The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly was the unicameral state-level legislative body of the

Patiala and East Punjab States Union Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak'' (the 'Fortunate Castle') constructe ...

in India.''Economic and Political Weekly''.
Punjab—PEPSU Merger
' Two elections to the assembly were held; one in 1951 and the second one in 1954.Election Commission of India.
STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PATIALA & EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION
'Election Commission of India.
STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1954 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PATIALA & EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION
' The assembly had 60 seats. The assembly used to meet at the

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, the royal

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Patiala Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the '' Qila Mubarak'' (the 'Fortunate Castle') construct ...

. In 1951 there were 40 single-member constituencies and 10 double-member constituencies (none of them reserved for Scheduled Castes or

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s). The

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won 26 seats in the election. The Akali Dal, with 19 seats, gathered support from independents and the Communist Party of India to form the United Front. The Indian National Congress cabinet resigned on 18 April 1952.

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, of the United Front, formed a cabinet on 22 April 1952. Rarewala resigned on 11 March 1953.Bhargava, Gopal K., and S. C. Bhatt.
Punjab
'. Delhi: Kalpaz publ, 2006. p. 389 The assembly elected in 1951 had a five-year term, as per the provisions of Article 172(1) of the

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. The assembly was dissolved by the Indian president

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on 4 March 1953, under Article 356 of the Constitution. The president declared that new elections would be held as soon as the Delimitation Commission's redesigning of constituencies were completed.
Punjab District Gazetteers: Faridkot
'. Controller of Print. and Stationery, 2000. p. 559 The Delimitation Commission order was published on 15 September 1953. The general elections to the Patiala and East Punjab States Legislative Assembly were held in February 1954. In the 1954 election there were 34 unreserved single-member constituencies, 2 single-member constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes and 12 unreserved double-member constituencies. The Indian National Congress won an absolute majority in the election. Col. Raghbir Singh was elected leader of the Indian National Congress in the assembly on 6 March 1954. The Congress formed a government two days later. Ramsaranchand Mittal was elected speaker and Sardar Chet Singh was elected deputy speaker. On 31 October 1956, the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly was merged with the

Punjab Legislative Assembly The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab (India), Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 ...

. The members of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly became members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly as of 1 November 1956.Grover, Verinder, and Ranjana Arora.
Encyclopaedia of India and Her States. Vol. 4
'. New Delhi

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Deep & Deep, 1996. p. 359 The Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly members also elected six members to the

Punjab Legislative Council The Punjab Legislative Council was the upper house of the state legislature of the Indian state of Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and ...

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