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1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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Elections to the Orissa Legislative Assembly held on 27 March 1952 were the first assembly elections in Orissa. This election was officially known as the 1951 Orissa Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.[1]
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Political parties
6 National parties along with All India Ganatantra Parishad and 3 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party but without clear majority while All India Gantantra Parishad emerged as the main opponent to the Congress party.[1]
Constituencies and Electorate
Constituencies
The 1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election comprised a total of 107 constituencies. Of these, 91 were General constituencies and 16 were reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST). The General constituencies included 58 single-member seats and 33 double-member seats, while all 16 ST constituencies were single-member.
The constituency with the fewest contestants was Balligudda, with only one candidate, while the constituency with the most contestants was Aska, with 15 candidates.[1]
Electorate
The total number of registered electors for the election was 7,598,161. Of this, 6,730,261 electors were from the General constituencies, and 867,900 were from the ST constituencies.[1]
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Government Formation
In these elections, Congress emerged as the largest party, but did not get majority to form the government. Nabakrushna Choudhuri of the Congress party became the first Chief Minister of Odisha, after a series of re-alignments among independents.
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