1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election

1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election

26 March 1952

All 315 seats in the Bombay Legislative Assembly
158 seats needed for a majority
Registered16,712,606
Turnout50.78%
  Majority party Minority party
 
INC
PWPI
Party INC PWPI
Seats won 269 14
Popular vote 49.95% 6.45%

CM before election

B. G. Kher
INC

Elected CM

Morarji Desai
INC

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Bombay were held on 26 March 1952. 1239 candidates contested for the 268 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 1 three-member, 47 two-member constituencies and 220 single-member constituencies.