- Before 1951-52 General Election
- 497 seats in the Lok Sabha or House of the People
- Distributed among different states as per Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Part A States
- Assam – 12
- Bihar – 55
- Bombay – 45
- Madhya Pradesh – 29
- Madras – 75
- Orissa – 20
- Punjab – 18
- Uttar Pradesh – 86
- West Bengal – 34
- Total – 374
Part B States
- Hyderabad – 25
- Jammu & Kashmir – 6
- Madhya Bharat – 11
- Mysore – 11
- Patiala and East Punjab States Union – 5
- Rajasthan – 20
- Saurashtra – 6
- Travancore-Cochin – 12
- Total – 96
Part C States
- Ajmer – 2
- Bhopal – 2
- Bilaspur – 1
- Coorg – 1
- Delhi – 4
- Himachal Pradesh – 3
- Kutch – 2
- Manipur – 2
- Tripura – 2
- Vindhya Pradesh – 6
- Total – 25
Other Areas
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 1
- Part B tribal areas of Assam – 1
- Total – 2