era of one party doinance Flashcards
first election of independent india ?
1951-52
congress won
who was first election commissioner in india ?
sukumar sen
election comission came into being ?
jan , 1950
first election - seats ?
489 seats
congress won : 364 (45%)
about constitution of india ?
adopted : 26 nov 1949
signed : 26 jan 1950
in first election: no of MLAs and people participated ?
3200 - MLAs
17 cr
voter list : above 21 age
15 % - literate
opposition party ?
communist party - 16 seats
what we use in elelctions ?
steal boxes (20 lkh)
ballot paperused for almot 40 years
when did EVM came into play ?
1990s - started using it
2004 - entire country shifted to EVMs
who was first edcation minister of first cabinet of independent india ?
maulana abdul kalam azad (1888-1958)
original name :Abdul kalam mohiyuddin ahmed
scholar of islam ; opposed partition
election postponed twice . when ?
oct 1951
feb 1952
six months - campaigning and polling
congess dominance in first three general elections
1951-1952 - 45 %
1957 - 371/494 - 74 %
1962 - 361/494
congress faced challenges in these states but ultimately made govt.
travancore
madras
orissa
when did CPI formed govt. in kerala ?
1957
by winning - 3/4th of seats
first health minister of india
rajkumari amrit kaur
gandhian and freedom fighter
minister till 1957
socialist party in first general elections
10 % total votes
leader of communist party in 1957 elections in kerala
EMS Namboodiripdad
60/126 seats
first time in world communist come to power
liberation struggle - campaigning
when congess at centre removed communist govt. in kerala ?
1959 - under article 365