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.

Sukumar Sen is associated with which of the given commission?

Election Commission

The Constitution provided the guidelines, but the necessary machinery had to be put in place. So, in January 1950, the Election Commission of India was established. Sukumar Sen became the first Chief Election Commissioner. The first general elections in the country were anticipated to take place in 1950 itself.