27 March 1952 1957 → 25 1 52.01% 14.01 | Turnout 37.07% 1,17,656 31,684 | |
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Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952.
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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).
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.
State Reorganization and Merger
On 1 November 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
References
Bhopal Legislative Assembly election, 1952 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA