1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

The West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952 was a part of the series of Legislative Assembly elections in 1952. It was the first ever assembly election held in West Bengal.

West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952

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All 187 seats in the West Bengal state assembly 94 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	42.23%
First party Second party   Leader Bidhan Chandra Roy Jyoti Basu Party INC CPI Leader since 1952 1952 Leader's seat Bowbazar Baranagar Last election N/A N/A Seats won 150 28 Seat change N/A N/A Popular vote 2,889,994 800,951 Percentage 38.82% 10.76% Swing N/A N/A
Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Bidhan Chandra Roy INC Elected Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy INC

Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951

West Bengal, India

Alliances

On the political left, two alliances had emerged the United Socialist Organisation of India (an alliance between the Communist Party of India, the Socialist Republican Party^[1] and the Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)) and the People's United Socialist Front (comprising the Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc (Ruikar) and the Revolutionary Communist Party of India).^[2]

Results

Alliance wise result

The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party.

USOI	SEATS	PUSF	SEATS	INC+	SEATS	OTHERS	SEATS	OTHERS	SEATS
CPI	28	SPI	0	INC	150	BJS	9	IND	19
SRP	0	FB(R)	1			ABHM	4	KMPP	15
AFBM	11	RSP	0			ABRRP	0
TOTAL (1952)	39	TOTAL (1952)	2	TOTAL (1952)	150	TOTAL (1952)	13	TOTAL (1952)	34

Party wise result

Summary of results of the 1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election^[3]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %
	Indian National Congress		236	150	63.56	2,889,994	38.82
	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party		129	15	6.36	667,446	8.97
	Communist Party of India		86	28	11.86	800,951	10.76
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		85	9	3.81	415,458	5.58
	Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)		48	11	4.66	393,591	5.29
	Socialist Party		63	0		215,382	2.89
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha		33	4	1.69	1,76,762	2.37
	Forward Bloc (Ruikar)		32	2	0.85	1,07,905	1.45
	Revolutionary Socialist Party		16	0		63,173	0.85
	Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Tagore)		10	0		32,859	0.44
	Bolshevik Party of India		8	0		20117	0.27
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad		14	0		7,100	0.10
	Independent		614	19	8.05	1,653,165	22.21
Total seats			238	Voters	17,628,239	Turnout	7,443,903 (42.23%)

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Kalimpong	None	Lalit Bahadur Kharga		Communist Party of India
Darjeeling	None	Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj		Independent
Jore Bungalow	None	Shiva Kumar Rai		Independent
Kurseong Siliguri	None	Tenzing Wangdi		Indian National Congress
		George Mahbert		Independent
Jalpaiguri	None	Ashrumati Devi		Indian National Congress
		Khagendra Nath Dasgupta		Indian National Congress
Western Duars	None	Sasadhar Kar		Indian National Congress
		Munda Antoni Topno		Indian National Congress
Mainaguri	None	Surendra Nath Roy		Indian National Congress
Dhupguri	None	Rabindra Nath Sikdar		Indian National Congress
Alipur Duars	None	Pijush Kanti Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
		Dhirandra Bramha Mandal		Indian National Congress
Central Duars	None	Jajneswar Roy		Indian National Congress
		Bhagat Mangaldas		Indian National Congress
Mekliganj	None	Satyendra Prasanna Chatterjee		Indian National Congress
Mathabhanga	None	Sarada Prasad Pramanick		Indian National Congress
Dinhate	None	Satish Chandra Roy Singha		Indian National Congress
		Umesh Chandra Mandal		Indian National Congress
Cooch Behar	None	Maziruddin Ahmed		Indian National Congress
		Jatindra Nath Singha Sarkar		Indian National Congress
Raiganj	None	Shyama Prasad Barman		Indian National Congress
		Gulam Hamidur Rahman		Indian National Congress
Itahar	None	Banamali Das		Indian National Congress
Gangarampur	None	Satindra Nath Basu		Indian National Congress
Balurghat	None	Saroj Ranjan Chattopadhyaya		Indian National Congress
		Lakshman Chandra Hasda		Indian National Congress
Gazole	None	Dharanidhar Sarkar		Communist Party of India
Kharba	None	Tafazzal Hossain		Indian National Congress
Harishchandrapur	None	Ramhari Roy		Indian National Congress
Ratua	None	Md. Sayeed Mia		Indian National Congress
Manikchak	None	Pashupati Jha		Indian National Congress
Malda	None	Nikunjabehari Gupta		Indian National Congress
		Raipada Das		Independent
Kalichak (north)	None	Abul Barkat Ataul Gani		Independent
Kaliachak (south)	None	Sowrindra Mohan Misra		Indian National Congress
Nalhati	None	Yeakub Hossain		Indian National Congress
Murarai	None	Jogendra Narayan Das		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Rampurhat	None	Panchanan Let		Forward Bloc
		Srikumar Bandopadhyaya		Forward Bloc
Nanur	None	Saha Sisir Kumar		Indian National Congress
		Murarka Basanta Lal		Indian National Congress
Bolpur	None	Roy Hanseswar		Indian National Congress
		Hansadah Bhusan		Indian National Congress
Suri	None	Majhi Nishapati		Indian National Congress
		Sen Gupta Gopika Bilas		Indian National Congress
Khayrasole	None	Bandopadhyaya Khagendra Nath		Indian National Congress
Farakka	None	Giasuddin		Indian National Congress
Suti	SC	Lutfal Haque		Independent
Sagardighi	None	Shyamapada Bhattacharyya		Indian National Congress
		Kuber Chand Haldar		Indian National Congress
Lalgola	None	Kazeemali Meerza		Indian National Congress
Murshidabad	None	Durgapada Sinha		Indian National Congress
Raninagar	None	Jainal Abedin Kezi		Indian National Congress
Jallangi	None	A . M . A . Zaman		Indian National Congress
Hariharpara	None	A . Hamid ( Haji )		Indian National Congress
Newada	None	Mahammad Israil		Independent
Beldanga	None	Kshitish Chandra Ghose		Indian National Congress
Bharatpur	None	Bijoyendu Narayan Roy		Indian National Congress
Burwan Khargram	None	Satyendra Chandra Ghosh Maulik		Indian National Congress
		Sudhir Mondal		Indian National Congress
Kandi	None	Goalbadan Trivedi		Indian National Congress
Berhampore	None	Bejoy Kumar Ghosh		Indian National Congress
Chhatna	None	Probodh Chandra Dutta		Hindu Mahasabha
		Kamala Kanta Hembram		Indian National Congress
Raipur	None	Jadu Nath Murmu		Independent
		Jatindra Nath Basu		Indian National Congress
Khatra	None	Ashutosh Mallik		Indian National Congress
		Amulya Ratan Ghose		Hindu Mahasabha
Taldangra	None	Purabi Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
Barjora	None	Prafulla Chandra Roy		Indian National Congress
Gangajalghati	None	Dhirendra Nath Chatterjee		Indian National Congress
Bankura	SC	Rakhahari Chatterjee		Hindu Mahasabha
Vishnupur	None	Kiran Chandra Digar		Indian National Congress
		Radha Gobinda Roy		Indian National Congress
Sonamukhi	None	Sishuram Mandal		Indian National Congress
		Bhabataran Chakraborty		Indian National Congress
Binpur	None	Mongal Chandra Saren		Indian National Congress
		Nripendra Gopal Mitra		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Gopiballavepore	None	Dhananjoy Kar		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
		Jagatpati Hansda		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Jhargram	None	Madan Mohan Khan		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
		Mohendra Nath Mahato		Indian National Congress
Narayangarh	None	Surendranath Pramanik		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
		Krishna Chandra Satpati		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Pingla	None	Pulin Behari Maity		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Danton	None	Jnanendra Kumar Choudhury		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Kharagpur	None	Moulana Muhammad Momtaz		Indian National Congress
Garbetta	None	Saroj Roy		Communist Party of India
Salboni	None	Bejoy Gopal Goswami		Independent
Patashpur	None	Janardan Sahu		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Keshpur	None	Nagendra Doloi		Communist Party of India
		Gangapada Kuor		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Ghatal	None	Amulyacharan Dal		Communist Party of India
		Jatishchandra Ghosh		Communist Party of India
Daspur	None	Mrigendra Bhattachariya		Communist Party of India
Panskura North	None	Rajanikanta Pramanik		Indian National Congress
Panskura South	None	Shyama Bhattacharyya		Indian National Congress
Sabang	None	Gopal Chandra Das Adhikary		Indian National Congress
Moyna	None	Kanilal Bhowmic		Communist Party of India
Tamluk	None	Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
Mahisadal	None	Kumar Deba Prosad Garga		Independent
Nandigram North	None	Subodh Chandra Maity		Indian National Congress
Nandigram South	None	Prabir Chandra Jana		Indian National Congress
Sutahata	None	Kumar Chandra Jana		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Ramnagar	None	Trailakya Nath Pradhan		Indian National Congress
Contai North	None	Sudhir Chandra Das		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Contai South	None	Natendra Nath Das		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Mohanpur	None	Basanta Kumar Panigrahi		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Khejri	None	Koustuv Kanti Karan		Indian National Congress
		Abha Maity		Indian National Congress
Bhagawanpur	None	Rameswar Panda		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Shyampur	None	Sasabindu Bera		Forward Bloc
Uluberia	None	Bijoy Mondal		Forward Bloc
		Bibhuti Bhusan Ghosh		Forward Bloc
Bagnan	None	Sambhu Charan Mukhopadhaya		Indian National Congress
Amta South	None	Arabinda Roy		Indian National Congress
Amta Central	None	Tarapada Pramanik		Indian National Congress
Amta North	None	Alamohon Dass		Independent
Sankrail	None	Kanai Lal Bhattacharya		Forward Bloc
		Kripa Sindhu Shaw		Forward Bloc
Jagatballavpur	None	Amrita Lal Hazra		Indian National Congress
Howrah North	None	Biren Banerjee		Communist Party of India
Howrah East	None	Saila Kumr Mukhopadhyaya		Indian National Congress
Howrah West	None	Bankim Chandra Kar		Indian National Congress
Howrah South	None	Beni Charan Dutta		Indian National Congress
Domjur	None	Tarapada Dey		Communist Party of India
Bally	None	Ratan Moni Chattopadhyaya		Indian National Congress
Singoor	None	Sourendra Nath Saha		Communist Party of India
		Ajit Kumar Basu		Communist Party of India
Uttarpara	None	Monoranjan Hazra		Communist Party of India
Serampore	None	Jitendra Nath Lahiri		Indian National Congress
Bhadreswar	None	Byomkerh Majumdar		Indian National Congress
Goghat	None	Radha Krishna Pal		Independent
Arambagh	None	Madan Mohan Saha		Communist Party of India
		Radha Krishna Pal		Independent
Tarakeswar	None	Parbati Hazra		Indian National Congress
Chinsurah	None	Jyotish Chandra Ghosh		Forward Bloc
		Radha Nath Das		Indian National Congress
Dhanialkhali	None	Dhirendra Narayan Mukherji		Indian National Congress
		Loso Hasda		Indian National Congress
Balagarh	None	Brindaban Chattopadhyay		Indian National Congress
Burdwan	None	Binoy Krishna Chaudhury		Communist Party of India
Khandaghosh	None	Jonab Mahammad Hossain		Indian National Congress
Raina	None	Dasarathi Tah		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
		Mritunjoy Pramanik		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Galsi	None	Mahitosh Saha		Indian National Congress
		Jadabendra Nath Panja		Indian National Congress
Ausgram	None	Ananda Gopal Mukhepadhyay		Indian National Congress
		Kanai Lal Das		Indian National Congress
Raniganj	None	Banku Behari Mandal		Indian National Congress
		Pashupati Nath Maliah		Independent
Kulti	None	Baidyanath Mandal		Indian National Congress
		Joynarayan Sarma		Indian National Congress
Asansol	None	Atindra Nath Bose		Forward Bloc
Kalna	None	Baidyanath Santal		Indian National Congress
		Rash Behari Sen		Indian National Congress
Purbasthali	None	Bimalananda Tarkatirtha		Indian National Congress
Manteswar	None	Annada Prasad Mandal		Indian National Congress
Katwa	None	Subodh Chowdhury		Communist Party of India
Mangalkot	None	Bhakta Chandra Roy		Indian National Congress
Ketugram	None	Tarapada Bandyopadhyay		Hindu Mahasabha
Karimpur	None	Haripada Chatterjee		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Tehatta	None	Raghunandan Biswas		Indian National Congress
Kaliganj	None	Jonab S. M. Fazlur Rahaman		Indian National Congress
Nakesipara	None	Jagannath Mazumder		Indian National Congress
Chapra	None	Smarajit Bandopadhya		Indian National Congress
Krishnagar	None	Bejoy Lal Chattapadhya		Indian National Congress
Nabadwp	None	Niranjan Modak		Indian National Congress
Santipur	None	Sashibhusan Khan		Indian National Congress
Ranaghat	None	Bijoy Krishna Sarkar		Indian National Congress
		Keshab Chandra Mitra		Indian National Congress
Bongaon	None	Jiban Ratan Dhar		Indian National Congress
Gaighata	None	Ziaul Hoque		Indian National Congress
Habra	None	Tarun Kanti Ghosh		Indian National Congress
Sarup Nagar	None	Mahammad Ishaque		Indian National Congress
Deganga	None	Rafiuddin Ahmed		Indian National Congress
Haroa Sandeshkhali	None	Jyotish Chandra Roy Sardar		Indian National Congress
		Hemanta Kumar Ghoshal		Communist Party of India
Hasnabad	None	Bijesh Chandra Sen		Indian National Congress
		Rajkrishna Mandol		Indian National Congress
Basirhat	SC	Prafulla Banerjee		Indian National Congress
Dum Dum	None	Kanai Lal Das		Indian National Congress
Bhangar	None	Hemchandra Naskar		Indian National Congress
		Gangadhar Naskar		Communist Party of India
Baruipore	None	Lalit Kumar Sinha		Communist Party of India
		Abdus Shokur		Indian National Congress
Joynagar	None	Subodh Banerjee		Independent
		Dintaran Moni		Independent
Baraset	None	Amulya Dhan Mukhopadhyay		Indian National Congress
Bizpur	None	Bipin Behari Ganguli		Indian National Congress
Naihati	None	Suresh Chandra Paul		Indian National Congress
Barrackpur	None	Phanindranath Mukhopadhya		Indian National Congress
Bhatpara	None	Dayaram Beri		Indian National Congress
Titagarh	None	Krishna Kumar Sukla		Indian National Congress
Baranagar	SC	Jyoti Basu		Communist Party of India
Mathurapur	None	Bhusan Chandra Das		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
		Brindaban Gayan		Indian National Congress
Saugar	None	Haripaba Baguli		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Kulpi	None	Nalini Kanta Halder		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
		Prankrishna Kumar		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Mograhat	None	Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar		Indian National Congress
		Abul Hashem		Indian National Congress
Falta	None	Jyotish Chandra Roy		Communist Party of India
Diamond Harbour	SC	Charu Chandra Bhandari		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Bishnupur	None	Basanta Kumar Mal		Indian National Congress
		Provash Chandra Roy		Communist Party of India
Budge Budge	None	Bankim Mukherjee		Communist Party of India
Mohestola	None	Sudhir Chandra Bhandari		Communist Party of India
Garden Reach	None	S . M . Abdullah		Indian National Congress
Tollyganj	None	Jyotish Joarder		Independent
Behala	None	Biren Roy		Forward Bloc
Cossipur	None	Biswanath Roy		Indian National Congress
Shampukur	None	Hemanta Kumar Bose		Independent
Kumartuli	None	Nepal Chandra Roy		Forward Bloc
Burtola	None	Nirmal Chandra De		Indian National Congress
Muchipara	None	Sankar Prasad Mitra		Indian National Congress
Jorabagan	None	Ram Lagan Singh		Indian National Congress
Jorasanko	None	Amarendra Nath Basu		Forward Bloc
Belgachia	None	Ganesh Ghose		Communist Party of India
Manicktala	None	Ranendra Nath Sen		Communist Party of India
Beliaghata	None	Suhrid Kumar Mullick Choudhury		Forward Bloc
Barabazar	None	Iswar Das Jalan		Indian National Congress
Colootola	None	Anandi Lal Poddar		Indian National Congress
Sealdah	None	Pannalal Bose		Indian National Congress
Vidyasagar	None	Narayan Chandra Roy		Independent
Taltola	None	Moulavi Shamsul Haque		Indian National Congress
Baniapukur Ballygunge	None	Pulin Behari Khatic		Indian National Congress
		Jogesh Chandra Gupta		Indian National Congress
Bhawanipur	None	Mira Dutta Gupta		Indian National Congress
Kalighat	None	Manikuntala Sen		Communist Party of India
Tollygunge (north)	None	Priya Ranjan Sen		Indian National Congress
Tollygunge (south)	None	Ambica Chakravorty		Communist Party of India
Watgunge	None	Kali Mukherjee		Indian National Congress
Alipur	ST	Satyendra Kumar Basu		Indian National Congress
Fort	None	Narendra Nath Sen		Indian National Congress
Bowbazar	None	Bidhan Chandra Roy		Indian National Congress
Entally	None	Debendra Chandra Dev		Indian National Congress

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal.^[4] Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 (238 seats) to 195 (252 seats) during 1957 assembly elections.

See also

• 1951–52 elections in India
• 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election