1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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.^[1]

1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election

27 March 1952 1957 →
All 105 seats to the Assam Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.42%
First party   Leader Bishnu Ram Medhi Party INC Leader's seat M. L. C. Seats before New - Seats won 76 Seat change New Popular vote 10,64,850 Percentage 43.48%
CM before election Bishnu Ram Medhi INC Elected CM Bishnu Ram Medhi INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Constituencies

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.^[1]

Political parties

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.^[1]

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election^[1]

	Political Party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		92	76	72.38	10,64,850	43.48
	Socialist Party		61	4	3.81	3,25,690	13.30
	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party		40	1	0.95	1,46,792	5.99
	Communist Party of India		18	1	0.95	69,431	2.84
	Garo National Council		4	3	2.86	14,577	0.60
	Khasi-Jaintia Durbar		4	1	0.95	24,248	0.99
	All People's Party (Assam)		3	1	0.95	14,930	0.61
	Mizo Union		3	3	2.86	29,104	1.19
	Khasi Jaintia Federated State National Conference		1	1	0.95	9,441	0.39
	Independent		213	14	13.33	6,93,908	28.34
Total Seats			105	Voters	49,55,390	Turnout	24,48,890 (49.42%)

Elected members

Constituency	Member	Party
Ratabari Patharkandi	Baidyanath Mookerjee		Indian National Congress
	Ramesh Chandra Das Chowdhury		Indian National Congress
Patharkandi Karimganj	Maulavi Mahmud Ali		Indian National Congress
Badarpur	Maulana Abdul Jalil		Indian National Congress
Katigora	Barbhuiya, Namwar Ali		Indian National Congress
Lakhipur	Dhubi, Raghunandan		Indian National Congress
	Chaubey, Ram Prasad		Indian National Congress
Barkhola	Nath, Raichand		Indian National Congress
Silchar	Laskar, Mehrab Ali		Independent
Silchar Sonai	Choudhury, Moinul Haque		Indian National Congress
Sonai	Sinha, Nanda Kishore		Indian National Congress
Hailakandi Silchar	Hem Chandra Chakravarty		Indian National Congress
Hailakandi	Abdul Matlib Mazumdar		Indian National Congress
Katlicherra	Gourishankar Roy		Indian National Congress
Shillong	J. J. M. Nicholas-roy		Indian National Congress
Jowai	U. Kistobinu Rymbai		Independent
Nongstoin	Ajra Singh Khongphai		Independent
North Cachar Hills	Hagjer, Joy Bhadra		Independent
Mikir Hills West	Rongpher, Nihang		Indian National Congress
Mikir Hills East	Terang, Khorsing		Indian National Congress
Phulbari	Sangma, Emonsing		Independent
Mankachar	Kobad Hussain Ahmed		Indian National Congress
South Salmara	Md. Sahadatali Mandal		Independent
Dhubri	Tamizuddin Prodhani		Independent
Golakganj	Santosh Kumar Barua		Indian National Congress
Gossaigaon	Jatindra Narayan Das		Indian National Congress
Kokrajhar Sidli	Raja Ajit Narayan Deb		Independent
	Rupnath Brahma		Indian National Congress
Bilasipara	Md. Umaruddin		Independent
Bijni	Swami Krishnananda Brahmachari		Indian National Congress
North Salmara	Das, Hareswar		Indian National Congress
Goalpara	Hakim Chandra Rabha		Indian National Congress
	Nath, Khagendranath		Indian National Congress
Sorbhog	Akshoy Kumar Das		Indian National Congress
Tarabari	Pahar Khan		Independent
Barpeta West	Mukhtar Ali		Independent
Barpeta North East	Mahadeb Das		Indian National Congress
	Mahendra Mohan Choudhury		Indian National Congress
Patacharkuchi Barama	Homeswar Deb Chaudhuri		Socialist Party of India
	Baikunthanath Das		Indian National Congress
Nalbari South	Prafulla Chandra Goswami		Indian National Congress
Nalbari North	Prabhat Chandra Goswami		Indian National Congress
Rangiya	Siddhinath Sarma		Indian National Congress
	Dharanidhar Basumatari		Indian National Congress
Kamalpur	Mohendranath Deka		Independent
Hajo	Bishnuram Medhi		Indian National Congress
Pub Bangsar Silasundari Ghopa	Radhikaram Das		Indian National Congress
Mangaldai	Purandar Sarma		Indian National Congress
Panery	Davidson Bhabora		Indian National Congress
Dhekiajuli North	Omeo Kumar Das		Indian National Congress
Dhekiajuli South	Mohi Kanta Das		Indian National Congress
Tezpur North	Biswadev Sarma		Indian National Congress
Tezpur South	Kamla Prasad Agarwalla		Indian National Congress
Sootea	Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati		Indian National Congress
Gohpur	Gahan Chandra Goswami		Indian National Congress
Laharighat	Mohammed Rofique		Independent
Marigaon Dhing	Bora, Motiram		Indian National Congress
	Das, Beliram		Indian National Congress
Nowgong Raha	Sarma, Pratap Chandra		Indian National Congress
	Hazarika, Mahendra		Indian National Congress
Jamunamukh	Bara, Bimala Kanta		Indian National Congress
Samaguri	Barthakur Usha		Indian National Congress
Kaliabar	Bara, Lila Kanta		Indian National Congress
Rupahihat	Mohammed Idris		Indian National Congress
Golaghat East	Barua, Rajendranath		Indian National Congress
Golaghat West	Pegu, Mal		Indian National Congress
	Kheria, Chanoo		Indian National Congress
Dergaon	Rajkhowa, Debeswar		Indian National Congress
Jorhat South	Kuladhar, Chaliha		Indian National Congress
Jorhat North	Nilmani Phookan		Indian National Congress
	Ramnath Das		Indian National Congress
Teok	Harinarayan Baruah		Indian National Congress
Amguri	Kakoti, Rabin		Indian National Congress
Sibsagar	Gogoi, Girindranath		Indian National Congress
Nazira	Bezbarua, Ananda Chandra		Indian National Congress
Nazira Sonari	Gogoi, Thanuram		Indian National Congress
Sonari	Chetia, Purnanda		Indian National Congress
Bihpuria	Sarveswar Boruwa		Indian National Congress
North Lakhimpur	Karka Doley		Indian National Congress
	Hem Chandra Hazarika		Indian National Congress
Moran	Gogoi, Ghana Kanta		Independent
Dibrugarh West	Ali, Faiznur		Indian National Congress
Dibrugarh East	Barooah, Ramesh Chandra		Indian National Congress
Tinsukia North	Khaund, Indreswar		Indian National Congress
Tinsukia South	Bhuyan, Jadunath		Indian National Congress
Bordubi	Das, Manik Chandra		Indian National Congress
Jaipur	Barua, Jago Kanta		Indian National Congress
Doom Dooma	Chowdhury, Harihar		Indian National Congress
Digboi	Lohar, Dalbir Singh		Indian National Congress
	Khakhlari, Jadav Chandra		Indian National Congress

See also

• 1951–52 elections in India
• Elections in Assam

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-10-13.