1952 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election

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.

Results

!colspan=8| |- 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 | | 59 || 55 || 91.67 || 606,934 || 63.79

| style="text-align:left;" |Saurashtra Khedut Sangh | | 37 || 1 || 1.67 || 139,449 || 14.66

| style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | | 25 || 0 || || 43,043 || 4.52

| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Party | | 28 || 2 || 3.33 || 34,778 || 3.66

| style="text-align:left;" |Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | | 16 || 0 || || 30,907 || 3.25

| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | | 3 || 0 || || 7,791 || 0.82

| style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Castes Federation | | 3 || 0 || || 4,977 || 0.52

| style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh | | 3 || 0 || || 4,346 || 0.46

| style="text-align:left;" |Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | | 1 || 0 || || 3,660 || 0.38

| 50 || 2 || 3.33 || 75,624 || 7.95 |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| Total seats ! 60 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 20,81,140 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 9,51,509 (45.72%)

Winning candidates +NoConstituencyWinning candidateParty1KalyanpurVasant Kalyanji HirjiIndian National Congress2KhambhaliaNakum Harilal RamjiIndian National Congress3Bhanvad JamjodhpurPatel Keshavji ArjanIndian National Congress4Jamjodhpur LalpurPatel Ratanshi BhanjiIndian National Congress5Jamnagar TalukaJoshi Maganlal BhagwanjiIndian National Congress6Jamnagar City WestTamboli Fulchand PurshottamIndian National Congress7Jamnagar City (East)Hamirka Alarakha HasanIndian National Congress8Kalawad DhrolJadeja Chandrasinhji DipsinIndependent9Dhrol JodiyaVaghani Hansaj JivandasIndian National Congress10Limbdi WadhwaniHamir Jiva VankarSocialist PartyGhanshyam OzaIndian National Congress11Limbdi LakhtarAcharya Labhshanker DevshankerIndian National Congress12Dasada LakhtarDesai Bhupatbhai VrajlalIndian National Congress13DhrangadhraShah Manharlal MansukhlalIndian National Congress14Halwad MuliShukla Labhshanker MaganlalIndian National Congress15Sayla ChotilaShah Nathalal MansukhlalIndian National Congress16Paddhari Lodhika KotdasanganiShukla Balkrishna DinmanishankerIndian National Congress17Morvi MaliaJadeja Kalikakumar LakhdhirjiIndependentAbdulla Hamir KajediaIndian National Congress18WankanerShah Shantilal RajpalIndian National Congress19Rajkot TalukaVekaria Kurji JadavjiIndian National Congress20Rajkot City (North)Shah Chimanlal NagardasIndian National Congress21Rajkot City (South)Kotak Girdharlal BhawanjiIndian National Congress22JasdanPrabhatgiri G. GonsaiIndian National Congress23BabraJoshi Gajanan BhavanishankerIndian National Congress24Gondal KunkavavPatel Govindbhai KeshavjiIndian National CongressBhaskar Haribhai RanaIndian National Congress25Kandorana BhayavadaraChangela Bhimji RudabhaiIndian National Congress26UpletaU. N. DhebarIndian National Congress27DhorajiShah Vajubhai ManilalIndian National Congress28JetpurBabubhai P. VaidyaIndian National Congress29Jafrabad RajulaLaheri Kanubhai JivanlalIndian National Congress30Mahuva TownMehta Jasvantrai NanubhaiSocialist Party31Mahuva TalukaModi Jadavji KeshavjiIndian National Congress32KundlaKhimani Amulakhrai K.Indian National Congress33Palitana ChokIndrani Jorsingh KasalsinghIndian National Congress34Talaja DathaManiar Laloobhai K.Indian National Congress35Bhavnagar City (East)Vrajlal Gokaldas VoraIndian National Congress36Bhavnagar City (West)Ajitrai M. OzaIndian National Congress37Bhavnagar (Dascroi) SihorKanbi Karasan JeramIndian National Congress38Songadh UmralaChhaganlal L. GopaniIndian National Congress39Vallabhirur GadhadaRewar Kanji SavjiIndian National CongressShah Premchand MaganlalIndian National Congress40LathiSavani Limba JasmatIndian National Congress41LiliyaMohanlal D. VaghaniSaurashtra Khedut Sangh42Junagadh BhesanKathrecha ParmanandasIndian National Congress43Junagadh CityRaja Chittaranjan RugnathIndian National Congress44VisavadarVelji Narsi PatelIndian National Congress45Vanthali Manavadar BantwaVikani Ramji ParbatIndian National CongressGohel Jivraj VisramIndian National Congress46Kutiyana RanavavDave Dayashanker TrikamjiIndian National Congress47Porbandar CityBhupta Mathuradas GordhandasIndian National Congress48Porbandar TalukaOdedra Maldevji M.Indian National Congress49MangrolJaya Vajubhai ShahIndian National Congress50KeshodRatubhai AdaniIndian National Congress51Malia MendardaMori Kanji KachraIndian National Congress52Veraval TownPushpaben MehtaIndian National Congress53Veraval TalukaJoshi Motilal G.Indian National Congress54TalalaSolanki Hamir SarmanIndian National Congress55UnaVeru Suragbhai KalubhaiIndian National Congress

State reorganization and merger On 1 November 1956, Saurashtra was merged into Bombay under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

See also

Saurashtra State 1951–52 elections in India Bombay State 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election

References