Election Name: | 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
Country: | India |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | 27 March 1952 |
Next Election: | 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
Next Year: | 1957 |
Seats For Election: | All 105 seats to the Assam Legislative Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 53 |
Turnout: | 49.42% |
Party1: | Indian National Congress |
Image1: | File:Bishnuram Medhi.jpg |
Leader1: | Bishnu Ram Medhi |
Leaders Seat1: | M. L. C. |
Seats Before1: | New |
Seats1: | 76 |
Seat Change1: | New |
Popular Vote1: | 10,64,850 |
Percentage1: | 43.48% |
Seats Before2: | - |
CM | |
Before Election: | Bishnu Ram Medhi |
Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
After Election: | Bishnu Ram Medhi |
After Party: | Indian National Congress |
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. This election was officially known as the 1951 Assam Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.
Assam Legislative Assembly, 1952 consisted of 81 single-member constituencies and 13 double-member constituencies. A total of 590 nominations were filed out of which 61 were rejected and 74 withdrew their nominations. So a total of 455 candidates contested the first legislative assembly elections in Assam.
9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.
|-!colspan=10||- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"! class="unsortable" |! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote %|- style="background: #90EE90;"| | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| | 92 || 76 || 72.38 || 10,64,850 || 43.48|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party|| 61 || 4 || 3.81 || 3,25,690 || 13.30|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|| 40 || 1 || 0.95 || 1,46,792 || 5.99|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India| | 18 || 1 || 0.95 || 69,431 || 2.84|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Garo National Council|| 4 || 3 || 2.86 || 14,577 || 0.60|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Khasi-Jaintia Durbar|| 4 || 1 || 0.95 || 24,248 || 0.99|-|| style="text-align:left;" |All People's Party (Assam)|| 3 || 1 || 0.95 || 14,930 || 0.61|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Mizo Union|| 3 || 3 || 2.86 || 29,104 || 1.19|-|| style="text-align:left;" |Khasi Jaintia Federated State National Conference|| 1 || 1 || 0.95 || 9,441 || 0.39|-| || 213 || 14 || 13.33 || 6,93,908 || 28.34|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3| Total Seats! 105 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 49,55,390 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 24,48,890 (49.42%)|}
Constituency | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Ratabari Patharkandi | Baidyanath Mookerjee | ||
Ramesh Chandra Das Chowdhury | |||
Patharkandi Karimganj | Maulavi Mahmud Ali | ||
Badarpur | Maulana Abdul Jalil | ||
Katigora | Barbhuiya, Namwar Ali | ||
Lakhipur | Dhubi, Raghunandan | ||
Chaubey, Ram Prasad | |||
Barkhola | Nath, Raichand | ||
Silchar | Laskar, Mehrab Ali | ||
Silchar Sonai | Choudhury, Moinul Haque | ||
Sonai | Sinha, Nanda Kishore | ||
Hailakandi Silchar | Hem Chandra Chakravarty | ||
Hailakandi | Abdul Matlib Mazumdar | ||
Katlicherra | Gourishankar Roy | ||
Shillong | J. J. M. Nicholas-roy | ||
Jowai | U. Kistobinu Rymbai | ||
Nongstoin | Ajra Singh Khongphai | ||
North Cachar Hills | Hagjer, Joy Bhadra | ||
Mikir Hills West | Rongpher, Nihang | ||
Mikir Hills East | Terang, Khorsing | ||
Phulbari | Sangma, Emonsing | ||
Mankachar | Kobad Hussain Ahmed | ||
South Salmara | Md. Sahadatali Mandal | ||
Dhubri | Tamizuddin Prodhani | ||
Golakganj | Santosh Kumar Barua | ||
Gossaigaon | Jatindra Narayan Das | ||
Kokrajhar Sidli | Raja Ajit Narayan Deb | ||
Rupnath Brahma | |||
Bilasipara | Md. Umaruddin | ||
Bijni | Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari | ||
North Salmara | Das, Hareswar | ||
Goalpara | Hakim Chandra Rabha | ||
Nath, Khagendranath | |||
Sorbhog | Akshoy Kumar Das | ||
Tarabari | Pahar Khan | ||
Barpeta West | Mukhtar Ali | ||
Barpeta North East | Mahadeb Das | ||
Mahendra Mohan Choudhury | |||
Patacharkuchi Barama | Homeswar Deb Chaudhuri | ||
Baikunthanath Das | |||
Nalbari South | Prafulla Chandra Goswami | ||
Nalbari North | Prabhat Chandra Goswami | ||
Rangiya | Siddhinath Sarma | ||
Dharanidhar Basumatari | |||
Kamalpur | Mohendranath Deka | ||
Hajo | Bishnuram Medhi | ||
Pub Bangsar Silasundari Ghopa | Radhikaram Das | ||
Mangaldai | Purandar Sarma | ||
Panery | Davidson Bhabora | ||
Dhekiajuli North | Omeo Kumar Das | ||
Dhekiajuli South | Mohi Kanta Das | ||
Tezpur North | Biswadev Sarma | ||
Tezpur South | Kamla Prasad Agarwalla | ||
Sootea | Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati | ||
Gohpur | Gahan Chandra Goswami | ||
Laharighat | Mohammed Rofique | ||
Marigaon Dhing | Bora, Motiram | ||
Das, Beliram | |||
Nowgong Raha | Sarma, Pratap Chandra | ||
Hazarika, Mahendra | |||
Jamunamukh | Bara, Bimala Kanta | ||
Samaguri | Barthakur Usha | ||
Kaliabar | Bara, Lila Kanta | ||
Rupahihat | Mohammed Idris | ||
Golaghat East | Barua, Rajendranath | ||
Golaghat West | Pegu, Mal | ||
Kheria, Chanoo | |||
Dergaon | Rajkhowa, Debeswar | ||
Jorhat South | Kuladhar, Chaliha | ||
Jorhat North | Nilmani Phookan | ||
Ramnath Das | |||
Teok | Harinarayan Baruah | ||
Amguri | Kakoti, Rabin | ||
Sibsagar | Gogoi, Girindranath | ||
Nazira | Bezbarua, Ananda Chandra | ||
Nazira Sonari | Gogoi, Thanuram | ||
Sonari | Chetia, Purnanda | ||
Bihpuria | Sarveswar Boruwa | ||
North Lakhimpur | Karka Doley | ||
Hem Chandra Hazarika | |||
Moran | Gogoi, Ghana Kanta | ||
Dibrugarh West | Ali, Faiznur | ||
Dibrugarh East | Barooah, Ramesh Chandra | ||
Tinsukia North | Khaund, Indreswar | ||
Tinsukia South | Bhuyan, Jadunath | ||
Bordubi | Das, Manik Chandra | ||
Jaipur | Barua, Jago Kanta | ||
Doom Dooma | Chowdhury, Harihar | ||
Digboi | Lohar, Dalbir Singh | ||
Khakhlari, Jadav Chandra | |||