1951–52 Indian General Election
The world's largest first election25 October 1951 – 21 February 1952 · The Nehru era · 489 seats, 245 for a majority
General elections were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India gained independence in 1947. Voters elected 489 members of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.
Prime Minister before
Jawaharlal Nehru
INC
Prime Minister (continued)
Jawaharlal Nehru
INC
Largest force
Indian National Congress
364 of 489 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Lok Sabha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Jawaharlal Nehru | 364 | — | 4,76,65,951 | 45.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 37 | — | 1,68,50,089 | 15.9% | — | |
| Communist Party of India | Ajoy Ghosh | 16 | — | 34,87,401 | 3.3% | — | |
| Socialist Party | Narendra Deva | 12 | — | 1,12,16,719 | 10.6% | — | |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | J. B. Kripalani | 9 | — | 61,35,978 | 5.8% | — | |
| People's Democratic Front | — | 7 | — | 13,67,404 | 1.3% | — | |
| All India Ganatantra Parishad | — | 6 | — | 9,59,749 | 0.9% | — | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | — | 4 | — | 10,47,611 | 1.0% | — |
34 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.