Lok Sabha 1952
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 401
- Electors
- 17,32,12,343
- Votes polled
- 10,59,50,083
- Turnout
- 61.2%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.
Alliance map not curated for 1952.
489 of 401 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1952
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1952 · West Bengal
#1Contai
Photo finish
127votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
DASS, KUMAR
INC
Runner-up
BANDOPADHYA, NATH
KMPP
Open constituency result →
1952 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
#2Hoshangabad
Nail-biter
174votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
SYED AHMAD
INC
Runner-up
H. KAMATH
IND
Open constituency result →
1952 · Madras
#3RAJAHMUNDRY
Nail-biter
1,375votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
KANETI RAO
CPI
Runner-up
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1952 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#4SAHARANPUR DISTT (WEST) CUM MUZAFFER NAGAR DISTT NORTH)
Nail-biter
2,045votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
SUNDER LAL
INC
Runner-up
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1952 · West Bengal
#5Diamond Harbour
Nail-biter
2,311votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
BASU KAMAL
CPI
Runner-up
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1952 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#6GHAZIPUR DISTT (EAST) CUM BALLIA DISTRICT SOUTH (WEST)
Nail-biter
402votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
RAM NAGINA
SP_ABBR1
Runner-up
KRISHNA NAND
INC
Open constituency result →
1952 · Vindhya Pradesh
#7CHHATARPUR DATIA TIKAMGARH
Nail-biter
1,337votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
RAM TIWARI
INC
Runner-up
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1952 · Madras
#8TENALI
Very close
1,388votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
KOTHA RAGHURAMIAH
INC
Runner-up
KORATALA SATYANARAYANA
CPI
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1952 · Bihar 1947 1999
#9SHAHABAD SOUTH
Very close
3,464votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
RAM SINGH
INC
Runner-up
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1952 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#10UNNAO DISTRICT CUM RAE BARELI DISTT (WEST) CUM HARDOI DISTRICT (SOUTH EAST)
Very close
3,342votes
0.7% of valid votes
Winner
VISHAMABHER
INC
Runner-up
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1952 · Travancore Cochin
#11ERNAKULAM
Very close
1,736votes
0.7% of valid votes
Winner
A. THOMAS
INC
Runner-up
PADMANABHA MENON
KSP
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1952 · Madras
#12TINDIVANAM
Very close
5,898votes
0.7% of valid votes
Winner
A. JAYARAMAN
TNT
Runner-up
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By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajmer | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Assam | 10 | INC | 9 |
| Bhopal | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 44 | INC | 37 |
| Bilaspur | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Bombay | 37 | INC | 33 |
| Coorg | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Delhi 21 | 3 | INC | 2 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Hyderabad | 21 | INC | 12 |
| Kutch | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Madhya Bharat | 9 | INC | 7 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 23 | INC | 22 |
| Madras | 62 | INC | 29 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 1 |
| Mysore | 9 | INC | 9 |
| Odisha | 16 | INC | 10 |
| Patiala And East Punj | 4 | INC | 2 |
| Punjab | 15 | INC | 14 |
| Rajasthan | 18 | INC | 8 |
| Saurashtra | 6 | INC | 6 |
| Travancore Cochin | 11 | INC | 6 |
| Tripura | 2 | CPI | 2 |
| Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | 69 | INC | 64 |
| Vindhya Pradesh | 4 | INC | 3 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 364 | 479 | 45.0% | 4,76,64,951 |
| IND | 38 | 533 | 15.9% | 1,68,50,089 |
| CPI | 16 | 49 | 3.3% | 34,87,401 |
| SP_ABBR1 | 12 | 254 | 10.6% | 1,12,16,719 |
| KMPP | 9 | 145 | 5.8% | 61,35,978 |
| 7 | 12 | 1.3% | 13,67,404 | |
| GP | 5 | 12 | 91.0% | 9,59,749 |
| SAD | 4 | 11 | 99.0% | 10,47,611 |
| HMS | 4 | 31 | 95.0% | 10,03,034 |
| TNT | 4 | 7 | 84.0% | 8,89,292 |
| JHP | 3 | 7 | 71.0% | 7,49,702 |
| RSP | 3 | 9 | 44.0% | 4,68,108 |
| CWL | 3 | 3 | 31.0% | 3,25,398 |
| BJS | 3 | 94 | 3.1% | 32,46,361 |
| RRP | 3 | 61 | 2.0% | 20,91,898 |
| PWP | 2 | 13 | 94.0% | 9,92,187 |
| LSS | 2 | 4 | 29.0% | 3,09,940 |
| SCF | 2 | 35 | 2.4% | 25,21,695 |
| FBL(MG) | 1 | 22 | 91.0% | 9,63,058 |
| CNSPJP | 1 | 6 | 22.0% | 2,36,094 |
| TTC | 1 | 1 | 11.0% | 1,15,893 |
| ML | 1 | 1 | 8.0% | 79,470 |
| KLP | 1 | 29 | 1.4% | 14,89,615 |
| ZP | 0 | 5 | 27.0% | 2,91,300 |
| UPPP | 0 | 6 | 20.0% | 2,13,656 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 40
- marginal: 64
- competitive: 54
- comfortable: 84
- safe: 154
Lok Sabha 1952 · 401 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 364 | 45.0% | 90.8% | 2.02× |
| IND | 38 | 15.9% | 9.5% | 0.60× |
| CPI | 16 | 3.3% | 4.0% | 1.21× |
| SP_ABBR1 | 12 | 10.6% | 3.0% | 0.28× |
| KMPP | 9 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 0.39× |
| 7 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.35× | |
| GP | 5 | 91.0% | 1.2% | 0.01× |
| SAD | 4 | 99.0% | 1.0% | 0.01× |
| HMS | 4 | 95.0% | 1.0% | 0.01× |
| TNT | 4 | 84.0% | 1.0% | 0.01× |
| JHP | 3 | 71.0% | 0.7% | 0.01× |
| RSP | 3 | 44.0% | 0.7% | 0.02× |
| CWL | 3 | 31.0% | 0.7% | 0.02× |
| BJS | 3 | 3.1% | 0.7% | 0.24× |
| RRP | 3 | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.38× |
| PWP | 2 | 94.0% | 0.5% | 0.01× |