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 actual voting didn't take place until early 1952 because of delays.
Constituencies
The Assam Legislative Assembly in 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 A total of 590 nominations were filed out of which 61 were rejected and 74 were withdrawn, thus a total of 455 candidates contested the first legislative assembly elections in Assam.
Political parties
9 national parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. The Indian National Congress contested 92 seats and won 76. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party crossed double-digits.
Results
!colspan=8| |- ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party ! colspan="2" | Popular vote ! colspan="6" | Seats |- ! Vote ! % ! Contested ! Won
| colspan="1" align="left" |Indian National Congress | |43.48 |92 |76
| colspan="1" align="left" |Socialist Party | |13.30 |61 |4
| colspan="1" align="left" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |5.99 |40 |1
| colspan="1" align="left" |Communist Party of India | |2.84 |18 |1
| colspan="1" align="left" |Mizo Union | |1.19 |3 |3
| colspan="1" align="left" |Khasi-Jaintia Durbar | |0.99 |4 |1
| colspan="1" align="left" |All People's Party | |0.61 |3 |1
| colspan="1" align="left" |Garo National Council | |0.60 |4 |3
| colspan="1" align="left" |Khasi Jaintia Federated State National Conference | |0.39 |1 |1
| colspan="1" align="left" |Independent | |28.34 |213 |14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49,55,390 !100 !— !105
The Indian National Congress won a comfortable majority with 76 seats and formed the government under Bishnuram Medhi, who began his first term as Chief Minister. Kuladhar Chaliha was elected the Speaker of the Assembly.
Elected members ConstituencyMemberParty Lungleh R. Dengthuama Aijal East Pu. Raymond Thanlihra Aijal West Pu. Ch. Saprawnga 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 Nongpoh A. Alley M. Cherra Maham Singh North Cachar Hills Hagjer, Joy Bhadra Mikir Hills West Rongpher, Nihang Mikir Hills East Terang, Khorsing Baghmara Harison Momin Tura Emerson Momin Phulbari Sangma, Emonsing Dainadubi Aaram Sangma 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 Boko Radha Charan Choudhury Palasbari Horeswar Goswami Pub Bangsar Silasundari Ghopa Radhikaram Das Gauhati Gaurishankar Bhattacharya Mangaldai Purandar Sarma Kalaigaon Dandi Ram Dutta 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 Chaliha, Kuladhar Jorhat North Nilmani Phookan Ramnath Das Titabor Sarju Prasad Singh Teok Harinarayan Baruah Amguri Kakoti, Rabin Sibsagar Gogoi, Girindranath Nazira Bezbarua, Ananda Chandra Nazira Sonari Gogoi, Thanuram Sonari Chetia, Purnananda 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
See also 1951–52 elections in India Elections in Assam
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