1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Elections were held in March 1952 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly. There were 276 constituencies with 50 of them being two-member constituencies. The Indian National Congress (INC) stormed into power. Shri Krishna Singh became the first elected Chief Minister of Bihar and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha became the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of the state.[1]

1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

26 March 19521957 →

All 330 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
166 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderShri Krishna Sinha
PartyINCJharkhand Party
Seats won23932
Popular vote39,51,1457,65,272
Percentage41.38%8.01%

Elected Chief Minister

Shri Krishna Sinha
INC

Seat won by parties

  CNSPJP (11 seats) (3.33%)
  LSS (7 seats) (2.12%)
  Independent (14 seats) (4.24%)
  Others (4 seats) (1.24%)

Parties

National parties

  1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh
  2. Communist Party of India
  3. Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)
  4. Forward Bloc (Ruikar)
  5. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
  6. Indian National Congress
  7. Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
  8. Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
  9. Revolutionary Socialist Party
  10. Scheduled Caste Federation
  11. Socialist Party

State parties

  1. Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
  2. Jharkhand Party
  3. Lok Sewak Sangh
  4. All India United Kisan Sabha

Registered (unrecognised) parties

  1. All India Ganatantra Parishad

Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
Won% of
Seats
VotesVote %
Indian National Congress 32223972.4239,51,14541.38
Socialist Party266236.9717,29,75018.11
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party9810.302,68,4162.81
Jharkhand Party53329.707,65,2728.01
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party38113.333,01,6913.16
Forward Bloc (Marxist Group)3410.301,07,3861.12
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad2910.3060,3600.63
Lok Sewak Sangh1272.121,48,9211.56
All India Ganatantra Parishad110.3014,2370.15
Independent638144.2418,77,23619.66
Total seats330Voters2,41,65,389Turnout95,48,835 (39.51%)

Party wise votes polled

  Jharkhand Party (8.01%)
  Socialist Party (18.11%)
  CNSPJP (3.16%)
  Lok Sewak Sangh (1.56%)
  Independent (19.66%)
  Others (8.12%)

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(ST/None)
MemberParty
ManerNoneRameshwar Prasad ShastriIndian National Congress
DanapurNoneJagatnarain LalIndian National Congress
Patna City West Cum NaubatpurNoneMungeri LalIndian National Congress
Badri Nath VermaIndian National Congress
Patna City EastNoneNawabzada Syed Mohammad MehdiIndian National Congress
FatuhaNoneDeo Saran SinhaIndian National Congress
Punpun Cum (Masaurhi)NoneSaraswati ChaudhariIndian National Congress
Ram Khelawan SinhaIndian National Congress
ChandiNoneDhanraj SharmaIndian National Congress
EkangarsaraiNoneTayagi Lal SinghIndian National Congress
Islampur-cum-slraoNoneSheo Saran Prasad SharmaIndian National Congress
Mahabir PrasadIndian National Congress
MokamaNoneJagdish Narain SinhaIndian National Congress
BarhNoneRana Sheolakh Pati SinhaIndian National Congress
AshthawanNoneTajuddinIndian National Congress
Bihar NorthNoneGirwardhari SinghIndian National Congress
Bihar SouthNoneMd. Aquil SyedIndian National Congress
BakhtiarpurNoneSundri DeviIndian National Congress
BihtaNoneManorma DeviIndian National Congress
PaliganjNoneRam Lakhan Singh YadavIndian National Congress
Pakribarawan Cum WarsaliganjNoneChetu RamIndian National Congress
Manzoor AhmadIndian National Congress
Nawada Cum HasuaNoneShakti KumarIndian National Congress
Ram Kishun SinghIndian National Congress
Rajauli Cum WazirganjNoneRadha Krishna Pd. SinhaIndian National Congress
Mahabir ChaudhryIndian National Congress
AtriNoneRameshwar Prasad YadavIndependent
Gaya TownNoneKesho PrasadIndian National Congress
Sherghati Cum ImamganjNoneDeodhari ChamarIndian National Congress
Jaglal MahatoIndian National Congress
Bodh Gaya Cum ParaivaNoneJugeshwar Prasad KhalishIndian National Congress
Rameshwar ManjhiIndian National Congress
ArwalNoneGudani SinghSocialist Party of India
KurthaNoneRamacharan SinghSocialist Party of India
JahanabadNoneSheobhajan SinghSocialist Party of India
GhosiNoneRam Chandra YadavIndependent
MakhdumpurNoneRameshwar YadavIndependent
TekariNoneMithileshwar Prasad SinhaIndian National Congress
DaudnagarNoneRam Naresh SinghSocialist Party of India
GohNoneMundrika SinghSocialist Party of India
RafiganjNoneS.m. Latifur RahmanIndian National Congress
AurangabadNonePriyabrat Narain SinhaIndian National Congress
ObraNonePadarath SinghSocialist Party of India
Nabi NagarNoneAnugrah Narayan SinghIndian National Congress
BarharaNoneRambilas SinhaAkhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Arrah MuffasilNoneAmbika SinghIndian National Congress
Arrah TownNoneRang Bahadur PrasadIndian National Congress
SaharNoneDeo Naryan SinghIndian National Congress
ChainpurNoneGupta Nath SinghIndian National Congress
Bhabua Cum MohaniaNoneRam Nagina SinghIndian National Congress
Dularchand RamIndian National Congress
Sasaram Cum RohtasNoneGovind ChamarIndian National Congress
Jagannath SinghIndian National Congress
DehriNoneBasawan SinhaSocialist Party of India
RamgarhNoneRam Chandra RaiIndian National Congress
ItarhiNoneRaja Ram AryaIndian National Congress
BuxarNoneLakshmi Kant TiwaryIndian National Congress
DumraonNoneHarihar Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
BarhampurNoneLallan SinghIndian National Congress
SahpurNoneRamanand TiwariSocialist Party of India
JagdishpurNoneSumitra DeviIndian National Congress
BikramganjNoneHemraj YadavIndian National Congress
NokhaNoneRaghunath Prasad SahIndian National Congress
DinaraNoneRamanand UpadhyaIndian National Congress
Tarari Cum PiroNoneDevidayal RamSocialist Party of India
Radha Mohan RaiSocialist Party of India
KuchaikotNoneShiva Kumar PathakIndian National Congress
GopalganjNoneKamla RaiIndian National Congress
BarauliNoneAbdul Gafar MianIndian National Congress
BaikunthpurNoneShivabachan TrivediIndian National Congress
Katea Cum BhoreNoneNand Kishore NarayanIndian National Congress
Chandrika RamIndian National Congress
MirganjNoneJanardan SinhaIndian National Congress
BarhariaNoneSaghirul HaqueIndian National Congress
SiwanNoneRam Baswan RamIndian National Congress
Shankar NathIndian National Congress
MairwaNoneGadadhar PrasadIndian National Congress
DarauliNoneRamayan ShuklaIndian National Congress
RaghunathpurNoneRam Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
ManjhiNoneGirish TiwaryIndian National Congress
MaharajganjNoneMahamaya Pd. SinhaKisan Mazdoor Praja Party
EkmaNoneLaksmi Narain SinghIndian National Congress
Basantpur WestNoneKrishna Kant SinghIndian National Congress
Basantpur EastNoneHari Kishore PrasadIndian National Congress
Masarakh NorthNoneBaij Nath SinghIndian National Congress
Masarakh SouthNoneSukh Deo Narayan MahathIndian National Congress
MarhauraNoneRam Swarup DeviIndian National Congress
BaniyapurNoneBishwa Nath MishraIndian National Congress
Chapra TownNoneMurli Manohar Pd.Indian National Congress
Chapra Muffasil Cum GarakhaNoneJaglal ChoudharyIndian National Congress
Prabhu Nath SinghIndian National Congress
ParsaNoneDaroga Prasad RaiIndian National Congress
DighwaraNoneRam Binod SinghIndian National Congress
SonepurNoneJagadish SharmaIndian National Congress
Bagaha Cum Ram NagarNoneJagarnath Prasad SrivastavaIndian National Congress
Kedar PandeyIndian National Congress
Shikarpur Cum LauriaNoneRaghuni BaithaIndian National Congress
Biswa Nath SinhaIndian National Congress
SiktaNoneFaizul RahmanIndian National Congress
DhanahaNoneSudama MishraIndian National Congress
BettiahNonePrajapati MishraIndian National Congress
NautanNoneParbati DeviIndian National Congress
SugauliNoneJai Narain PrasadIndian National Congress
HarsidhiNoneHaribansh SahaiIndian National Congress
Motihari Cum PipraNoneYamuna RamIndian National Congress
Ganesh Prasad SahIndian National Congress
RaxaulNoneRadha PandeyIndian National Congress
AdapurNoneRam Sunder TiwariIndian National Congress
GhorasahanNoneRam Ayodhya PrasadSocialist Party of India
DhakaNoneMashood MoulviIndian National Congress
PatabiNoneGadadhar SinhaIndian National Congress
MadhubaniNoneBraj Behari SharmaIndian National Congress
GovindganjNoneSheodhari PandeyIndian National Congress
KesariaNoneParvawati GuptaIndian National Congress
MajorganjNoneRam DulariIndian National Congress
Sheohar Cum BelsandNoneChulhai DusadhIndian National Congress
Thakur Girjanandan SinghIndian National Congress
Sitamarhi SouthNoneRam Sewak SaranIndependent
Sitamarhi WestNoneKuldip Narayan YadavIndian National Congress
SitamarhiNoneDamodar JhaSocialist Party of India
RuinsaidpurNoneViveka Nand GirIndependent
Pupri SouthNoneShyam Nandan Das MahantIndian National Congress
Pupri NorthNoneDoctor HabibIndian National Congress
Sonbarsa FrontierNoneTildhari Prasad MahatoIndependent
SursandNoneRam Charitra Rai YadavIndependent
SahibganjNoneBrajnandan Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
BarurajNoneRam Chandra Prasad SahiIndian National Congress
KantiNoneJamuna Prasad TripathyIndian National Congress
KurhaniNoneKapil Deo Narayan SinghIndian National Congress
MahuaNonePhudeni Prasad SpIndian National Congress
Paru NorthNoneNawal Kishore Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
Paru SouthNoneHarihar Saran DuttaIndian National Congress
LalganjNoneChandramani Lal ChoudharyIndian National Congress
Laliteshwar Prasad SahiIndian National Congress
HajipurNoneSaryug PrasadIndian National Congress
RaghopurNoneHaribansh Narain SinghIndian National Congress
MinapurNoneJanak SinghIndian National Congress
Katra NorthNoneMathura Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
Katra SouthNoneNiteshwar Prasad SinhaIndian National Congress
Muzaffarpur TownNoneBindeshwari Prasad VermaIndian National Congress
Muzaffarpur Cum SakraNoneShio Nandan RamIndian National Congress
Mahesh Prasad SinhaIndian National Congress
PateypurNoneNathuni Lal MahatoSocialist Party of India
MahanarNoneDip Narain SinghIndian National Congress
JaleNoneAbdul Sami NadaviIndian National Congress
Mohiuddin NagarNoneRamrup Prasad RaiIndian National Congress
TajpurNoneKarpoori ThakurSocialist Party of India
WarisnagarNoneDhanpati PaswanSocialist Party of India
Bashishtha Narain SinghSocialist Party of India
SamastipurNoneYadunandan SahaiIndian National Congress
Sunder MahatoIndian National Congress
Dalsingsarai EastNoneSahdeo MahatoIndian National Congress
Dalsingsarai WestNoneDevaki Nandan JhaIndian National Congress
RoseraNoneBaleshwar Ram IncIndian National Congress
DarbhangaNoneSayeedul HaqueIndian National Congress
Darbhanga NorthNoneHirdaya Narayan ChoudharyIndian National Congress
Durbhanga SouthNoneRadha Kant ChoudharyIndian National Congress
Babuay Lal MahatoIndian National Congress
Benipatti WestNoneShafiIndian National Congress
Benipatti EastNoneSubodh Narayan YadavIndependent
BiraulNoneDeva Chandra MishraIndian National Congress
Bahera SouthNoneKrishna DeviIndian National Congress
Bahera NorthNoneJai Narayan Vineet JhaIndian National Congress
Bahera North EastNoneNarendra Nath DasIndian National Congress
SinghiaNoneGajendra Narain SinghIndian National Congress
MadhaipurNoneJanki Nandan SinghIndian National Congress
HarlakhiNoneJanak Kishore DeviIndian National Congress
JainagarNoneMahabal KumarIndian National Congress
KhajauliNoneAhmad SakoorIndian National Congress
IadaniaNoneDeo Narayan YadavIndian National Congress
MadhubaniNoneRam Krishna MahatoIndependent
Hari Nath MisraIndian National Congress
JhanjharpurNoneKapileshwar ShastriIndian National Congress
LaukahaNoneYogeshwar Ghosh YadavIndian National Congress
PhulparasNoneKashinath MishraIndian National Congress
KharagpurNoneShri Krishna SinhaIndian National Congress
TarapurNoneRai BasukinathIndian National Congress
Jamalpur TownNoneJogendra MahatoIndian National Congress
Monghyr TownNoneNirapad MukherjeeIndian National Congress
Suraj Garha Cum LakhisaraiNoneRajeshwar Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
Bhagwat PrasadIndian National Congress
JhajhaNoneChandrashekhar SinghIndian National Congress
Lakchmipur Cum JamuiNoneGuru Chamar IncIndian National Congress
BarbighaNoneKrishna Mohan Pearey SinghIndian National Congress
Sheikhpura Cum SikandaraNoneShah Mustaque SahebIndian National Congress
Raghunandan PrasadIndian National Congress
BariyarpurNoneRamnarayan ChoudharySocialist Party of India
BachhwaraNoneMithan ChoudharyIndian National Congress
TegharaNoneRam Charitra SinhaIndian National Congress
Begusarai NorthNoneMd. IlyasIndian National Congress
Begusarai SouthNoneSaryoo Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
BakhariNoneShivbrat Narain SinhaIndian National Congress
BaliaNoneBrahma Deo Narain SinhaIndian National Congress
KhagariaNoneDwarika PrasadIndian National Congress
Bakhtiarpur Cum ChauthamNoneMishri MusharIndian National Congress
Jiyalal MandalIndian National Congress
GogriNoneSuraj Narain SinghSocialist Party of India
ParbattaNoneKumar Tribeni KumarSocialist Party of India
NirmaliNoneKamta Prasad GuptaIndian National Congress
PratapganjNoneKublal MahatoIndian National Congress
SupaulNoneLahton ChoudharyIndian National Congress
Tribeniganj Cum MadhipuraNoneBholi ShardarIndian National Congress
Bindeshwari Prasad MandalIndian National Congress
DharharaNoneRamesh JhaSocialist Party of India
Sawarbazar Cum SonbarsaNoneJageshwar HazaraIndian National Congress
Upendra Narain SinghIndian National Congress
MurliganjNoneShibnandan Prasad MandalIndian National Congress
KishanganjNoneKamleshwari Prasad YadavIndian National Congress
AlamnagarNoneTanuk Lal YadavSocialist Party of India
Naugachia Cum BihpurNoneKumar Raghunandan PrasadIndian National Congress
ColgongNoneRamjanam MahtonIndian National Congress
Bhagalpur TownNoneSatendra Narain AgrawalIndian National Congress
Bhagalpur MuffasilNoneSyed Maqbool AhmadIndian National Congress
SultanganjNoneRash Bihari LalIndian National Congress
Dhuraia Cum AmarpurNonePashupati SinghIndian National Congress
Bhola Nath DasIndian National Congress
BankaNoneRaghwendra Narain SinghIndian National Congress
Belhar Cum KatoriaNonePiroo ManjhiIndian National Congress
Shital Prasad BhagatIndian National Congress
PirpantiNoneSiaram SinghIndian National Congress
Narpatganj Cum DharharaNoneDumar Lal BaithaIndian National Congress
Ram Narain MandalIndian National Congress
Demdaha Cum KorhaNoneLakshmi Narain SudhansuIndian National Congress
Bhola PaswanIndian National Congress
RupauliNoneMohit Lal PanditSocialist Party of India
ThakurganjNoneAnath Kanta BasuIndian National Congress
IslampurNoneChowdhary Mohamad AfaqueIndian National Congress
KishanganjNoneRautmal AgrawalIndian National Congress
BahadurganjNoneAhsan MohammadIndian National Congress
KarandigahiNoneMohinuddin MokhtarIndian National Congress
KadweNoneJiwats Himansu SharmaIndian National Congress
ForbesganjNoneBokai MandalIndian National Congress
PalasiNonePunyanand JhaIndian National Congress
ArariaNoneZiaur Rahman HaziIndependent
AmaurNoneMohammad TahirIndian National Congress
BaisiSTAbdul Ahad Mohammad NoorIndian National Congress
PurneaNoneKamal Deo Narain SinhaIndian National Congress
Katihar Cum BarariNoneSukhdeo Narain SinghIndian National Congress
Babulal ManjhiIndian National Congress
AzamnagarNoneParbati DeviIndian National Congress
Rajmahal DaminNoneJetha KiskuJharkhand Party
Pakaur DaminSTRam Charan KiskuJharkhand Party
Godda DaminSTBabulal TudduJharkhand Party
MahagamaNoneSagar Mohan PathakIndian National Congress
GoddaNoneBudhinath Kairav JhaIndian National Congress
Paraiyahat Cum JarmundihNoneChunka HembromJharkhand Party
Jagdish Narain MandalIndian National Congress
RamgarhSTSuapi MurmuJharkhand Party
DumkaSTDevi SorenJharkhand Party
JamtaraNoneSatrughan BesraJharkhand Party
MasaliaSTMadan BesraJharkhand Party
SikariparsSTWilliam HembromJharkhand Party
MaheshpurSTJittu KiskuJharkhand Party
PakaurNoneJotirmoyee DeviIndian National Congress
RajmahalSTMd. Burhanuddin KhanIndian National Congress
DeogharNoneBhubneshwar PandeyForward Bloc
Madhupur Cum SarathNoneJanaki Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
Gokul MaharaJharkhand Party
NarainpurNoneKrishna Gopal DasIndependent
Jamui Cum GawanNoneSadanand PrasadIndian National Congress
Kisan Ram DasIndian National Congress
KodarmaNoneAwadh Bihari DikshitIndian National Congress
DhanwarNonePunit RaiIndian National Congress
Giridh Cum DumriNoneKrishnaballabh SahaiIndian National Congress
Lakshman ManjhiIndian National Congress
BagodarNoneKamakhya Narayan SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
PatarbarNoneKamakhya Narain SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
GomiaNoneKamakhya Narain SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Ramgarh Cum Hazari BaghNoneBigan RamChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Basant Narain SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
BarhiNoneRameshwar Prasad MahatoChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
ChauparanNoneGauri Charan SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
BarkagaonNoneKamakhya Narain SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
ChatraNoneSukhlal SinghIndian National Congress
MandarSTSoma BhagatIndian National Congress
SilliNoneBhola Nath BhagatIndian National Congress
RanchiNonePaul Dayal JhpIndian National Congress
SonahatuNoneJagannath Mahto KurmiJharkhand Party
TamarSTNaiyaran MundaJharkhand Party
BeroSTHarman LakraJharkhand Party
GumlaSTShukra UraonJharkhand Party
BasiaNoneJunas SorenJharkhand Party
KhuntiSTLucas MundaJharkhand Party
KolebraSTS.k. BoseJharkhand Party
SimdegaSTAlfred UraonJharkhand Party
ChainpurSTDeocharan ManjhiChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
SisaiSTBaliya BhagatJharkhand Party
LohardataNoneIgnas KujurJharkhand Party
Hussainbad Cum GarhwahNoneRaj Kishore SinhaIndian National Congress
Deochanda Ram PasiIndian National Congress
Nagar UntariNoneRajeshwari Saroj DasIndian National Congress
DaltonganjNoneAmiya Kumar GoshIndian National Congress
Lesliganj Cum ChhatarpurNoneJitoo RamIndian National Congress
Bhuneshwar ChoubeyIndian National Congress
Lateher Cum ManatuNoneGirijanandan SinghIndian National Congress
Bhagirathi SinghIndian National Congress
TopchanchiNonePurnendu Narain SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
KatrasNoneManorma SinhaIndependent
Tundi Cum NirsaNoneRam Narayan SharmaIndian National Congress
Tika Ram ManjhiIndian National Congress
DhanbadNonePurushotam ChouhanIndian National Congress
BaliapurNoneKali Prasad SinghChota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Kashipur Cum RaghunathpurNoneBudhan ManjhiIndian National Congress
Annada Prasad ChakrabartyIndependent
Para Cum ChasNoneSarat MochiIndian National Congress
Deoshankari Prasad SinghIndependent
JhaldaNoneDebendra Nath MahataIndian National Congress
BagmundiNoneSirish Chandra BanerjeeLok Sewak Sangh
Purulia Cum HuraNoneDimo CharmaharLok Sewak Sangh
Samarendra Nath OjhaLok Sewak Sangh
Manbazar Cum PatamdaNoneNitai Singh SardarLok Sewak Sangh
Satya Kinkar MahataLok Sewak Sangh
Barabazar Cum ChandilNoneBhimchandra MahatoLok Sewak Sangh
Atul Chandra Singh BhuiyaLok Sewak Sangh
ManoharpurSTSubha Nath DeogamJharkhand Party
ChakradharpurSTSukhdeo ManjhiJharkhand Party
KolhanSTSidhu HembromJharkhand Party
JamdaSTAukuro HoJharkhand Party
ManjariSTSurendra Nath BiruaJharkhand Party
KharsawanSTUjindra Lal HoJharkhand Party
SraikellaNoneMihir KaviGanatantra Parishad
JamshedpurNoneSheo Chandrika PrasadIndian National Congress
Jugsalai Cum PotkaNoneKailash PrasadJharkhand Party
Haripada SinghJharkhand Party
Ghatsila Cum BaharagoraNoneGhani Ram SanthalJharkhand Party
Mukunda Ram TentyJharkhand Party

State Reorganization

Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2] Hence the constituencies were reduced from 330 in 1951 to 318 in 1957 elections.

See also

References