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India in 1952

Historical records for India in 1952, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
5Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

2 April 1952First Lok Sabha ConstitutedJawaharlal Nehru

New Delhi · Government / Government of India

The first Lok Sabha is constituted following India's inaugural general election.

May

May 1952First Elected Union GovernmentJawaharlal Nehru

New Delhi · Government / Government of India

Nehru forms India's first Union government based on a nationwide general election.

Other Events

1952Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) PartySyama Prasad Mookerjee

Politics / Bharatiya Janata Dal (United) Party

The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS, Indian Peoples Union) is founded by Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a Bengali nationalist leader, former Union Minister and freedom-fighter

1952Chief MinisterMorarji Ranchodji Desai

Government / Government of India

Appointed Chief Minister of Bombay.

1952Minister of RailwaysLal Bahadur Shastri

Government / Government of India

Appointed Minister of Railways.

1952Vice PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Government / Government of India

Appointed Vice President of India.

Names involved

Jawaharlal NehruLal Bahadur ShastriMorarji Ranchodji DesaiSarvepalli RadhakrishnanSyama Prasad Mookerjee

Places involved

New Delhi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.