The Indian general election of 1951-52 elected the first Lok Sabha since India became independent in August 1947. Until this point; the Indian Constituent Assembly had served as an interim legislature.

The Indian National Congress (INC) won a landslide victory; winning 364 of the 489 seats and 45% of the total votes polled. This was over four times as many votes as the second-largest party. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country. Pictures From History Government of India