1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
The West Bengal State Assembly Election of 1952 was a part of the series of Legislative Assembly elections in 1952.Alliances
On the political left, two alliances had emerged the United Socialist Organisation of India and the People's United Socialist Front.Results
Alliance wise result
The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party.Party wise result
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal. Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 to 195 during 1957 assembly elections.
