1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
26 March 1952
All 126 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 1957
64 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Bhim Sen Sachar Gopal Singh Khalsa
Party INC SAD
Leader's seat Ludhiana City South Jagraon
Seats won 96 13
Popular vote 1,830,601 620,455
Percentage 36.69% 12.44%
Chief Minister before election

Bhim Sen Sachar
INC

 Chief Minister after election

Bhim Sen Sachar
INC

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.

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