslim League | 79,470 | 4.68 | 1 | |
| Independents | 182,652 | 10.76 | 0 | |
| Others | 229,155 | 13.50 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,697,812 | 100.00 | 6 | |
| Valid votes | 1,310,669 | 99.23 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,188 | 0.77 | ||
| Total votes | 1,320,857 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,152,621 | 61.36 | ||
List of Elected MPs
[edit]Telugu speaking areas had 28 seats from 23 constituencies (constituency serial numbers 1 to 24 except 19), Tamil speaking areas had 38 seats from 31 constituencies (constituency serial numbers 25 to 55), Kannada speaking areas had 3 seats from 3 (constituency serial numbers 19, 56 and 57) and Malayalam speaking areas had 6 seats from 5 constituencies (constituency numbers 58 to 62). Kannada-majority Bellary and Tamil-majority Madras has significant Telugu populations.
See also
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[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The ECI report seems to have erroneously mentions that Sitaram Reddy got highest votes in Kurnool whereas the Parliamentary archives mention that it was Lingana Goud who represented Kurnool during first Lok Sabha (1952-57).
- ^ 1st Lok Sabha Members Archived 26 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine