1952 Rajya Sabha elections

Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1952, to elect members of the Council of States (the Rajya Sabha), Indian Parliament's upper chamber.[1]

1952 Rajya Sabha election

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230 seats in the Rajya Sabha
116 elected seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Jawaharlal Nehru Ajoy Ghosh
Party INC CPI
Seats won 172 8
Percentage 74.78% 3.48%

Elections

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Results of the election

Elections were held in 1952 to elect members from various states of Independent India. Dr. S Radhakrishnan was the First Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, also the First Vice President of the Nation.[2] The list is incomplete.

Members elected

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The members are elected in the elections held in 1952. As per the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Rajya Sabha was first constituted 3 April 1952. and consist of 216 members of which 12 members were to be nominated by the President and the remaining 204 elected to represent the States.As per President Order known as the Council of States (Term of Office of Members) Order, 1952 for curtailing the term of office of some of the members, then chosen in order that as nearly as one-third of the members holding seats of each class would retire in every second year. The term of office of a member expires on 2 April 1958; 2 April 1956 and 2 April 1954 and accordingly members would be placed in the first, second or third category.[3][4]

Members with term 1952-54

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The following members are retired before the elections held in 1954. They are members for the term 1952 ||54. Some members did not complete the term in case of the resignation or death before the term ending in 1954. In such cases the bye-elections were held.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1954
State Member Name Party Remark
Ajmer & Coorg Abdul Shakoor Maulana Indian National Congress
Assam Dr S. K. Bhuyan Indian National Congress
Assam Lakshesvar Borooah Indian National Congress
Bihar Angelina Tiga Jharkhand Party
Bihar Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Indian National Congress
Bihar Inaitullah Khawaja Indian National Congress
Bihar Kailash Bihari Lall Indian National Congress
Bihar Lakshmi N. Menon Indian National Congress
Bihar Dr. Purna Chandra Mitra Indian National Congress
Bihar Rajendra Pratap Sinha Indian National Congress
Bombay Abid Ali Jaferbhai Indian National Congress
Bombay Violet Alva Indian National Congress
Bombay Narsinghrao Deshmukh Peasants and Workers Party of India
Bombay R. R. Diwakar Indian National Congress Resigned 13/06/1952
Bombay Shreyans Prasad Jain Indian National Congress
Bombay B. G. Kher Indian National Congress Resigned 14/07/1952
Bombay Chandulal Parikh Indian National Congress
Bombay Devkinandan Narayan Indian National Congress
Hyderabad B. S. Venkatrao Indian National Congress Death 04/11/1953
Hyderabad Konda Narayanappa Indian National Congress
Hyderabad Osman Sobhani Indian National Congress
Hyderabad J. H. Subbiah Scheduled Castes Federation
Jammu and Kashmir Anant Nath Pandit Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kutch Lakhamshi Lavji Indian National Congress Elected 24/09/1952
Kutch Premji Thaker Indian National Congress Resigned 24/09/1952
Madhya Bharat Sardar C. S. Angre Hindu Mahasabha
Madhya Bharat Dr Raghubir Sinh Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Dr R. P. Dube Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Samiulla Khan Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Chandragopal Misra Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Madhya Pradesh Thakur Bhannu Pratap Singh Indian National Congress
Madras N. Gopalswami Ayyangar Indian National Congress Death 10/02/1953
Madras Makineni Basavapunnaiah Communist Party of India
Madras S. Guruswami Independent
Madras K. S. Hegde Indian National Congress
Madras E. K. Imbichi Bava Communist Party of India
Madras B. V. Kakkilaya Communist Party of India
Madras T. V. Kamalaswamy Indian National Congress
Madras P. S. Rajgopal Naidu Indian National Congress
Madras K. M. Rahmath Ullah Indian National Congress
Madras K. Rama Rao Indian National Congress
Madras T. Bhaskara Rao Indian National Congress
Manipur & Tripura Arman Ali Munshi Ganatantrik Sangh
Mysore C. Gopala Krishnamoorty Reddy Socialist Party of India
Mysore K Chengalaraya Reddy Indian National Congress
Nominated Aladi Ayyar Nominated Death 03/10/1953
Nominated Prof Satyendra Nath Bose Nominated
Nominated Prithviraj Kapoor Nominated
Nominated Dr. J. M. Kumarappa Nominated
Nominated Dr. Kalidas Nag Nominated
Orissa Prafulla Chandra Banj Deo Ganatantra Parishad
Orissa Shoila Bala Das Indian National Congress
Orissa Baidyanath Rath Communist Party of India
Punjab Dr Anup Singh Indian National Congress
Punjab Hans Raj Raizada Indian National Congress Resigned 29/08/1952
Punjab Jathedar Udham Singh Nagoke Indian National Congress
Punjab M H S Nihal Singh Indian National Congress
PEPSU Kartar Singh Indian National Congress Death 02/10/1953
Rajasthan Barkatullah Khan Indian National Congress
Rajasthan Ramnath Poddar Indian National Congress
Rajasthan Mahindra Singh Ranawat Indian National Congress
Saurashtra Dr D. H. Variava Indian National Congress
Travancore & Cochin K. C. George Indian National Congress Resigned 05/03/1954
Travancore & Cochin M. Mathai Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Amarnath Agarwal Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Amolakh Chand Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Ram Chandra Gupta Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Ahmed Syed Khan Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh M. M. Faruqi Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Narendra Deva Congress Socialist Party
Uttar Pradesh Brij Bihari Sharma Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Lal Bahadur Shastri Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Bapu Gopinath Singh Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Sumat Prasad Indian National Congress
Vindyachal Pradesh Baij Nath Dubey Socialist Party of India
Vindyachal Pradesh Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh Indian National Congress
West Bengal Charu Chandra Biswas Indian National Congress
West Bengal Rajpat Singh Doogar Indian National Congress
West Bengal Nalinaskha Dutt Indian National Congress
West Bengal Debaprasad Ghosh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
West Bengal Suresh Chandra Majumdar Indian National Congress

Members with term 1952-56

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The following members are retired before the elections held in 1956. They are members for the term 1952–56. Some members did not complete the term in case of the resignation or death before the term ending in 1956. In such cases the bye-elections were held.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1956
State Member Name Party Remark
Assam Pushpalata Das Indian National Congress
Assam Mohammad Roufique Independent
Bihar Ram Gopal Agarwala Indian National Congress
Bihar Valadi Ganapathi Gopal Indian National Congress
Bihar Jafar Imam Indian National Congress
Bihar Kishori Ram Indian National Congress
Bihar Imam Syed Mazhar Indian National Congress
Bihar Maheshwar Prasad Narain Sinha Indian National Congress
Bihar Tajumal Hussain Indian National Congress
Bilaspur and
Himachal Pradesh
Chiranji Lal Verma Indian National Congress
Bombay Dr B R Ambedkar Scheduled Castes Federation
Bombay Dr Waman Barlingay Indian National Congress
Bombay Trimbak Deogirikar Indian National Congress
Bombay Venkat Dhage Indian National Congress
Bombay Dr M. D. D. Gilder Indian National Congress
Bombay D. Y. Pawar Indian National Congress
Bombay Manilal Shah Indian National Congress
Hyderabad Konda Narayanappa Indian National Congress
Hyderabad V. K. Dhage Independent
Hyderabad Dr Raj Bahadur Goud Indian National Congress
Hyderabad Italia Dinshaw Independent
Jammu & Kashmir Syed M Jalali Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Kutch Premji Bhavanji Thacker Indian National Congress Resigned 26/07/1952
Madhya Bharat Kanhailal Vaidya Indian National Congress
Madhya Bharat Krishna Kant Vyas Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Dr Waman Barlingay Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Pandit Sitacharan Dube Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Gopaldas Mohta Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh M. R. Mujumdar Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Dr Raghu Vira Indian National Congress
Madras Dr Pattabhi Sitaramayya Indian National Congress Resigned 02/07/1952
Madras Mona Hensman Indian National Congress
Madras A. Ramaswami Mudaliar Independent
Madras V. M. Obaidullah Sahib Indian National Congress
Madras T. S. Pattabiraman Indian National Congress
Madras S. Sambhu Prasad Indian National Congress
Madras S. Venkatanaraman Indian National Congress
Mysore L. H. Thimmabovi Indian National Congress Resigned 24/08/1952
Mysore S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao Indian National Congress
Mysore M. Govinda Reddy Indian National Congress
Nominated Rukmini Devi Arundale Nominated
Nominated N. R. Malkani Nominated
Nominated Dr Sahib Singh Sokhey Nominated
Nominated Dr Zakir Hussain Nominated
Orissa Jagannath Das Indian National Congress
Orissa Surendranath Dwivedy Indian National Congress
Orissa Sunder Mohan Hemrom Indian National Congress
PEPSU Lt. Col Joginder Singh Mann Akali Dal
Punjab Chaman Lall Diwan Indian National Congress
Punjab Darshan Singh Pheruman Indian National Congress
Rajasthan Sharda Bhargava Indian National Congress
Rajasthan Harish Chandra Mathur Independent
Rajasthan Dr Kalu Lal Shrimali Indian National Congress
Saurashtra Nanabhai Bhatt Indian National Congress
Saurashtra Bhogilal Shah Indian National Congress
Travancore & Cochin K. P. Madhavan Nair Indian National Congress
Travancore & Cochin A. Abdul Razak Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Dr J. P. Srivastava Indian National Congress Death 14/12/1954
Uttar Pradesh Aizaz Rasul Begum Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Akhtar Hussain Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Jashaud Singh Bhist Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Jaspat Roy Kapoor Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Dr Hriday N Kunzru Independent
Uttar Pradesh Chandravati Lakhanpal Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Dr Murari Lal Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Savitri Devi Nigam Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Har Prasad Saksena Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Ram Kripal Singh Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Ram Prasad Tamta Indian National Congress
Vindyachal Pradesh Ahmed Gulsher Indian National Congress
West Bengal Satyapriya Banerjee All India Forward Bloc
West Bengal Indra Bhushan Beed Indian National Congress
West Bengal Nausher Ali Syed Indian National Congress
West Bengal Satyendra Prosad Ray Indian National Congress

Members with term 1952-58

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The following members are retired before the elections held in 1958. They are members for the term 1952–58. Some members did not complete the term in case of the resignation or death before the term ending in 1958. In such cases the bye-elections were held.

State - Member - Party

Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1958
State Member Name Party Remark
Assam Raymond Thanhlira Indian National Congress
Assam Maulana M Tayyebulla Indian National Congress
Bombay Rajaram Balkrishna Raut Peasants and Workers Party Resigned 15/03/1957
Bombay Somnath Dave Indian National Congress
Bombay Ramrao Deshmukh Indian National Congress
Bombay Lalchand Hirachand Doshi Indian National Congress
Bombay Bhalchandra Gupte Indian National Congress
Bombay Lilavati Munshi Indian National Congress
Bhopal Bhairon Prasad Indian National Congress
Bihar Sri Narayan Mahtha Indian National Congress Death 06/10/1956
Bihar Ahmed Hussain Kazi Indian National Congress
Bihar Kameshwara Singh Independent
Bihar Braj Kishore Prasad Sinha Indian National Congress
Bihar Rajeshwar Prasad Narain Sinha Indian National Congress
Bihar Rama Bahadur Sinha Indian National Congress
Bihar Kuwarani Vijaya Raje Bharatiya Jana Sangh Resigned 20/03/1957
Delhi Onkar Nath Indian National Congress Resigned 16/04/1955
Hyderabad Puranmal Surajmal Lahoti Indian National Congress Death 11/02/1954
Hyderabad S. Channa Reddy Indian National Congress
Hyderabad Kishen Chand Praja Socialist Party
Hyderabad Narsinghrao Deshmukh Peasants and Workers Party of India
Jammu & Kashmir Sardar Budh Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu & Kashmir Pir Mohhmed Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu & Kashmir Maulana M Tayyebulla Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Madhya Bharat Tribak Pustake Indian National Congress
Madhya Bharat Vinayak Sarwate Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Ramesh Agnibhoj Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Ramrao Deshmukh Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Dr Seeta Parmanand Indian National Congress
Madhya Pradesh Gangaram Thaware Indian National Congress Death 16/08/1952
Madhya Pradesh Martandrao Ramchandrarao Indian National Congress
Madras N. G. Ranga Indian National Congress Resigned 16/03/1957
Madras M Muhammad Ismail Saheb Muslim League
Madras K. L. Narsimham Communist Party of India
Madras G. Rajagopalan Indian National Congress
Madras H. D. Rajah Republican Party of India
Madras V. M. Surendra Ram Indian National Congress
Madras K. Suryanarayana Indian National Congress
Madras Pydah Venkatanarayana Praja Socialist Party
Madras P Sundarayya Communist Party of India Resigned 21/03/1955
Mysore P. B. Basappa Shetty Indian National Congress
Mysore M. Valiulla Indian National Congress
Nominated R. R. Diwakar Nominated
Nominated Mithili Sharan Gupt Nominated
Nominated Kaka Kalelkar Nominated
Nominated Dr Radha Kumud Mookerjee Nominated
Orissa Radhakrishna Biswasroy Indian National Congress Resigned 01/04/1957
Orissa Bodh Ram Dube Indian National Congress
Orissa Surendra Mohanty Indian National Congress Resigned 23/03/1957
PEPSU Jagan Nath Kaushal Indian National Congress
Punjab Sardar Swaran Singh Indian National Congress Resigned 21/03/1957
Punjab Guraj Singh Dhillion Indian National Congress
Punjab Mukund Lal Puri Indian National Congress Death 11/1/1953
Rajasthan Sardar Singh Indian National Congress Resigned 16/09/1956
Rajasthan Keshvanand Indian National Congress
Rajasthan Laksman Singhji Independent
Rajasthan Harish Chandra Mathur Independent
Saurashtra Jaisukh Lal Hathi Indian National Congress Resigned 12/03/1957
Travancore & Cochin S. Chattanatha Karayalar Indian National Congress
Travancore & Cochin C. Narayan Pillai Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Jagannath Prasad Agrawal Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Nawab Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh A. Dharam Das Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Indra Vidyavachaspati Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Shyam Dhar Misra Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh B. K. Mukerjee Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Tarkeshwar Pande Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Pandit Sham Sundar Narain Tankha Indian National Congress
Uttar Pradesh Thakur Das Indian National Congress
Vindyachal Pradesh Banarasi Das Chaturvedi Indian National Congress
West Bengal Bimal Comar Ghose Praja Socialist Party Resigned 21/03/1957
West Bengal Beni Prasad Agrawal Indian National Congress
West Bengal Maya Devi Chettry Indian National Congress
West Bengal Bhupesh Gupta Communist Party of India
West Bengal Satyendra Mazumdar Communist Party of India Resigned 05/04/1957

Bye-elections

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The following bye elections were held in the year 1952.

1952 Rajya Sabha by-election
 
7 August 1952 (2 seats)
22 August 1952 (1 seat)

10 November 1952 (1 seat)

4 (of 226 seats) to the Rajya Sabha
114 elected seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jawaharlal Nehru Ajoy Ghosh
Party INC CPI
Seats won 168 8
Seat change   4  
Percentage 74.34% 3.54%
Swing   0.44%   0.06%
Rajya Sabha members for term 1952-1956
State Member Name Party Remark
Bombay Premji Leuva Indian National Congress Elected 07/08/1952
Bombay Dr N. S. Hardikar Indian National Congress Elected 07/08/1952
Bombay Lakhamshi Lavji Indian National Congress Elected 24/09/1952
Madhya Pradesh Ramesh Agnibhoj Indian National Congress Elected 10/11/1952
Madras Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Indian National Congress Elected 22/08/1952

References

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  1. ^ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The Gazette of India, EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1- No.108A, PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY, NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1952" (PDF). MINISTRY OF LAW, Govt of India, New Delhi. 31 March 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "The Gazette of India - Extraordinary Part-II No, 134" (PDF). Chief Election Officer, New Delhi. 30 September 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "In India, how were the first Rajya Sabha elections held after the independence?". Retrieved 14 September 2017.