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1952 Bhopal State Legislative Assembly election

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Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952.[1]

Constituencies

The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. Total 91 contestants were in fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (8 candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only 1 candidate, which was elected unopposed).[1]

Political Parties

4 National parties along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party while no other party cross the double digit.[1]

Results

Template:Bhopal Legislative Assembly election, 1952

State Reorganization and Merger

On 1 November 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference BhopalECI1951 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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