India Elections - 1952| Movietone Moment | 10 February 2023

On this day in 1952, India held its first general elections. Here is a British Movietone report with highlights from the day. India has been holding its first General Election. Cut story - Sub-title - CU Placard with Nehru on same. Various hundreds of Indians parading round the streets on cycles & tongas (horse drawn pony carts). Nehru visits polling booth, chats (silent) to voters. Queues of Indians waiting to vote. Interior - women enter & leaving voting booth. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM56648. #elections #India #generalelections Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: