1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election
# 1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election

The first Delhi Legislative Assembly election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly was held on 27 March 1952. Forty-eight seats were up for election. Six of the constituencies elected two assembly members, the remaining 36 constituencies elected a single member.

## Results

Congress emerged as the single largest party in the first legislative elections held in Delhi. Chaudhary Brahm Prakash of Indian National Congress was elected Chief Minister.

Summary of results of the 1952 Delhi Legislative Assembly election :

| Party | Party | Seats Contested | Won | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Indian National Congress | 47 | 39 | 81.25 | 2,71,812 | 52.09 |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 31 | 5 | 10.42 | 1,14,207 | 21.89 |
| | Socialist Party | 6 | 2 | 4.17 | 12,396 | 2.38 |
| | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 5 | 1 | 2.08 | 6,891 | 1.32 |
| | Independent | 78 | 1 | 2.08 | 82,972 | 15.90 |
| Total Seats | Total Seats | 48 | Voters | 7,44,668 | Turnout | 5,21,766 (58.52%) |

## Elected members

| S.No. | Constituency | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kotla Feroze Shah | Shanta Vasisht | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Parliament Street | Kaushaleshwar Prasad Shankara | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Safdar Jang | Daljit Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Lodhi Road | Shiva Nandan Rishi | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Puran Qilla Viney Nagar | Pushpa Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Delhi Cantt | Raghvendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Reading Road | Amin Chand | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 8 | Reading Road | Prafulla Ranjan Chakravarty | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Chittar Gupta | Kartar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Mantola | Mushtaq Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Ram Nagar | Shankar Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Jhanday Walan | Ghardhari Lal Salwan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 13 | Kashmere Gate | Bhagwan Dass | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Chandni Chowk | Yudhvir Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Phatak Habash Khan | Harkishan Lal | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Maliwara | Anand Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Ballimaran | Sultan Yar Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Chawri Bazar | Nuruddin Ahmad | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | Ajmeri Gate | Shafiq Ur Rehman Kidwai | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | Sita Ram Bazar Turkman Gate | Shiv Charan Dass | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | Sita Ram Bazar Turkman Gate | Sudershan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Kucha Chelan | Mushtaq Ahmad | Socialist Party |
| 23 | Darya Ganj | Gurmukh Nihal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 24 | Chandrawal | Hukam Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | Roshanara | Jagan Nath | Indian National Congress |
| 26 | Arya Pura | Mangal Dass | Indian National Congress |
| 27 | Tokriwalan | Gopinath | Indian National Congress |
| 28 | Deputy Ganj | Sham Charan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 29 | Pahari Dhiraj Basti Jullahan | Hem Chand Jain | Indian National Congress |
| 30 | Pahari Dhiraj Basti Jullahan | Dhanpat Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 31 | Manak Pura | B.D. Joshi | Socialist Party |
| 32 | Tibbia College | Ram Singh | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha |
| 33 | Naiwala | Dilawar Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 34 | Rehgar Pura Dev Nagar | Daya Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 35 | Rehgar Pura Dev Nagar | Sushila Nayar | Indian National Congress |
| 36 | Kishan Ganj Anad Parbat | Jag Pravesh Chandra | Indian National Congress |
| 37 | Civil Lines | Krishna | Indian National Congress |
| 38 | Kingsway Camp | Jang bahadur Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 39 | Wazirabad | Fateh Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 40 | Shahdara | Chinta Mani | Indian National Congress |
| 41 | Narela | Mange Ram | Indian National Congress |
| 42 | Narela | Prabhu Dayal | Indian National Congress |
| 43 | Nangloi | Chaudhary Brahm Prakash | Indian National Congress |
| 44 | Khanjhawla | Bhup Singh | Independent |
| 45 | Isa Pur | Subedat Hati Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 46 | Najaf Garh | Ajit Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 47 | Mehrauli | Mitter Sen | Indian National Congress |
| 48 | Mehrauli | Sukh Dev | Indian National Congress |

## State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Delhi was made a Union Territory under the direct administration of the President of India and the Delhi Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously. Next legislative assembly elections in Delhi were held in 1993, when Union Territory of Delhi was formally declared as National Capital Territory of Delhi by the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Indian constitution.

