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The Republic & the Nehru Years

India · 1952India holds its first general election under universal adult franchise

India concluded its first general election (1951–52) under universal adult suffrage — the world's largest democratic exercise at the time — returning Nehru's Congress to power. The first Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha convened, and Rajendra Prasad and S. Radhakrishnan took office as President and Vice-President after the first elections to those offices.

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Key figures

Jawaharlal Nehru — continued as Prime Minister after the 1951–52 general election.Dr. Rajendra Prasad — elected President in the first presidential election of 1952.Dr. S. Radhakrishnan — became the first Vice-President of India in 1952.Sukumar Sen — first Chief Election Commissioner; organised the first general election.G.V. Mavalankar — first Speaker of the Lok Sabha.K.D. Jadhav — won India's first individual Olympic medal, a bronze in wrestling, at Helsinki 1952.

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