1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election
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60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,081,140 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 45.72% | |||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Results
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | |
| Indian National Congress | 
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59 | 55 | 91.67 | 606,934 | 63.79 | |
| Saurashtra Khedut Sangh | 37 | 1 | 1.67 | 139,449 | 14.66 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 25 | 0 | 43,043 | 4.52 | |||
| Socialist Party | 28 | 2 | 3.33 | 34,778 | 3.66 | ||
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 16 | 0 | 30,907 | 3.25 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 
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3 | 0 | 7,791 | 0.82 | ||
| Scheduled Castes Federation | 
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3 | 0 | 4,977 | 0.52 | ||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3 | 0 | 4,346 | 0.46 | |||
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 1 | 0 | 3,660 | 0.38 | |||
| Independent | 50 | 2 | 3.33 | 75,624 | 7.95 | ||
| Total seats | 60 | Voters | 20,81,140 | Turnout | 9,51,509 (45.72%) | ||
Winning candidates
| No | Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party |
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| 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 PATAN TALUKA | JOSHI MOTILAL G. | INC |
| 54 | TALALA | SOLANKI HAMIR SARMAN | INC |
| 55 | UNA | VERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAI | INC |
State reorganization and merger
On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.