First General Elections in India 1951-52

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:election gptkb:election
age 21 and above
gptkbp:election_commission_chairman gptkb:Sukumar_Sen
gptkbp:election_commission_established 1950
gptkbp:election_duration October 1951 to March 1952
gptkbp:first_election_to_use electronic voting machines
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First General Elections in India 1951-52
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:economic_development
gptkb:social_justice
land reforms
national integration
gptkbp:minister gptkb:Jawaharlal_Nehru
gptkbp:notable_nominees 1,500
gptkbp:number_of_states_involved gptkb:14
gptkbp:number_of_union_territories_involved gptkb:6
gptkbp:number_of_women_candidates gptkb:27
gptkbp:number_of_women_elected gptkb:22
gptkbp:outcome establishment of a parliamentary democracy
formation of the first Lok Sabha
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Indian_Union_Muslim_League
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India
gptkb:Janata_Party
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Socialist_Party_of_India
gptkb:Forward_Bloc
gptkb:Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
gptkb:Telugu_Desam_Party
gptkb:Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh
gptkb:Bharatiya_Jana_Sangh
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_(Socialist)
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
gptkb:All_India_Forward_Bloc
gptkb:Shiromani_Akali_Dal
gptkbp:seating_capacity 489
gptkbp:significance first election after independence
gptkbp:voter_turnout 45.7%
gptkbp:voting_method first-past-the-post
gptkbp:year gptkb:1952
1951
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4