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. It was the first ever assembly election held in West Bengal.
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.| USOI | SEATS | PUSF | SEATS | INC+ | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
| CPI | 28 | SPI | 0 | INC | 150 | BJS | 9 | IND | 19 |
| SRP | 0 | FB(R) | 1 | ABHM | 4 | KMPP | 15 | ||
| AFBM | 11 | RSP | 0 | ABRRP | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL | 39 | TOTAL | 2 | TOTAL | 150 | TOTAL | 13 | TOTAL | 34 |
Party wise result
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! Political party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! % of
Seats !! Votes !! Vote %
! colspan = 3| Total seats
! 238 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 17,628,239 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 7,443,903