# Canonical recap data for 1948 Indian General Election (1948)
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slug: 1948-indian-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1948/1948-indian-election"
title: 1948 Indian General Election
subtitle: India's first democratic election as an independent nation, held from 1948–1951, exercised universal adult suffrage across a newly diverse republic and set the template for modern democracy.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1948-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1948
decade: 1940
country:
name: India
slug: india
summaryShort: General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state legislatures were held simultaneously.
summaryLong: General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state legislatures were held simultaneously.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Wahlergebnisse_in_Indien_1957.svg/1280px-Wahlergebnisse_in_Indien_1957.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1957 Indian general election"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: 1957 Indian general election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state
wikidataQid: Q3532217
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20250703075620/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Indian_general_election"
  capturedAt: 2025-07-03
  label: 1957 Indian general election
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Indian_general_election"
