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Historical Event on 1/21/1952

Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1935Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.
5/1/1994Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
3/12/1972Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats.
4/7/1935Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died.
5/18/1932Hindu-Muslim riots take place in Bombay. 150 are killed or injured. Jinnah - the permanent president of the Muslim league, began to spread the rumors that Muslim minority was in danger under Hindu majority and actively propagated the theory of two separate nations.
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
3/22/1997Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.