<Table> Indian general election, 1951 <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1945 </Td> <Td> 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952 </Td> <Td> 1957 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> All 489 seats in the Lok Sabha 245 seats were needed for a majority </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> First party </Th> <Th> Second party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader </Th> <Td> Jawaharlal Nehru </Td> <Td> Shripad Amrit Dange </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> INC </Td> <Td> CPI </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader's seat </Th> <Td> Phulpur </Td> <Td> Bombay City North </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seats won </Th> <Td> 364 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 47,665,875 </Td> <Td> 3,484,401 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 44.99% </Td> <Td> 3.29% </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Prime Minister before election <P> Jawaharlal Nehru INC </P> </Td> <Td> Subsequent Prime Minister <P> Jawaharlal Nehru INC </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1945 </Td> <Td> 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952 </Td> <Td> 1957 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr>

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