1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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Elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.[1]
Results
Template:Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1952
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[2] Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections.
See also
- PEPSU state Legislative Assembly elections, 1952
- 1951–52 elections in India
- 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
PunjabECI1951was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.