One Nation, One Election: How EC synchronised 1957 polls
The first general elections were held between October 1951 and May 1952, featuring a three-tiered process for the election of the President and Vice-President, members of the Lower Houses at the Centre and in the States, and the members of the Upper Houses. For the second general elections, the Election Commission (EC), after holding consultations, recommended the dissolution of the Assemblies of a handful of states so that the second general elections to the Lok Sabha and the state Assemblies could be held together.