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The 1951–52 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Assam were held for 10 constituencies with 12 seats. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 11 out of the 12 seats. And 1 won by Socialist Party.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 1,210,707 | 45.74 | 11 | |
| Socialist Party | 506,943 | 19.15 | 1 | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | 265,687 | 10.04 | 0 | |
| Tribal Sangha | 116,629 | 4.41 | 0 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 96,303 | 3.64 | 0 | |
| All People's Party | 36,851 | 1.39 | 0 | |
| Khasi-Jaintia Durbar | 32,987 | 1.25 | 0 | |
| Hill People Party | 17,350 | 0.66 | 0 | |
| Independents | 363,670 | 13.74 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,647,127 | 100.00 | 12 | |
| Source: ECI[1] | ||||
By constituency
| # | Constituency | Turnout | Winner[2] | Party | Runner Up | Party |
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| 1 | Cachar Lushal Hills | 627,706 | Laskar, Nibaran Chandra | INC | Ghose, Satyendra Kishore | KMPP |
| Deb, Suresh Chandra | INC | Patni, Nitai Chand | KMPP | |||
| 2 | Autonomous Districts | 109,663 | Bonily Khongmen | INC | Wilson Reade | KJD |
| 3 | Goalpara Garo Hills | 704,435 | Jonab Amjad Ali | SP | Rani Manjula Devi | IND |
| Sitanath Brahma Chowdhury | INC | Satish Chandra Basumatari | TS | |||
| 4 | Barpeta | 176,868 | Beliram Das | INC | Bipin Pal Das | SP |
| 5 | Gauhati | 202,596 | Rohini Kumar Chaudhury | INC | Lakshya Dhar Chaudhury | SP |
| 6 | Darrang | 162,120 | Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi | INC | H. C. Barua | SP |
| 7 | Nowgong | 173,832 | Barooah, Dev Kanta | INC | Goswami Lakshmi Prasad | SP |
| 8 | Golaghat Jorhat | 172,180 | Debeswar Sarma | INC | Bhabesh Chandra Barua | SP |
| 9 | Sibsagar North Lakhimpur | 169,015 | Buragohain, Surendranath | INC | Barbarua, Lalit | IND |
| 10 | Dibrugarh | 148,712 | Hazarika, Jogendra Nath | INC | Sonawal, Parasuram | SP |
References
- ↑ "General Election of India 1951, List of Successful Candidate" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ↑ "General Election, 1951 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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