The Indian general election of 1951–52 , held from 25 October 1951 till 21 February 1952.
This was the first Lok Sabha election since India became independent in August 1947.
It was performed in compliance with the rules of the Indian Constitution, adopted on 26 November 1949.
Jawaharlal Nehru led the interim cabinet and consisted of 15 members from different groups and parties.
A landslide victory was secured by the Indian National Congress (INC) , winning 364 of the 489 seats and 45 per cent of the total votes polled. That has been more than four times as many votes as the second-largest party.
Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first democratically elected Prime Minister.