Election dates: Between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952
Political parties: 54 political parties (both national and regional).
Major political parties: Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Socialist Party, Praja Socialist Party, Bharitya Jana Sangh
Number of seats: 489 (401 constituencies with some being multi-seat)
Number of states: 26
Result: Indian National Congress won 364 seats and Jawahar Lala Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of India.
Highlights:
CPI stood second in tally with 16 seats
Socialist Party stood third
B R Ambedkar lost the elections
The tradition of leader of opposition was not in existence.
Political parties: 54 political parties (both national and regional).
Major political parties: Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Socialist Party, Praja Socialist Party, Bharitya Jana Sangh
Number of seats: 489 (401 constituencies with some being multi-seat)
Number of states: 26
Result: Indian National Congress won 364 seats and Jawahar Lala Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of India.
Highlights:
CPI stood second in tally with 16 seats
Socialist Party stood third
B R Ambedkar lost the elections
The tradition of leader of opposition was not in existence.
