1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election

1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election

26 March 1952 1957 (Bombay) →

60 seats in the Saurashtra Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,081,140
Turnout45.72%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC Saurashtra Khedut Sangh
Seats won 55 1
Popular vote 63.79% 14.66%

Chief Minister of Saurashtra before election

U. N. Dhebar
INC

Elected Chief Minister of Saurashtra

U. N. Dhebar
INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Saurashtra were held on March 26, 1952. 222 candidates contested for the 55 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 5 two-member constituencies and 50 single-member constituencies.[1]

Results

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Summary of results of the 1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested
Won % of
Seats
Votes Vote %
Indian National Congress 59 55 91.67 606,934 63.79
Saurashtra Khedut Sangh 37 1 1.67 139,449 14.66
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 25 0 43,043 4.52
Socialist Party 28 2 3.33 34,778 3.66
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party 16 0 30,907 3.25
Communist Party of India 3 0 7,791 0.82
Scheduled Castes Federation 3 0 4,977 0.52
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 3 0 4,346 0.46
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 1 0 3,660 0.38
Independent 50 2 3.33 75,624 7.95
Total seats 60 Voters 20,81,140 Turnout 9,51,509 (45.72%)

Winning candidates

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No Constituency Winning Candidate Party
1 Kalyanpur Vasant Kalyanji Hirji INC
2 Khambhalia Nakum Harilal Ramji INC
3 Bhanvad Jamjodhpur Patel Keshavji Arjan INC
4 Jamjodhpur Lalpur Patel Ratanshi Bhanji INC
5 Jamnagar Taluka Joshi Maganlal Bhagwanji INC
6 Jamnagar City West Tamboli Fulchand Purshottam INC
7 Jamnagar City (East) Hamirka Alarakha Hasan INC
8 Kalawad Dhrol Jadeja Chandrasinhji Dipsin IND
9 Dhrol Jodiya Vaghani Hansaj Jivandas INC
10 Limbdi Wadhwani Hamir Jiva Vankar SP
10 Limbdi Wadhwani Ghanshyam Oza INC
11 Limbdi Lakhtar Acharya Labhshanker Devshanker INC
12 Dasada Lakhtar Desai Bhupatbhai Vrajlal INC
13 Dhrangadhra Shah Manharlal Mansukhlal INC
14 Halwad Muli Shukla Labhshanker Maganlal INC
15 Sayla Chotila Shah Nathalal Mansukhlal INC
16 Paddhari Lodhika Kotdasangani Shukla Balkrishna Dinmanishanker INC
17 Morvi Malia Jadeja Kalikakumar Lakhdhirji IND
17 Morvi Malia Abdulla Hamir Kajedia INC
18 Wankaner Shah Shantilal Rajpal INC
19 Rajkot Taluka Vekaria Kurji Jadavji INC
20 Rajkot City (North) Shah Chimanlal Nagardas INC
21 Rajkot City (South) Kotak Girdharlal Bhawanji INC
22 Jasdan Prabhatgiri G. Gonsai INC
23 Babra Joshi Gajanan Bhavanishanker INC
24 Gondal Kunkavav Patel Govindbhai Keshavji INC
24 Gondal Kunkavav Bhaskar Haribhai Rana INC
25 Kandorana Bhayavadara Changela Bhimji Rudabhai INC
26 Upleta U. N. Dhebar INC
27 Dhoraji Shah Vajubhai Manilal INC
28 Jetpur Babubhai P. Vaidya INC
29 Jafrabad Rajula Laheri Kanubhai Jivanlal INC
31 Mahuva Taluka Modi Jadavji Keshavji INC
32 Kundla Khimani Amulakhrai K. INC
33 Palitana Chok Indrani Jorsingh Kasalsingh INC
34 Talaja Datha Maniar Laloobhai K. INC
35 Bhavnagar City (East) Vrajlal Gokaldas Vora INC
36 Bhavnagar City (West) Ajitrai M. Oza INC
37 Bhavnagar (Dascroi) Sihor Kanbi Karasan Jeram INC
38 Songadh Umrala Chhaganlal L. Gopani INC
39 Vallabhirur Gadhada Rewar Kanji Savji INC
39 Vallabhirur Gadhada Shah Premchand Maganlal INC
40 Lathi Savani Limba Jasmat INC
42 Junagadh Bhesan Kathrecha Parmanandas INC
43 Junagadh City Raja Chittaranjan Rugnath INC
44 Visavadar Velji Narsi Patel INC
45 Vanthali Manavadar Bantwa Vikani Ramji Parbat INC
45 Vanthali Manavadar Bantwa Gohel Jivraj Visram INC
46 Kutiyana Ranavav Dave Dayashanker Trikamji INC
47 Porbandar City Bhupta Mathuradas Gordhandas INC
48 Porbandar Taluka Odedra Maldevji M. INC
49 Mangrol Jaya Vajubhai Shah INC
50 Keshod Ratubhai Adani INC
51 Malia Mendarda Mori Kanji Kachra INC
52 Veraval Town Pushpaben Mehta INC
53 Veraval Taluka Joshi Motilal G. INC
54 Talala Solanki Hamir Sarman INC
55 Una Veru Suragbhai Kalubhai INC
No Constituency Winning Candidate Party
1 KALYANPUR VASANT KALYANJI HIRJI INC
2 KHAMBHALIA NAKUM HARILAL RAMJI INC
3 BHANVAD JAMJODHPUR PATEL KESHAVJI ARJAN INC
4 JAMJODHPUR LALPUR PATEL RATANSHI BHANJI INC
5 JAMNAGAR TALUKA JOSHI MAGANLAL BHAGWANJI INC
6 JAMNAGAR CITY WEST TAMBOLI FULCHAND PURSHOTTAM INC
7 JAMNAGAR CITY (EAST) HAMIRKA ALARAKHA HASAN INC
8 KALAWAD DHROL JADEJA CHANDRASINHJI DIPSINHJI IND
9 DHROL JODIYA VAGHANI HANSAJ JIVANDAS INC
10 LIMBDI WADHWAN HAMIR JIVA VANKAR SP
Ghanshyam Oza INC
11 LIMBDI LAKHTAR ACHARYA LABHSHANKER DEVSHANKER INC
12 DASADA LAKHTAR DESAI BHUPATBHAI VRAJLAL INC
13 DHRANGADHRA SHAH MANHARLAL MANSUKHLAL INC
14 HALWAD MULI SHUKLA LABHSHANKER MAGANLAL INC
15 SAYLA CHOTILA SHAH NATHALAL MANSUKHLAL INC
16 PADDHARI LODHIKA KOTDASANGANI SHUKLA BALKRISHNA DINMANISHANKER INC
17 MORVI MALIA JADEJA KALIKAKUMAR LAKHDHIRJI IND
ABDULLA HAMIR KAJEDIA INC
18 WANKANER SHAH SHANTILAL RAJPAL INC
19 RAJKOT TALUKA VEKARIA KURJI JADAVJI INC
20 RAJKOT CITY (NORTH) SHAH CHIMANLAL NAGARDAS INC
21 RAJKOT CITY (SOUTH) KOTAK GIRDHARLAL BHAWANJI INC
22 JASDAN PRABHATGIRI G. GONSAI INC
23 BABRA JOSHI GAJANAN BHAVANISHANKER INC
24 GONDAL KUNKAVAV PATEL GOVINDBHAI KESHAVJI INC
BHASKAR HARIBHAI RANA INC
25 KANDORANA BHAYAVADAR CHANGELA BHIMJI RUDABHAI INC
26 UPLETA U. N. Dhebar INC
27 DHORAJI SHAH VAJUBHAI MANILAL INC
28 JETPUR Babubhai P. Vaidya INC
29 JAFRABAD RAJULA LAHERI KANUBHAI JIVANLAL INC
31 MAHUVA TALUKA MODI JADAVJI KESHAVJI INC
32 KUNDLA KHIMANI AMULAKHRAI K. INC
33 PALITANA CHOK INDRANI JORSINGH KASALSINGH INC
34 TALAJA DATHA MANIAR LALOOBHAI K. INC
35 BHAVNAGAR CITY (EAST) VRAJLAL GOKALDAS VORA INC
36 BHAVNAGAR CITY (WEST) AJITRAI M. OZA INC
37 BHAVNAGAR (DASCROI) SIHOR KANBI KARASAN JERAM INC
38 SONGADH UMRALA CHHAGANLAL L. GOPANI INC
39 VALLABHIRUR GADHADA REWAR KANJI SAVJI INC
SHAH PREMCHAND MAGANLAL INC
40 LATHI SAVANI LIMBA JASMAT INC
42 JUNAGADH BHESAN KATHRECHA PARMANANDAS INC
43 JUNAGADH CITY RAJA CHITTARANJAN RUGNATH INC
44 VISAVADAR VELJI NARSI PATEL INC
45 VANTHALI MANAVADAR BANTWA VIKANI RAMJI PARBAT INC
GOHEL JIVRAJ VISRAM INC
46 KUTIYANA RANAVAV DAVE DAYASHANKER TRIKAMJI INC
47 PORBANDAR CITY BHUPTA MATHURADAS GORDHANDAS INC
48 PORBANDAR TALUKA ODEDRA MALDEVJI M. INC
49 MANGROL JAYA VAJUBHAI SHAH INC
50 KESHOD Ratubhai Adani INC
51 MALIA MENDARDA MORI KANJI KACHRA INC
52 VERAVAL TOWN Pushpaben Mehta INC
53 VERAVAL TALUKA JOSHI MOTILAL G. INC
54 TALALA SOLANKI HAMIR SARMAN INC
55 UNA VERU SURAGBHAI KALUBHAI INC

State reorganization and merger

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On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra State was merged into Bombay State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Sourashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.