The first general elections had to be postponed twice and finally held from October 1951 to February 1952:
• These elections were referred to as 1952 elections because most parts of country voted in January 1952.
• It took six months for campaigning, polling and counting to be completed.
• Elections were competitive because there were on an average more than four candidates for each seat.
• The level of participation was encouraging to vote out in the election.
• The results were declared and accepted as fair even by losers to prove critics wrong.
These elections were successful :
• The losing of the parties was also accepted as fair.
• These elections became a landmark in the history of democracy.
• It was no longer possible to argue that democratic elections could not be held in conditions of poverty or lack of education. Instead, it can be practicised anywhere in the world.