# 1952 Bhopal State Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Shankar Dayal Sharma became the Chief Minister.

## Constituencies

The Bhopal Legislative Assembly consisted of 30 seats, distributed in seven two-member constituencies and sixteen single-member constituencies. A total of 91 contestants were in the fray for these 30 seats. Silwani legislative assembly had the maximum number of contestants (8 candidates), while Ichhawar had the minimum contestants (only 1 candidate, who was elected unopposed).

## Political parties

Four national parties, along with Kisan Mazdoor Mandal took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party, while no other party crossed the double digit.

## Results

Summary of results of the 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election :
| | Political Party | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % |
| | Indian National Congress | 28 | 25 | 83.33 | 1,17,656 | 52.01 |
| | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 9 | 1 | 3.33 | 31,684 | 14.01 |
| | Independent politician | 32 | 4 | 13.33 | 51,736 | 22.87 |
| Total Seats | Total Seats | 30 | Voters | 6,10,182 | Turnout | 2,26,210 (37.07%) |

## Elected Members

| # | Constituency | Member | Party |
| 1 | Shahajahanabad | Jalauddin Qureshi | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Shishmahal | Syed Ajazuddin | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Jahangirabad | Inayatullah Tarzi Mashriqui | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Bairagarh | Baboolal Bhartia | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Bairagarh | Lila Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Huzur | Sardarmal Lalwani | Independent |
| 6 | Berasia | Shankar Dayal Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Nazirabad | Shankar Dayal | Hindu Mahasabha |
| 8 | Sehore | Umrao Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Sehore | Sultan Mohd Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Shyampur | Har Kishan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Shyampur | Baboolal | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Ashta | Chandan Mal | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Ashta | Gopi Das | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Kotri | Maimoona Sultana | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Ichhawar | Kesarimal Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Nasrullahganj | Vanshi Dhar | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Budhni | Lachmi Narain | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Raisen | Baboolal | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Raisen | Kamta Prashad | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Begumganj | Kundan Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Sultanganj | Baboolal Kamal | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Goharganj | Dalip Singh | Independent |
| 18 | Goharganj | Gulab Chand | Independent |
| 19 | Amrawad | Narbada Charan Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | Bareli | Shyam Sundar | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | Silwani | Lila Dhar Rathi | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | Silwani | Daulat Shah | Independent |
| 22 | Udaipur | Nit Gopal | Indian National Congress |
| 23 | Deori | Ram Karan Lal | Indian National Congress |

## State Reorganisation and Merger

On November 1, 1956, Bhopal State was merged into Madhya Pradesh under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.