The elections, initially scheduled for earlier dates, had to be postponed twice and eventually took place from October 1951 to February 1952. However, due to the majority of the country voting in January 1952, this election is commonly referred to as the 1952 election. The process of campaigning, polling, and counting took a span of six months. The elections were highly competitive, with an average of more than four candidates contesting for each seat. Encouragingly, over half of the eligible voters participated by turning out to vote on election day. The results, when declared, were deemed fair even by those who did not emerge victorious. The Indian experiment successfully disproved the sceptics and critics.

Who among the following was not a part of the first ministry after independence?

Mahatama Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi did not become a minister in the first ministry.

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the Minister for Health in independent India’s first ministry.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India.

Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was the Minister for Communications in the first Ministry of free India.