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1952 By-elections
Bihar
13 seats contested
By-elections held in Bihar during 1952 — 13 seats were contested, not the full assembly. Results are shown as a table: a map of a handful of seats would leave the rest of the state blank, which reads as "no result" rather than "not contested". Seat shares below are of the seats contested here, not of the assembly.
Seats won by party
Also polled — no seats won
IND7.9%
COM6.4%
Vote share of the vote across the seats contested here. Parties below 1% are not shown.
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Share | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fatwa | S.M. PRASAD | 15,995 | 50.0% | 484 | — | |
| 62 | Barharia | B.P. SINGH | 16,187 | 71.2% | 9,998 | — | |
| 74 | Marhaura | J. PRASAD SINHA | 9,621 | 50.2% | 86 | — | |
| 85 | Bettiah | KETAKI DEVI Elected unopposed — no poll held | — | — | — | — | |
| 97 | Kesaria | G. PRABWATI | 8,617 | 46.7% | 494 | — | |
| 136 | Benipatti West | S.T. HUSSAIN | 11,639 | 46.4% | 4,112 | — | |
| 170 | Gogri | G. SINGH | 13,010 | 57.9% | 3,541 | — | |
| 171 | Parbatta | T. KUMAR | 14,326 | 51.3% | 731 | — | |
| 210 | Mahagama | B. JHA | 13,700 | 54.0% | 2,393 | — | |
| 228 | Bagodar | TAPESHWAR DEO | 8,616 | 91.7% | 7,837 | — | |
| 230 | Gomia | A.Q. ANSARI | 9,059 | 92.9% | 8,368 | — | |
| 233 | Chauparan | N.K. SINGH | JN | 9,901 | 46.4% | 1,410 | — |
| 274 | Jamshedpur | B. DUBEY | 7,555 | 67.3% | 5,416 | — |
Election data: ECI