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The first general elections in independent India were held in:

  1. 1957
  2. 1947
  3. 1950
  4. 1951-52
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Correct answer: D. 1951-52

1. India's first general elections happened between Oct 1951 and Feb 1952. 2. 17.32 crore voters were eligible; 105 million voted. 3. Congress won decisively; Sukumar Sen was first CEC. __Source: syllabus Politics in India Since Independence Ch 2 — Era of One-Party Dominance__

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