Indian general elections 1951–52

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_general_elections_1951–52

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gptkbp:chiefElectionCommissioner	gptkb:Sukumar_Sen
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:endDate	1952-02-21
gptkbp:firstElection	true
gptkbp:firstTimeVoters	all adult citizens over 21
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indian general elections 1951–52
gptkbp:mainCandidate	1,949
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:Indian_general_election,_1957
gptkbp:notableFor	First election with universal adult suffrage in India Conducted over several months First election after Indian independence INC won majority Jawaharlal Nehru became first elected Prime Minister of India
gptkbp:numberOfStations	224,000
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gptkbp:previousEdition	none
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Jawaharlal_Nehru
gptkbp:seatingCapacity	489
gptkbp:seatsWonByINC	364
gptkbp:startDate	1951-10-25
gptkbp:totalVoters	173,212,343
gptkbp:voterTurnout	44.87%
gptkbp:votesCast	74,120,980
gptkbp:votingSystem	first-past-the-post
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indian_general_elections_1957
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7