Himalayan Times (1952)

January 13, 1952

ihiimJatiau States

Pi ve

ELECTIONS IN

DARJEELING

LATEST ELECTION
RESULTS

The following is the
latest stale or parties in
the elections to the various
Legislative Assemblies:

Bombay

'' oi.grcss 22, Socialists
3, Peasants and Workers
2, Scheduled Castes Federa-
tion 1, Independent i.

Hyderabad

Congress -13 People’s
Democratic Front 24-,
Socialists (5, Peasants and
Workers Scheduled Cas-
tes Federation 3 Indepen-
dents 7.

Madhya Pradesh

Congress 7b, Indepen-
dents 12, KMPP 3, Socia-
lists 1. RHP 1.

Madras

Congress 40, Commu-
nists 13, KMPP 8, Inde-
pendents 14 Tamilnad
toiler’s Party 5, Krishikar
Lok Party 5, Commonweal
Party 4. Muslim League 3.
.scheduled Castes Ft dera-
tion 1. Socialists 1.

1 Or.ssa

Congress 17, Cant antra
Parishad b I ndependents 4,
Socialists 2, Communists I,
Forwaid Bloc 1 Indepen-
dent People’s Party 3.

Travancore-Cochin

Congress 44, United
Front of Leftists 31, Socia-
lists 12, Independents ) 1,
Travancore Tamilnad Con-
gress 8, Cochin Party 1.

Several Person Arrested

(From Out Special Hrpretenlatir*)

Darjeeling, Jan II.

Darjeeling elections
took place on the 9th
January, 1952, in a peace
ful atmosphere. It fras
apparent that more people
than Kurseong or Kiliguri,
voted in the Darjeeling
Cnnstituenov

The Municipal of

Darjeeling was very busy
with the movement of
voters. The three Candi-
dates belonging to Con-
gress Party. Communist
Party and Gorkha League
were found strolling from
booth to booth supervising
the work of their respec-
tive polling .gents. The
Municipal area became
over-crowded with the
influx of propagandists /
belonging to different >poli- /
tical paities from the out/
lying sub-divisions. Trucks
and Jeeps were crowding
in the main streets of j
the town and making
their way in the adjacent
rural areas too. Minor
incidents took place in the
town when Gorkha League
and Congress volunteers
started abusing each—other
in violent and unbejeoning
way. Several persons were
arrested under tne Rep-
resentation of the People
Act for violation of the
Conduct of Election Rules.
Brisk canvassing was

GORKHAS ARE THE
WORST SUFFERERS
Under Congress Regime

Sir, A misleading news
has been appeared in the
Himalayan Times dated
Dec. 30, 1951, under the
Caption •• Triple Voice of
League ” stating that the
Assam^ Gorkha League is
supporting the Congress.

1 should like to let
you know as well as the
General Public that the
Gorkhas of Assam have
not supported the Congress
but have already decided
to fight in this ensuing
election -independentally.
The reason of our fight
in this election is because
Gorkhas are the wrost
sufferers under the Con-
gress regime.

Yours etc.

D. R. Subba,
General Secretary,
Assam Provincial Gurkha
League, Shillong.

noticed everywhere. How
ever public discontent
followed while in almost
all the Municipal area
poilii.g centers, errors and
omiss>on in the preparation
of the voters list came to
notice. It is estimated that
nearly 40% oT the voters
cast their votes in the
Darjeeling Constituency.

There was elaborate
police arrangement lor
the occasion.