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 was not allowed to vote in the First general elections to the Lok Sabha?

Children

Universal adult franchise in India refers to the principle that every adult citizen of the country, regardless of their gender, caste, religion, education, or socioeconomic status, has the right to vote in elections.
It is based on the democratic principle of "one person, one vote".
Article 326 of the Constitution grants the right to vote to every citizen of India who is 18 years of age or older.
Initially, the voting age was 21, but it was lowered to 18 by the 61st Amendment Act in 1988.

Therefore, children were not allowed to vote in the First General election.