The Indian Republic held its first elections in 1951–52.

Presidential election

The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 670000 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes.

General election

General elections to the first Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. The Indian National Congress (INC) stormed into power, winning 364 of the 489 seats. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country.

Legislative Assembly elections

Ajmer*

Assam

Bhopal*

Bhopal states 1955

Bihar*

Bombay*

Coorg*

Delhi*

Himachal Pradesh*

Hyderabad*

Madhya Bharat*

Madhya Pradesh*

Madras*

Mysore*

Orissa

Patiala & East Punjab States Union

Punjab*

Rajasthan*

Saurashtra*

Travancore-Cochinundefined

$ : In 1952 elections of legislative assembly, no party found the majority. Indian National Congress formed a coalition government with the help of Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress, Kerala Socialist Party and a nominated member.

Uttar Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh*

West Bengal*