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1957 elections in India

Presidential election

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Main article: 1957 Indian presidential election

The Election Commission of India held the second presidential elections of India on May 6, 1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his nearest rival Chowdhry Hari Ram.

General election

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Main article: 1957 Indian general election

General elections to the second Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 24 February to 14 March 1957. The Indian National Congress (INC) easily won the second term, winning 371 of the 494 seats and their vote share increased from 45.0% to 47.8%.[1][2]

Legislative Assembly elections

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Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal legislative assemblies in 1957.

Andhra Pradesh*

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Main article: 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
 
PartyVotes%Seats
HoldWonTotal
Indian National Congress1,707,36447.3811968187
People's Democratic Front927,33325.73152237
Krishikar Lok Party00.0022022
Praja Socialist Party203,4535.6513114
Praja Party28,9680.80516
Scheduled Caste Federation20,2890.56011
Peasants and Workers Party37,2711.03000
Bharatiya Jana Sangh5,8090.16000
Independents673,09818.68221234
Total3,603,585100.00196105301

* : On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh. The districts of Raichur, Gulbarga and the Marathwada district were detached from the Hyderabad State, while merging with Andhra State. In addition, the Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were transferred from Mysore State to Andhra Pradesh.[3]

Assam

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Main article: 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election[4]
 
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 101 71   5 65.74 13,21,367 52.35   8.87
Praja Socialist Party 36 8 New 7.41 3,21,569 12.74 New
Communist Party of India   22 4   3 3.70 2,04,332 8.10   5.26
Independent 153 25   11 23.15 6,76,698 26.81 N/A
Total seats 108 (  3) Voters 55,53,926 Turnout 25,23,966 (45.44%)

Bihar*

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Main article: 1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election[5]
 
Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 312 210   29 66.04 44,55,425 42.09   0.71
Praja Socialist Party 222 31 New 9.75 16,94,974 16.01 New
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party 125 23   12 7.23 8,29,195 7.83   4.67
Jharkhand Party 71 31   1 9.75 7,49,021 7.08   0.93
Communist Party of India   60 7   7 2.20 5,45,577 5.15   4.01
Independent 572 16   11 5.03 21,81,180 20.61 N/A
Total seats 318 (  12) Voters 2,56,21,144 Turnout 1,05,85,422 (41.32%)

* : Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]

Bombay*

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Main article: 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election[6]
 
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net change
in seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress
234 / 396 (59%)
 396 234   36 81,31,604 48.66%   1.29%
Praja Socialist Party
36 / 396 (9%)
 98 36   27 (from SP) 14,98,700 8.97%   2.99% (from SP)
Peasants and Workers Party of India
31 / 396 (8%)
 55 31   17 11,13,436 6.66%   0.21%
Scheduled Castes Federation
13 / 396 (3%)
 48 13   12 10,41,355 6.23%   3.13%
Communist Party of India
13 / 396 (3%)
   32 13   12 6,07,383 3.63%   2.19%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
4 / 396 (1%)
 23 4   4 2,60,826 1.56%   1.52%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
1 / 396 (0.3%)
 10 1   1 71,514 0.43%   0.11%
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 10 0   14,794 0.09%   1.03%
Independent
64 / 396 (16%)
 400 64   45 39,72,548 23.77%   7.53%
Total 1072 396   81 Turnout (Voters) 1,67,12,160 (3,14,40,079) 53.16%   2.38%

*: On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Bombay state was re-organized by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh, and Marathwada region of Hyderabad. The state's southernmost districts of Bombay were transferred to Mysore State while Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district was transferred to Rajasthan.[3]

Kerala*

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Main article: 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election[7]
 
Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Vote % in
contested seats
Indian National Congress   124 43 34.13 2,209,251 37.85 38.1
Communist Party of India   101 60 47.62 2,059,547 35.28 40.57
Praja Socialist Party 65 9 7.14 628,261 10.76 17.48
Revolutionary Socialist Party 28 0 188,553 3.23 11.12
Independent politician 86 14 11.11 751,965 12.88 N/A
Total seats 126 Voters 89,13,247 Turnout 58,37,577 (65.49%)

* : In 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Kerala was formed by the merger of Travancore-Cochin state with the Malabar district of Madras State, Kasaragod taluk of the South Canara district and the Amindive Islands. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin, Kanyakumari district was transferred to Madras State.[3]

Madhya Pradesh*

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Main article: 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election[8]
 
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 288 232   38 80.56 36,91,999 49.83   0.76
Praja Socialist Party 163 12 New 4.16 9,76,021 13.17 New
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 133 10   10 3.47 7,33,315 9.90   6.32
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 53 5   2 1.75 2,29,010 3.09   0.58
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 48 7   7 2.43 3,45,122 4.66   4.56
Communist Party of India   25 2   2 0.69 1,20,549 1.63   4.66
Independent 372 20   3 6.94 12,22,003 16.49 N/A
Total Seats 288 (  56) Voters 1,99,31,685 Turnout 74,08,768 (37.17%)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district), Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal state and the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan were merged into Madhya Pradesh while the Nagpur Division was transferred to Bombay State.[3]

Madras*

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Main article: 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election[9]
 
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress   204 151 ( 1) 73.66 50,46,576 45.34   10.46
Communist Party of India   58 4 ( 58) 1.95 8,23,582 7.40   5.78
Praja Socialist Party   23 2 (New) 0.98 2,93,778 2.64 New
Independent 602 48 (  14) 23.41 49,67,060 44.62 N/A
Total Seats 205 ( 170) Voters 2,39,05,575 Turnout 1,11,30,996 (46.56%)

* : On 1 November 1956, the southern part of Travancore-Cochin (Kanyakumari district) was added to the Madras State while the Malabar district of the state was transferred to the new state of Kerala, and a new union territory, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands, was created.[3]

Mysore*

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Main article: 1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election[10]
 
Political party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 207 150   76 72.12 33,43,839 52.08   5.73
Praja Socialist Party 79 18 New 8.65 9,02,373 14.06 New
Communist Party of India   20 1   0 0.48 1,23,403 1.92   1.01
Scheduled Caste Federation 6 2   0 0.96 83,542 1.30   0.44
Peasants and Workers Party of India 2 2 New 0.96 35,462 0.55 New
Independent 251 35   11 16.83 18,45,456 28.74 N/A
Total Seats 208 (  109) Voters 1,25,15,312 Turnout 64,20,159 (51.3%)

* : On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of Coorg State, the Kollegal taluk of the Coimbatore district and the South Kanara district (except the Kasaragod taluk) of Madras State, and the Kannada speaking districts from southern Bombay state and western Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State.[3]

Odisha

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Main article: 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[11]
 
Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net Change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 140 56   11 40.00 16,28,180 38.26   0.39
Ganatantra Parishad 109 51   20 36.43 12,23,014 28.74   8.24
Praja Socialist Party 46 11 New 7.86 4,42,508 10.40 New
Communist Party of India   43 9   2 6.43 3,57,659 8.40   2.78
Independent politician 179 13   11 9.29 6,04,652 14.21 N/A
Total Seats 140 (  0) Voters 1,24,67,800 Turnout 42,56,013 (34.14%)

Punjab*

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Main article: 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election[12]
 
Political Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net Change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 154 120   24 77.92 36,12,709 47.51   10.82
Communist Party of India   72 6   2 3.90 10,30,898 13.56   9.67
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 72 9   9 5.84 6,54,395 8.61   3.05
Scheduled Caste Federation 24 5   5 3.25 4,10,364 5.40   3.43
Praja Socialist Party 19 1 New 0.65 94,564 1.24 New
Independent 319 13   4 8.44 18,00,960 23.69 N/A
Total Seats 154 (  28) Voters 1,31,72,945 Turnout 76,03,890 (57.72%)

* : Punjab was enlarged by the addition of Patiala & East Punjab States Union in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]

Rajasthan*

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Main article: 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election[13]
 
Party Flag Seats
Contested		 Won Net Change
in seats		 % of
Seats 		Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 176 119   37 67.61 21,41,931 45.13   5.67
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 60 17   7 9.66 4,69,540 9.89   2.37
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 51 6   2 3.41 2,63,443 5.55   0.38
Praja Socialist Party 27 1 New 0.57 1,17,532 2.48 New
Communist Party of India   24 1   1 0.57 1,43,547 3.02   2.49
Independent 399 32   3 18.18 16,10,465 33.93 N/A
Total Seats 176 (  16) Voters 1,24,37,064 Turnout 47,46,458 (38.16%)

* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State, the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State, the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh.[3]

Uttar Pradesh

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Main article: 1957 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
 
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Indian National Congress9,298,38242.42 5.51%286 102
Praja Socialist Party3,170,86514.47 3.26%44 23
Bharatiya Jana Sangh2,157,8819.84 3.39%17 15
Communist Party of India840,3483.83 3.49%9 8
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad165,6710.76 0.98%0 1
Independents6,285,45728.68 9.02%74 59
Total21,918,604100.00–430 
Source: [14]


West Bengal*

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Main article: 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election[15]
 
Party No. of candidates No. of elected No. of votes %
Indian National Congress 251 152 4,830,992 46.14%
Communist Party of India 103 46 1,865,106 17.81%
Praja Socialist Party 67 21 1,031,392 9.85%
Forward Bloc 26 8 425,318 4.06%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 37 25 225,126 2.15%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 33 0 102,477 0.98%
Independents 418 22 1,989,392 19.00%
Total: 935 252 10,469,803

* : West Bengal was enlarged by the addition of minor territories from Bihar in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-I" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-II" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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