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(File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg|thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951)Elections to elect the First 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.

Results

{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly electionWEB,weblink Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab, Election Commission of India, 2014-10-14, |sortable=yes}}!colspan=10|(File:India Punjab Legislative Assembly 1952.svg) style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"! colspan=2 | Political party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % style="background: #90EE90;"Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress70px)| 36.69Shiromani Akali Dal}}Shiromani Akali Dal70px)| 12.44|Zamindar Party|| 7.46Communist Party of India}}Communist Party of India70px)| 3.89All India Forward Bloc}}Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)|| 1.40|Lal Communist Party Hind Union|| 1.16Independent politician}}|| 23.91 class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3| Total seats! 126 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 86,23,498 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 49,89,077 (57.85%)

Elected members{|class"wikitable sortable"

!Constituency!Member!colspan=2|PartyDevi Lal>Indian National Congress}} Fatehabad Ganga Ram {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Bhiwani Mam Raj {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Gohana Nanhu Ram {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Jhajjar Sher Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Yasin Khan>Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Rewari Chuni Lal {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Butana Ram Sarup {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Independent (politician)}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Rupar Raijinder Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Shiromani Akali Dal}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Independent (politician)}}Independent (politician)}} Hamirpur Daulat Ram {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Gharhshankar Harbhajan Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Hoshiarpur Jagat Ram {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Nawanshehr Bishna {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Nakodar Sant Ram {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Adampur Gurbanta Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Samrala Naurang Singh {{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}Shiromani Akali Dal}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Jagraon Iqbal Singh {{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}Shiromani Akali Dal}}Independent (politician)}} Moga Dharmkot Mukhtair Singh {{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}Shiromani Akali Dal}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Independent (politician)}}Indian National Congress}}Independent (politician)}} Kot Bhai Puran Singh {{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}Shiromani Akali Dal}}Independent (politician)}}Indian National Congress}} Amritsar Waryam Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Tarn Tarn Mohan Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Communist Party of India}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}} Gurdas Pur Sunder Singh {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Indian National Congress}}Independent (politician)}}

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.WEB,weblink Reorganisation of States, 1955, The Economic Weekly, 15 October 1955, 25 July 2015, 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
• First Punjab Legislative Assembly
• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

References

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