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1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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For the election in Pakistan, see 1951 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
Elections to elect the First Punjab Legislative Assembly were held on 26 March 1952. 842 candidates contested for the 105 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.[1]
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Results
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| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | |||
| Indian National Congress |  |
121 | 96 | 76.19 | 18,30,601 | 36.69 | |||
| Shiromani Akali Dal |  |
48 | 13 | 10.32 | 6,20,455 | 12.44 | |||
| Zamindar Party | 31 | 2 | 1.59 | 3,72,126 | 7.46 | ||||
| Communist Party of India |  |
26 | 4 | 3.17 | 1,93,974 | 3.89 | |||
| Forward Bloc (Marxist Group) | 19 | 1 | 0.79 | 69,694 | 1.40 | ||||
| Lal Communist Party Hind Union | 9 | 1 | 0.79 | 57,739 | 1.16 | ||||
| Independent | 446 | 9 | 7.14 | 11,92,896 | 23.91 | ||||
| Total seats | 126 | Voters | 86,23,498 | Turnout | 49,89,077 (57.85%) | ||||
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Elected members
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State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[2] Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections.
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