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1946 Assam Provincial Legislative Assembly Election

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1946 Assam Provincial Legislative Assembly Election

25 October 1951 – 21 February 1952 1952 →

489 of the 499 seats in the Lok Sabha[a]
245 seats needed for a majority
Registered173,212,343
  First party Second party
 
Leader Gpoinath Bordoloi Mohammad Sadulla
Party INC CPI
Seats won 364 16
Popular vote 47,665,951 3,487,401
Percentage 44.99% 3.29%

  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader Narendra Deva J. B. Kripalani
Party Socialist KMPP
Seats won 12 9
Popular vote 11,216,719 6,135,978
Percentage 10.59% 5.79%


Prime Minister before election

Jawaharlal Nehru
INC

Prime Minister after election

Jawaharlal Nehru
INC

In Assam, Congress won all of the general seats and most of those were reserved for special interest, thus forming the local government. The Muslim League won all of the Muslim seats.[1]

Results

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Notes

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  1. ^ Ten members were appointed, including six representing Jammu and Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing Part B tribal areas in Assam and one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

References

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  1. ^ J., W. W. (1946). "The Indian Elections — 1946". The World Today. 2 (4): 167–175. ISSN 0043-9134.