Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1951
The correct answer is 1951. - The first general elections held after independence in India were held from 25th October 1951 to 21st February 1952.
- It was the largest election conducted at the time.
- A total of 53 parties and 533 independent candidates contested the 489 seats in the election.
- There were 17,32,00,000 voters excluding the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the general election of 1951.
- Out of the 489 seats in the Lok Sabha 245 seats were needed for a majority.
- Indian National Congress won 364 out of 489 seats and 45% of the total votes polled.
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of India.
- The elections in India are conducted by the independent constitutional body called the Election Commission of India.
- Sukumar Sen was the First Chief Election Commissioner of India and the current Chief Election Commissioner of India is Sushil Chandra. (May 2021)
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