▁single - member ▁constitu encies , ▁ 2 ▁single - member ▁constitu encies ▁reserved ▁for ▁Sch eduled ▁Cast es ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁un res erved ▁double - member ▁constitu encies . ▁The ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁won ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁election . ▁Col . ▁R agh bir ▁Singh ▁was ▁elected ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁Congress ▁formed ▁a ▁government ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁R ams ar anch and ▁Mitt al ▁was ▁elected ▁speaker ▁and ▁S ard ar ▁Ch et ▁Singh ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁speaker . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁Pat ial a ▁and ▁East ▁P un j ab ▁States ▁Union ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pat ial a ▁and ▁East ▁P un j ab ▁States ▁Union ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁became ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁Pat ial a ▁and ▁East ▁P un j ab ▁States ▁Union ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁members ▁also ▁elected ▁six ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Un ic amer al ▁legisl atures ▁Category : History ▁of ▁P un j ab , ▁India ▁( 1 9 4 7 – present ) ▁Category : H istor ical ▁state ▁legisl atures ▁in