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Answered by ckeerthana56
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The Indian general election of 1951–52, held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952, was the first election to the Lok Sabha since India became independent in August 1947.[1][2][3] It was conducted under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, which was adopted on 26 November 1949

Answered by kajalmodak970
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The Indian general election of 1951–52, held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952, was the first election to the Lok Sabha since India became independent in August 1947.[1][2][3] It was conducted under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, which was adopted on 26 November 1949. Elections to most of the state legislatures took place simultaneously.

1951 Indian general election

← 1945 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952 1957 →

All 489 seats in the Lok Sabha

245 seats were needed for a majority

Turnout

45.70%

Jnehru.jpg AK Gopalan 1990 stamp of India.jpg

Leader Jawaharlal Nehru A. K. Gopalan

Party INC CPI

Leader's seat Phulpur Kannur

Seats won 364 16

Popular vote 47,665,875 3,484,401

Percentage 44.99% 3.29%

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Prime Minister before election

Jawaharlal Nehru

INC

Subsequent Prime Minister

Jawaharlal Nehru

INC

1949 candidates competed for 489 seats in the Lok Sabha. More than 173 million people out of an overall population of about 360 million were eligible to vote,[4] making it the largest election conducted at the time. Voter turnout was 45.7%.[5]

The Indian National Congress (INC) won a landslide victory, winning 364 of the 489 seats and 45% of the total votes polled. This was over four times as many votes as the second-largest party. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country.

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