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1951–52 Indian general election in Madras State

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FieldValue
election_nameIndian general election in Madras, 1951
countryIndia
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
next_year1957 (Madras) →
1957 (AP) →
1957 (Kerala) →
1957 (Mysore)
election_dateNovember 1951
seats_for_election75 (of 489) seats in the Lok Sabha
registered26,980,961
turnout15,198,376 (56.33%)
image1[[File:K Kamaraj 1976 stamp of India (cropped).jpg130x130px]]
leader1K. Kamaraj
party1Indian National Congress
leaders_seat1Srivilliputhur
seats135
popular_vote17,253,452
percentage136.39%
image2[[File:AK Gopalan 1990 stamp of India.jpg130x130px]]
leader2A. K. Gopalan
leaders_seat2Cannanore
party2Communist Party of India
seats28
popular_vote21,783,407
percentage28.95%
map_imageMadras in India (1951).svg
map_size200px
map_captionMadras state
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionJawaharlal Nehru
before_partyIndian National Congress
after_electionJawaharlal Nehru
after_partyIndian National Congress

1957 (AP) → 1957 (Kerala) → 1957 (Mysore) The 1951–52 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Madras state were held for 62 constituencies with 75 seats. This State had the second largest number of seats, after Uttar Pradesh. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 35 out of the 75 seats. While the remaining seats were won by left and independent parties, opposed to Congress. However, Congress stalwarts such as N. G. Ranga, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao lost in that election from the Telugu-speaking areas then referred as Andhra. Congress lost in 22 out of the 28 seats (from 23 constituencies) in majority Telugu-speaking areas (i.e. Andhra region). Reason for the poor performance in Andhra region was attributed to the party's delay in the formation of a separate State for Telugu people. It eventually led to the formation of the Andhra State in 1953 and later the linguistic reorganization of Indian states in 1956 where Kannada and Malayalam majority speaking areas were merged with Mysore and Kerala States respectively.

Voting and results

Results by Alliance

INCSEATSCPISEATSOTHERSSEATS
INC35CPI8IND15
KMPP5
Others12
TOTAL (1951)35TOTAL (1951)8TOTAL (1951)75
  • Independent parties are local state parties, that are unrecognised nationally

Results by Parties

Results by Linguistic areas

Results by Tamil-majority constituencies

These were 31 constituencies with 38 seats, namely Madras, Thiruvallur (2 seats), Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Vellore (2 seats), Vandavasi, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode (2 seats), Tiruchengode, Tiruppur, Pollachi, Coimbatore, Pudukkottai, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayuram (2 seats), Cuddalore (2 seats), Tindivanam (2 seats), Tirunelveli, Srivaikuntam, Sankaranainarkoil, Aruppukottai, Ramanathapuram, Srivilliputhur, Madurai (2 seats), Periyakulam and Dindigul. Madras constituency had significant Telugu population.

Results by Telugu-majority constituencies

These were 23 constituencies with 28 seats, namely Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam (2 seats), Kakinada, Rajahmundry (2 seats), Eluru (2 seats), Masulipatnam, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Tenali, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Ongole (2 seats), Nellore, Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur, Cuddapah, Chittoor (2 seats) and Tirupati.

Congress stalwarts such as N. G. Ranga, Durgabai Deshmukh, and Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao lost in that election. Reason for the poor performance of Congress in Telugu-speaking areas both in general then referred as Andhra was attributed to their delay in the formation of a separate state for Telugu people. It eventually led to the formation of the Andhra state in 1953 and later the linguistic reorganization of Indian States in 1956.

Results by Kannada-majority constituencies

These were 3 constituencies with 3 seats, namely Bellary, South Kanara (North) and South Kanara South. However, Bellary constituency had significant Telugu minority population.

Results by Malayalam-majority constituencies

These were 5 constituencies with 6 seats, namely Cannanore, Tellicherry, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Ponnani (2 seats).

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List of Elected MPs

Telugu speaking areas had 28 seats from 23 constituencies (constituency serial numbers 1 to 24 except 19), Tamil speaking areas had 38 seats from 31 constituencies (constituency serial numbers 25 to 55), Kannada speaking areas had 3 seats from 3 (constituency serial numbers 19, 56 and 57) and Malayalam speaking areas had 6 seats from 5 constituencies (constituency numbers 58 to 62). Kannada-majority Bellary and Tamil-majority Madras has significant Telugu populations.

ConstituencyNoSWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162
Pathapatnam1V. V. GiriINC50,08429.87Madusudana Jagadev Raja BahadurIND43,68926.06Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"6,395Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"3.81
Srikakulam1Boddapalli Rajagopala RaoIND51,99228.00Pasupati Lakshmi Narsinha RajuINC42,59322.94Independent}} ; color:black;"9,399Independent}} ; color:black;"5.06
Parvathipuram1N. Rama SeshiahIND67,12433.87Senapathi Sitharama PatruduIND55,27927.90Independent}} ; color:black;"11,845Independent}} ; color:black;"5.97
Vizianagaram1Kandala SubramaniamSP1,12,09661.64Pasumarihi VeerabhadraswamiINC27,54115.14Socialist Party (India)}} ; color:white;"84,555Socialist Party (India)}} ; color:white;"46.50
Visakhapatnam2Lanka SundaramIND1,40,71841.45K. SubbarajuINC1,24,10236.56N/A
Kakinada1Chelikani Venkata Rama RaoCPI85,90139.08Moslakanti Tirumal RaoINC59,54027.08Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"26,361Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"12.00
Rajahmundry2Kaneti Mohana RaoCPI1,47,70616.41Nalla Reddi NaiduSP1,46,33116.26N/A
Eluru2K. Subha RaoCPI1,87,82218.77B. S. MurthyKMPP1,64,67116.46N/A
Masulipatnam1Sanka ButehikottaiahCPI1,24,10148.91K. Venkata RamayyaINC77,25030.45Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"46,851Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"18.46
Gudivada1K. Gopala RaoCPI1,42,53751.51Duggirala BalaramakrishniahINC86,78531.36Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"55,752Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"20.15
Vijayawada1Harindranath ChattopadhyayaIND1,24,32046.97Rajyam SinhaINC49,39618.66Independent}} ; color:black;"74,924Independent}} ; color:black;"28.31
Tenali1Kotha RaghuramiahINC1,03,12639.70Koratala SatyanarayanaCPI1,01,73839.16Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"1,388Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"0.54
Guntur1S. V. Laxmi NarasimhamIND79,35031.18N. G. RangaKLP61,83324.30Independent}} ; color:black;"17,517Independent}} ; color:black;"6.88
Narasaraopet1Chapalamadugu Ramiah ChowdryIND78,33236.19Nandala Anjaneyulu ReddiINC48,39622.36Independent}} ; color:black;"29,936Independent}} ; color:black;"13.83
Ongole2M. NanadassIND1,52,47221.06P. VenkataraghaviahIND1,26,29217.45N/A
Nellore1Bezwada Ramachandra ReddyIND67,58232.65Vennalakurthi RaghavaiahINC65,79531.78Independent}} ; color:black;"1,787Independent}} ; color:black;"0.87
Nandyal1Seshagiri RaoIND67,90527.74Sura Rami ReddyINC61,30125.04Independent}} ; color:black;"6,604Independent}} ; color:black;"2.70
Kurnool1H. Sitharama ReddyINC70,88736.50Y. Gadilingana GoudIND57,87429.80Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"13,013Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"6.70
Bellary1T. SubrahmanyamINC1,24,97656.91Y. MahabaleshwarappaIND94,61543.09Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"30,361Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"13.82
Anantapur1Paidi LakshmayyaINC85,18739.45Pamidi Bayapa ReddiIND76,18735.28Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"9,000Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"4.17
Penukonda1K. S. RaghavachariKMPP1,09,40850.27Kalluri Subba RaoINC85,09839.10Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"24,310Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"11.17
Cuddapah1Eswara Reddi YeddulaCPI85,12535.47P. Basi ReddyINC66,65827.78Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"18,467Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"7.69
Chittoor2T. N. Vishwanatha ReddiINC1,61,59020.49M. V. Gangadara SivaINC1,51,08219.16N/A
Tirupati1M. Ananthasayanam AyyanagarINC1,14,78251.35N. Venkataram NaiduKLP1,08,74548.65Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"6,037Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"2.70
Madras1T. T. KrishnamachariINC79,43140.66BalasubramanyaJUSP63,25432.38Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"16,177Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"8.28
Tiruvallur2Margatham ChandrasekarINC1,10,26517.89P. NatesanINC90,34014.66N/A
Chingleput1O. V. AlagesanINC55,10236.53A. R. L. PathyKMPP39,85726.42Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"15,245Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"10.11
Kancheepuram1A. KrishnaswamiCWL1,11,23355.63T. ChengalvarayanINC88,72444.37Commonweal Party}} ; color:black;"22,509Commonweal Party}} ; color:black;"11.26
Vellore2MuthukrishnanINC1,39,44820.89RamachanderCWL1,18,15417.70N/A
Wandiwash1MunisamiCWL96,01154.09Ramachandra ReddyINC68,49838.59Commonweal Party}} ; color:black;"27,513Commonweal Party}} ; color:black;"15.50
Krishnagiri1C. R. NarasimhanINC61,67241.88C. Doraisami GounderIND55,47837.68Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"6,194Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"4.20
Dharmapuri1N. SatyanathanIND66,21635.69K. SubramanianINC61,57033.18Independent}} ; color:black;"4,646Independent}} ; color:black;"2.51
Salem1S. V. RamaswamiINC90,57044.44Konnu Rao Sahaib S. Durai Konnu PillaiIND79,70539.11Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"10,865Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"5.33
Erode2BalakrishnanINC1,69,70821.68Periasami GounderINC1,54,52719.74N/A
Tiruchengode1S. K. Baby alias KandaswamiIND95,66454.78Dr. P. SubbaroyanINC78,97345.22Independent}} ; color:black;"16,691Independent}} ; color:black;"9.56
Tiruppur1T. S. Avinashilingam ChettiarINC1,17,63056.45VenkatachalamIND90,74543.55Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"26,885Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"12.90
Pollachi1DamodaramINC93,40544.40Krisnabai Nimbkar VasudevSP46,74422.22Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"46,661Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"22.18
Coimbatore1T. A. Ramalinga ChettiarINCWon Uncontested
Pudukkottai1K. M. VallatharsuKMPP1,02,40453.42V. Ramaiah ServaiINC89,29346.58Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"13,111Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"6.84
Perambalur1V. Boorarangaswami PandayachiTNT84,33237.34R. Krishnaswami ReddiarINC65,44328.98Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party}} ; color:white;"18,889Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party}} ; color:white;"8.36
Tiruchirappalli1E. MathuramIND94,18443.82N. HalasyamINC77,00735.83Independent}} ; color:black;"17,177Independent}} ; color:black;"7.99
Tanjore1R. VenkataramanINC92,48345.85R. Srinivasa SarmaIND87,47643.36Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"5,007Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"2.49
Kumbakonam1C. Ramaswamy MudaliarINC95,43341.59RamaiahIND62,12427.07Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"33,309Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"14.52
Mayuram2K. Ananda NambiarCPI1,98,74322.49K. SanthanamINC1,89,08921.40N/A
Cuddalore2Govindaswamy KachirayarTNT1,86,89425.26KanakasabaiINC1,64,98522.30N/A
Tindivanam2A. JayaramanTNT2,20,67027.95V. MuniswamiTNT2,14,77227.20N/A
Tirunelveli1Thanu PillaiINC86,07744.32AthimoolamIND71,87137.01Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"14,206Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"7.31
Srivaikuntam1A. V. ThomasINC1,07,33862.31M. M. SubramanianSP64,91637.69Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"42,422Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"24.62
Sankaranainarkoil1M. SankarapandianINC96,57739.11Ahmad IbrahimIND92,45937.44Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"4,118Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"1.67
Aruppukottai1U. Muthuramalinga ThevarMFB90,51245.09M. Gulam MohideenINC70,72435.23Marxist Forward Bloc}} ; color:white;"19,788Marxist Forward Bloc}} ; color:white;"9.86
Ramanathapuram1V. Vr. N. Ar. Nagappa ChettiarINC1,09,11056.36T. SundaramKMPP44,11822.79Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"64,992Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"33.57
Srivilliputtur1K. Kamaraj NadarINC1,04,82946.77G. D. NaiduIND77,83534.73Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"26,994Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"12.04
Madurai2S. BalasubramaniamINC1,95,76226.68P. M. KakkanINC1,89,94525.89N/A
Periyakulam1A. Sakthivadivel GounderINC1,07,87544.43C. Raghupathi ThevarMFB74,99130.89Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"32,884Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"13.54
Dindigul1Ammu SwaminathanINC77,28536.89KrishnaswamiCPI64,95331.01Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"12,332Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"5.88
South Kanara (North)1U. Srinivasa MallyyaINC98,12244.45K. B. Jinaraja HegdeKMPP86,26839.08Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"11,854Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"5.37
South Kanara South1B. Shiva RaoINC96,61946.88K. R. KaranthKMPP87,77842.59Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"8,841Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"4.29
Cannanore1A. K. GopalanCPI1,66,29965.87C. K. K. Govindan NayarINC79,27031.40Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"87,029Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"34.47
Tellicherry1N. DamodaranKMPP98,48342.61P. KunhiramanINC62,18226.90Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"36,301Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"15.71
Kozhikode1Achuthan Damodaran MenonKMPP1,04,46644.26Ummar Koya, ParappilINC77,01232.63Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"27,454Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} ; color:white;"11.63
Malappuram1B. PockerML79,47038.98T. V. Chathukutty NairINC62,49430.65Indian Union Muslim League}} ; color:white;"16,976Indian Union Muslim League}} ; color:white;"8.33
Ponnani2Kelappan KoyhapaliKMPP1,46,36618.90Karunakara MenonINC1,36,60317.64N/A

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