First General Election in India were held in

The correct answer is 1951.

Important Points

• The first general election was held in 1951-52 for over four months.
  • It is from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952.
• The elections were based on universal adult franchise i.e twenty-one years of age or older having the right to vote.
• There were over 173 million voters, most of them poor, illiterate, and rural, and have had no experience of elections.
• The first general elections were marked by active election campaign by Jawaharlal Nehru.
• The parties contested for 489 seats.
• INC won the elections with 364 seats, as the people voted for the party which was led by Jawaharlal Nehru.